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    Mercury Fuel Octane Recommendations

    Ok, totally confused here. One page says use 91 minimum octane fuel; Mercury Marine Another page says 87 minimum octane fuel: Outboard Fuel & Fuel Systems FAQs | Storage & Maintenance Outboards FAQs | Mercury Marine Which is it???? :confused:
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    303 High Tech Fabric Guard

    http://www.303products.com/shop303/index.cfm/category/66/303-high-tech-fabric-guard.cfm Anybody use this stuff? My boat cover's leaking on the side that takes the sun. Also wonder how much I'll need? It's an 18 foot boat.
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    Electrical short?

    Can a bare cable ground wire that?s been rubbing against a insulated hot wire cause a short even though the insulation is not worn down to the bare wire? This is what appears to be happening. It?s where the smoke?s coming from. The insulation is definitely melted. I'm just not seeing any bare...
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    Bad starter?

    The starter on my ?91 70HP Johnson barley turns over. It?s acting like the battery is near dead but that?s not the case. The cranking battery is fully charged. My experience with bad starters is that they simply won?t engage at all. Is this yet another symptom of a bad starter or is there...
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