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    Used 40hp two stroke value?

    My first boat was an I/O, and it was my last. It was nothing but problems from the day I got it. bellows cracking and leaking, shift cable issues, saltwater damage to the block, and constant issues with the steering, shift cables, and wood rot. I soon moved onto aluminum boats, no more...
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    Mercury Carbureted vs Fuel injection timeline

    I've got a '99 Merc and according the the dealer, they built this motor from '99 to '02, after that the 40-50hp motors were EFI. I can't speak for other size motors, I'm only familiar with what I have here. My 40hp came with the boat, got the whole thing dirt cheap at an estate liquidation sale...
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    Used 40hp two stroke value?

    I had one of those 40hp Tohatsu motors, I think mine was a 1990 model. I acquired it on an old fiberglass Starcraft runabout about 10 years ago. The guy who bought it before me didn't realize you couldn't run anything larger than 10hp on the lake here and subsequently got handed a fist full of...
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    Free trailer, no right side outer wheel bearing...

    I was out and about the other day, about 60 miles from home when I came across a chance to get a free boat trailer, which although needed work was in far better condition than the one I'm using. It had no lights, but that was no problem since I had a set of magnetic tow lights in the trunk. The...
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    Starcraft SF14LW with perforated transom.

    The 'Z' brace doesn't appear damaged at all, only the transom skin along that brace. There is no vertical line of corrosion, only lateral mainly along what was the bottom 4" of the transom wood. There's some pitting everywhere the wood touched the aluminum but the area of concern is down low...
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    Starcraft SF14LW with perforated transom.

    I bought a clean looking Starcraft aluminum boat a few months ago with a four stroke Mercury motor on the back, after a few times out I noticed water leaking in from behind the transom panel when I slowed the boat. Further investigation after removing the motor, corner caps, inner aluminum and...
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    Picking the right trailer?

    I just picked up a clean older Mirrocraft Lake Fisherman 16.5' aluminum V hull. It came with a trailer but its way too short and way too high off the ground to launch at most of the shallow ramps here. The boat weighs in at about 1100lbs on the trailer tops. I'm looking at two trailers, one is a...
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    1996 Mariner 9.9hp Four stroke?

    I was offered a used Mariner 9.9 Four stroke motor today for $400, it runs ok but the idle seems rough, but it don't stall and it seems to make good power in the water. He's got it on a 14' jon boat now. I did a quick search and really can't find much info on this motor? Where they built in the...
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    flat bottom or V type aluminum hull?

    First time poster here, I've been browsing here for years off and on, finally signed up! After about 15 years without a boat I've decided its time to get another. I had sold my last boat in the early 90's when I took a job that kept me on the road. Now that's over I now have time to do some...
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