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  1. Rranger

    1975 Slickcraft

    With a 225 OMC stern drive. I want to install a four stroke kicker bracket and mount a four stroke Yamaha 9.9 kicker. Just got this boat and not to familiar with OMC and installing my fishfinder today I drilled a hole on the top of the transom for cables and was surprised the transom was maybe...
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    Black cap trim.

    I have the black cap trim pump on my 125 hp 1996 merc. Last fall I loosened relief valve to lower it. When I hit the pump this spring the plug came out sprayed some oil out. I’ve been trying to prime it and have had to raise and lower it by hand. Do I need to continue filling and raising and...
  3. Rranger

    Easiest Conversion

    From Mercruiser 170. What's the simplest different mercruiser engine to drop in if there is one where the engine would bolt up to the 170 throughhull and drive? Or simplest total replacement with minimal stringer and engine mount add ons? Thanks.
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    Settings

    Trying to follow along the Hull Extention with pics" thread and look up subjects he's listed in a index. Noposts are where it is listed in his index. He says ""THIS INDEX ASSUMES YOU HAVE NOT CHANGED YOUR DEFAULT SETTINGS IN THE "NUMBER OF POSTS PER PAGE"" I must have changed my settings...
  5. Rranger

    New project.

    Brought this home on the weekend 13 hour rounder to Biggs Junction Oregon and back to Grand Forks B.C. Got the 1/2” plywood floor 1/2 tore out, had multiple soft spots probably caused by water sloshing around in the two inside hull compartments, for how long that’s been going on who knows. For...
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    Care to guess tire size?

    Going to pick this gem up in a day or two from 3 hours away. Anyone up on probable tire size? or know make of trailer? Owner is hours away and doesn't know. Would like to take a spare or two.
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    Hardtop switch

    Anyone know if a Hourston 20’ top could install on a an old Sangster 19’ boat. A lot of adapting? A little? Won’t work?
  8. Rranger

    Floor issue 21' boat

    Looking at a 21' boat with a soft spot on floor about 24" square 3' in front of the transom on the port side. Boat has a pod and motor that when moved up and down shows no movement in the transom and pod which appear to be rock solid. There was a seat above the soft spot that has been moved that...
  9. Rranger

    Fuel setup two outboards, one tank.

    I probably have the answer but will ask. I have a merc 125hp and Honda 9.9 kicker coming off one fuel tank with one line into a fuel/water separator and one line out to a primer bulb then tee'd to a 5/16 line to the kicker and 3/8 line to the 115 HP. My kicker stalled a couple times last time...
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    Wiring a water temp gauge.

    I did try looking up the posted diagrams but they won’t open. My motor 1996 merc 125Hp had the heat alarm come on last couple times out. Have checked impeller all good, and replaced the thermostat. Before I hit the water again I want to get a temperature gauge hooked up. My motor presently has...
  11. Rranger

    Water

    Is this amount of water coming out the front of my 1994 mercury 125hp normal?
  12. Rranger

    Adding a Battery isolator

    Adding a Vervor battery isolator to a wiring setup with a perko switch. I'm not sure how to wire the battery isolator in. Not much on the net. Hopefully someone on here knows. Would appreciate hearing.attached is a crude drawing of present system and the vervor wiring diagram. Second question is...
  13. Rranger

    Add steering at rear of boat.

    I have a 19’ Sangster craft and often fish alone. Which creates steering problems when I’m at the back, down rigging, planerboarding ect. So I’d like some type of steering control at the back of the boat. Would also be nice sitting out from under the canopy in a rear seat on nice day. Am I...
  14. Rranger

    Battery Isolator switch and Perko switch

    If beatennto death sorry but have a perko switch installed and looking to add a battery isolator switch.1994 135hp merc outboard. Do I need an alternator protection device to prevent a power dump. If not should following this pic be my quite.?
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    Smoke

    Bought this 1994 Mercury 125HP a few years back cheap the trim tilt didn't work unplugged a port and works great. Started it a few times never noticed any amount of smoke. Over the course of this spring added oil to the tank, poured 1/2 a can of seafoam into a 1/2 full 20 gallon fuel tank to...
  16. Rranger

    Accelerator pump rebuild.

    Hi have to install a rebuild kit for my accelerator pump on a 1994 mercury 125hp, Is there any howto tips out there, hoping it shows up today to do.
  17. Rranger

    Old Sangstercraft.

    Cabin cover plastic frame connector broke. Attaches frame piece over cabin in frame above windows. I attached two pics one is good the other is broken one. Two questions is the one in the Iboats link the correct replacement? And in second pic can see I got about 1/8th of an inch to work with to...
  18. Rranger

    Motor won’t shut off.

    1996 Mercury 125hp serial OGO86789 1)motor will not shutoff with key or kill switch. Os there wireS I can use jumpers on to kill? 2) one pic has a brown wire and a brown/white stripe wire off the male end of the cable from the remote plugged in at the engine. I don’t see anything to plug them...
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    Shifting problem

    1994 Mercury 125hp. Got around to setting up throttle and shifting cable today. when I started it it it was in gear even though remote said different. So I took cable off and when moving the shifter on motor there is no resistance moving it back and forth nothing engages or disengages. It slider...
  20. Rranger

    Water under front of power head

    Have a 1994 Merc 125 HP. Put a leg extension kit on a while back and started for the first time since I installed the kit. While running the pee hole flow was great, but a huge amount of water was coming out below the front of the powerhead. I'm thinking the water tube from the drive to the...
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