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    2001 200 HP Optimax not running right

    Last weekend while cruising in from a day of fishing my engine just stopped running and would not start back up. I had no problems all day or any precursors of anything failing. After cranking the engine for a while, it sounds like it wants to kick over and sometimes it does after a while, but...
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    2000 Optimax 200 Engine Malfunction

    Went to start up my Optimax last weekend and the smartcraft gauge gave me an engine malfunction code with a constant beeping alarm. Replaced the impeller. What could be causing this problem? How bad is it?
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    Battery Trouble with Mercury Optimax 200

    The other day I started my engine for the first time this year on earmuffs only to have the engine malfunction alarm go off on the Smartcraft guages. I read into this some and decided it was time to replace on of the batteries. I currently have two batteries on my boat, both rated for 500 cca...
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