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    Doing an electric starter converson ? Parts interchange question

    I have a 99 mercury 20 horse pull start , i wanna do a eletric start converson . My buddy did the same converson on his 2002 25 horse but his motor came with a flywheel with a ring gear . I'm not wanting to mess with a chargeing system . My question is what year and hp flywheels with ring gears...
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    frankensteining a motor guide trolling motor ?

    I have two broken motorguides one is a old bow mount sizzler foot control old prob early 80's manufacture, i also have a 39 lb trust syngergy i think. That was a transom mount nefore i broke the mount . My question is Can i add a fricton nut assembly from a newer model hand control gator mount...
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    what year is this outboard

    I picked up a 9.9 Nissan outboard at a yard sale for 50 bucks running . The problem is i have no idea what the year is the model number is ns 9.9 bc and the serial number is 355a 62509 ny body have a way to age this motor ? thanks
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    Calling the carb guro's

    the long of it i have a 84 50 horse merc with tillson carbs , my bottom carb broke its brass baffel and actually part of it sat on my float . Which caused most of my running issues this spring . Besides keeping the fuel from sloshing around in the bowl what is purpose of the baffle ? , and can...
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    thinking of buying a 50 horse force

    i found a really godd deal on a super low hour 87 force engine . My questions is are parts still avail ? and this motor as shade tree mechanic friendly a an omc or merc ? thanks
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    what would hitting a white cap do?

    last wknd headin back to the launch i hit two whitecaps real hard and now my motor wont open up right . I mean it idles fine starts easy but wont seem to open up in gear its like its stuck at 1/4 throttles , but on the hose it runs and runs open ups like normal but on the boat in the water its...
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    Random carb question

    I recently swaped back to my 84 50 horse , and had to change the carb needle and a few gaskets on my bottom carb . Now after getting everything back to gether the motor is a little harder to start and is idleing way to high. I orederd a manual but would really like to get my motor back on the...
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    floatation pods ?

    I have a an 85 bass tracker with a 90 horse evinrude with a jack plate , no i replaced a 50 horse and now i sit too low and every time i walk to the back i swap the transom . Now who makes a decent flotation pod for this style of boat > and is bolt on or weld on a better choice ? thanks
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    How hard is it ?

    After chaseing my tail for the last month about my new to merc 500 50 horse has been having issues . I found out why had the motor tilted out of the water by means of my jack plates i kept smelling gas and seeing rainbows in the water . Well i ran back to the launch minus the cowling and gas is...
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    newb with a 50 horse quest ?

    First off after fighting with johnnyrude for years i bought a 84 merc 50 horse . The motor runs great lots of power , but it has a wierd issue when u open the throttle leaving the launch , the trottle responds well till about 25 percent open , then past that point i can open it up all the way...
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    buidling a flatbottom ?

    just rec a free 14 ft wide and deep flatbottom , now looking at ideas to make a nicer thatn my current boat such as decking . Has anyone ever converted a boat like this to a center console ? Where can i buy floation pods and anyone ever made a jack plate ? thanks
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    80 15 horse rude shifter connector bad ?

    changed my impeeler and manged after 2 hours of trying to get the linkage lined up i stripped on screw on the coupler between upper and lower rods got back together ran and worked great one trip , last trip acted wierd like hung in dive at nuetral and rev is nuet took lower unit back down and...
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    prop newbie quest ?

    In my haste to get back on the water without paying attention i bought a 91/4 X 8 prop when what i was running was 9 1/2 x 10. The motor is a 15 horse evinrude on a 14 ft flatbottom boat and gear 700 lbs . will this prop work or should go ahead and put the thing back on ebay ? thansk
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