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    Help with a 25hp Mercury spark issues

    Hi Everyone, I am working on a boat that was given to me, was running about 5 years ago then sat. I am unable to find the year of it as the serial number from it doesnt come up anywhere when I search. I am having spark issues, I have spark on one coil, and if I move the trigger wire to the...
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    Crawfish!!!

    Hello, Quick question? Anyone here fish for crawfish? I have not had a good crawfish boil in years, no where up here sells them anymore, and finding them has become a nightmare. EDIT
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    Mercarb linkage help..

    Hello all. Well finally decided to tear the carb down and clean it. Well noticed when I was taking it off, the linkage that went into the accelerator pump was very loose, to the point it would just pull out of the carb :mad: Well tore it all down, and tried to remember exactly how the...
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    Not only is the water full of idiots but....

    ....So are the roads... Broad daylight, middle of the afternoon. Sitting waiting to make a left turn, signal on, completely stopped. Look in side view mirror, (I was passenger), see a truck flying up, not slowing down, split second later, hear squeal, and WHAM! He was looking at the bar not...
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    Yet another DIY pylon.

    I am toying with the idea of making a diy pylon for wakeboarding.. I have read the posts here, and the few I found on the net. I notice that most pro built ones are either 2 or 1-7/8 air craft alum. Now I am thinking to use a nice fence post, and was wondering if 1-5/8 would be enough or...
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    Who else is unable to boat due to to much water?

    Well here in the northern part of Illinois, the storms that rolled through about week and half ago, put the kabash on any good boating. Water levels very high, down river *the fox had some server flooding, the chain of lakes, where I live right in it about 2' above normal, and so we are no wake...
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    Alpha one skeg question.

    I was wondering what performance hit, am i taking with a lower unit that has a chuck of the skeg missing? The bottom is there, but there is a half moon section missing from the middle of the skeg. Look roughly like this.. Thanks for reading...
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    Four Winns 1986 horizon 190 Bimini top question.

    Ok working on another area of of the boat now. It has a Bimini top in it, stores behind the engine bay. It has one set of poles on it and a dia. pole attached to the long pole which slides. No other poles or hardware. Doesnt anyone else have this model or can lend some assistance to what is...
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    FW Horizon 190 fuel gauge..

    Hello all. Figure now is a good time to tackle this issue. 86 four winns 190, with a merc 140 in her. Fuel gauge not working. I have put about 10 gallons in here via gas cans, for testing and running short bits, but now that I have her running good enough to use for the time being, figure it...
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    New Major problem! Commander classic control

    Hi all. Been having issues with the control level not going into Neutral and having to tighten the set screw alot. Decided to take it off today, since it wouldnt go into N to start, and this is what I found.. Please tell me this is fixable as the actual part is NLA. How would I get it back to...
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    Help, maybe? prop question

    Ok got a 86 four winns horizon 190, 19 footer, merc 140 in it. I have no idea what the prop is on it, it was bought new by the po. I am only getting around 3500 rpm at 20 mph at wot. I plan to wake board, ski and tube off this thing. What pitch should I have on here? I am ready to just go buy...
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    mercarb 1389-9350 advice needed

    Hello again and sorry for all the stupid questions. I am down to a great running boat execpt for a major bog at WOT from a dead stop. To the point it will die. Have replaced fuel filter in carb, cap router, and plugs, and wires. Low idle still as well. I am about to clean the carb completely...
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    merc 140 3.0, water and oil.

    Ok heres the story, got the boat, a 1986 four winns horizon 190, with the merc 140 in it. Boat sat for two years, after the PO noticed it running hot and leaking water. Once I got it, noticed it had a lot of water at one point in it, up to the flywheel cover. Noticed a crack in the block which...
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    Merc 140 carb question

    Hello all, Just want to say thanks to all who have helped me get this far! I finally have the boat in the water, trim works, new starter, new steering cable and helm, new impeller.. It starts great cold, runs good, temp stays about 150-160, even idling. The idle is low at around 600rpm, and...
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    mercrusier alpha 1 problems..

    Hello again all. I replaced the impeller on the lower end and now I think there is something else wrong. When I plut the muffs on it, I do not get water coming out anywhere but around the muffs themselves and right about the lower end section in the back of it. Nothing out the prop at all. Is...
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