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    mercury rebuild

    Well I toasted my 175 efi last weekend and melted the piston in number 3 hole. Sucks for me. The problem I'm having is trying to find a reputable and reasonable repair shop in centraAlabama. I thought I had found a couple in north Florida but after talkin to one and he started bashing on the...
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    engine shutoff protection

    Does anyone know if a fuel injected motor will shut itself down before overheating and locking up.
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    40 hp lower unit

    i have an 89 40 hp evinrude long shaft and can't find one reasonably priced. however i did find a 1990 model 60 hp long shaft. the question is will the 60 hp lower unit bolt to my 40 hp. the guy who has it is a backwoods mechanic and says it will work. just want to know if anyone else can tell...
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    cool deck for boat floor

    just curious if anyone has done wood floor on a pontoon with a product like cool deck for swimming pools and if it will hold up. if not what would be a good product to use. i don't want to put carpet down again, and fiberglass cost way too much to have laid on floor.
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    89' 40 hp lower unit

    need new forward and pinion gear in lower unit does anyone know how to get the clutch dog out????? also was told i could put new gears in but if i did not have the gears shimmed i would be wasting my money. does anyone know if there is any truth to the shim deal. please help i need to know how...
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    89 evinrude 40 hp

    i am trying to get the clutch dog out of lower unit so i can remove and install new forward and pinion gear does anyone have any idea how to get it out. i have the pinion gear out already, but it seems like the shift linkage is holding it from coming on out. how do i get it out to be able to...
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