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Alright, here is my issue. A buddy brought me a 95 mariner tracker 40 hp 4cyl 2stroke dual carbs with oil injection. use model 6E9-015001 since I can not find the tag and it has been painted. There is 2 upper and 2 lower motor mounts at the driveshaft housing that seperate the housing from the...
My boat has a quicksilver control pretty similar to this here
If I make it just throttle only it is easy to control the engines throttle, but if left to shift the lower unit, AFTER the unit is engaged fully in gear the throttle is stiff and hard to keep precise control, especially when coming...
Long story short. Boat is an 88 Sea Sprite. 2.5L alpha 1. The original outdrive was damaged by the previous owners running it without oil. I limped it along for awhile untill the input seal began leaking. No point in repairing a junk drive.
Fastforward to lastweekend. I bought a complete...
I have searched the net, this site and exhausted and confuzed myself. Here is what I have.
1988 Sea Sprite with a mercruiser 2.5L and an alpha one outdrive. I bought the boat as a project and have since had alot of fun with it. As soon as I got everything together on this I knew the outdrive...
