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    Considering a 1995 horizon 220

    Well that was a good reality check, I really appreciate the insigh! I have a couple more generic questions, what do you mean by dragging skegs up and down the ramp? I’m not to farmiliar with inboards as I’ve only owned outboard. Also, what brand actually is it? I’ve seen the title “OMC” used...
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    Considering a 1995 horizon 220

    I’m thinking about selling my 16’ aluminum Starcraft and upgrade to a “fixer upper” 1995 Four Winns Horizon 220 with the 5.8 Cobra motor. I’m interested in upgrading to something bigger with the ability to carry more people. Interior in in decent shape with only a few small tears, trailer...
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    Not running full throttle

    1987 mercury 80hp S/N: 0B301950. The motor went dead on me in the water so I went ahead and replaced the switch box with the extra one I got from replacing it last year and it didn’t solve the problem. So I did an ohm test on the stator and it realized it was bad so I replaced it with my old...
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    80HP merc oil pump going out?

    I pulled my 80HP mercury (I think 1980’s) out to crank it for the first time this season and to much delight she fired right up! However, I have a suspicion that the oil is not getting mixed into the fuel properly because 1. Usually the gas/oil mix appears blue in the clear fuel filter right...
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    Not getting spark

    Hey y’all new guy here, I recently got what I believe is a 1989 Mercury 80 hp s/n 0B301950 and I took it out on the water and it was doing great (aside from being hard to start at the ramp) until towards the end of the day it was struggling and bogging down to get up into the higher rpms so my...
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