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    Timing question 1996 mercury 200 Efi

    Brief background, I took used boat that I had bought to the ONLY “mechanic “ I could find within 3hrs of me to work on an engine that old. I am a decent mechanic from the old school ( building old hot rods and doing all my general repairs) but I don’t have any 2 stroke experience and I really...
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    Transom questions

    I have a 96 Nitro savage 896 that I have been working on making new again. I pulled the motor because i noticed at the bottom of the jack plate it had pushed in to the transom but I couldnt tell how far. I decided I would evuluate and fix and at the same time put a jack plate on that was easier...
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    Help with gel coat color

    I guess this is how you get customer support on this site? I have a 1996 savage 896 with the red glitter over plain white over black color scheme. I bought it a few months ago and have spent a ridiculous amount of time and money in it mainly because I like binging old things back to life. I've...
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