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    Gelcoat Questions

    I have a 1992 Astro that has a few scratches and gouges in the gelcoat that I want to repair. I've been reading on the internet about gelcoat repair techniques and I had some questions. (I've included a picture of the boat). 1) I have 2 gouges about the size of a nickel that go through the...
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    1992 Black Max 150 shifting problem

    I have a 1992 Mercury Black Max 150 that jerks and makes a thump, thump, thump noise when I shift from neutral to forward idle. I can quickly throw the shifter farther forward and then pull back to idle and the noise and jerking stops. If I shift from neutral and gun the boat out of the hole...
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    1992 Merc Black Max Bogs down in Gear

    I was running my boat at the lake last night about 3000 rpm and the motor started to bog down (it had been running fine all day). When I pulled back to neutral it cut off. After this I could crank the motor and it would run in neutral if I would give it gas and keep it above 1000 rpm. In neutral...
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    1992 Merc Black Max 150 Warning Horn

    I can crank the motor when I first put it in the water and it will run as far as I want to go without the warning horn sounding. However, after I shut the motor down, and then turn the key back on, the warning horn will sound (even after it has been off for several hours) and it will not quit...
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    1992 Merc Black Max 150

    I'm having 2 problems with my motor: 1) I can crank the motor when I first put it in the water and it will run as far as I want to go without the warning horn sounding. However, after I shut the motor down, and then turn the key back on, the warning horn will sound (even after it has been off...
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    1992 Mercury 150 Idle problems

    I have a 1992 Mercury Black Max 150. When I crank it up it will idle in neutral as long as I keep it throttled up to about 1500 RPMs. However, when I let off the throttle and it reaches the normal idle speed it will run for about a minute and then it starts to sputter like it’s starving for...
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    Help with serial number??

    I've got a 1992 Mercury Black Max 150. The serial number on the motor is 0D115210. When I look in the parts finder I can't find a similiar serial number. I'm trying to order an impeller kit for it...any help would be appreciated!
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    How to check engine idle speed on Merc 150

    I have a 1992 Mercury Black Max 150hp. I need an accurate tach to set my engine idle speed. Any recommendations for a cheap tach that could be used to set my idle speed would be appreciated. I don't trust the tach in my dash to be accurate enough to set my idle.<br /><br />Does anyone know if...
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