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Hey guys. I have a '98 Merc 200 saltwater that is having a couple of issues this season. Getting her ready this year, noticed that I had a fuel leak at one of the connectors in the motor. Tightened the compression fitting and it closed the leak up. Ran fine for the first couple of times out...
Hello again guys. More questions. Replaced impeller that was shredded. Put her back in the water and have a stream out of the tell tale. Ran her for about 5 minutes at 4000 rpm and got an alarm. Shut motor off. Sat for a few minutes. Started up again, good stream and idled back toward...
Beginning to understand why a friend laughed when I bought a boat and said "Bring Out Another Thousand." Changed Throttle and Gear cables to get my '98 Mercury 200 to go in gear. Felt like a million to get it done and see the prop spin. Put it in the water and didn't have enough thrust to...
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went out this morning for a last fishing trip before the oil comes in. motor started great, put in reverse to back away from dock and it shifted hard with a growl. Put it in forward and it shifted really...
Here we go again guys. Put the boat in the water this morning to get a last fishing trip in before oil comes ashore. Started fine. put it in reverse to back away from dock and the gears ground a little but they caught. backed out and put it in forward. Gears ground a lot and loudly. Then...
Hey folks. Put my Aquasport in the water last Friday for first time this season. Caught a couple of white trout and came home. Engine started and ran fine through the day. When I got home and was cleaning her up, I put the "boot" on the flush out the salt water and could not get the engine...
