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    Mercury outboard won't stay running

    Hi guys, i bought a 2000 Tracker Targa 18 that has been sitting for almost 14 yrs. I did a total restoration and now it's in the final stage of getting her lake worthy. The motor that i'm working on is a 2000 Mercury 115HP two stroke 4 cylinders. Things that I had done: - Cleaned the fuel tank...
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    2008 Yamaha 50 tach hook up

    Hi guys, I'm trying to hook this Yammy to my old tach to see if it's still work. The needle in the tach does not rest back to zero so i don't know if that is an indication of death or not. I also read that i need to know the number of pulses on my ignition system in order to set my tach so it...
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    Yamaha tachometer help

    Hi guys, i got this little boat andi think the previous owner replaced the motor but never got the tach hook up. Its It's a 2008 yamaha 50TLR. There are two set of wiring from the throttle box that are capped off. Does the old tachometer work with this engine or do i need a Yamaha tach? Thanks
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    Yamaha model year help

    Hi guy, i bought this boat from an older gentleman and he was unable to tell me the accurate year of the motor. On the plate the top line said 50TLR, the line below said 6H5k L 1025323 H, can you please help. Thanks
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    1967 Evinrude 9.5 sportwin Fuel Idle Mixture needle setting help please!

    Hi fellow boaters. I have another project that I'm working on that going to need a lot of help. I found this sport win 9.5 from a flee market that i trying resurrect, got new carb rebuild kit, water pump kit, and other miscellaneous part to make it complete again. I'm going to rebuild the carb...
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    1975 Evinrude 9.9hp new head gasket help

    Hi guys, I bought a 1975 evinrude 9.9 as a project for my hunting boat. the motor started fine, but after running for a little bit i noted water starting to leak out around head gasket area. i ordered new head gasket, thermostat, and thermostat cover gasket to fix the problem. Once disassemble...
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