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    Starter or Solenoid?

    The reliable old Mercury 90hp 3cyl 2-stroke has had trouble starting the past few outings. Trouble as in, turn the key, and sometimes (increasing frequency of sometimes...) nothing happens - no action, no noise, no smoke, no go. I thought it was the ignition switch, as wiggling the key seemed...
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    Stripped 90hp water pump impeller hole - longer bolt or larger bolt dia?

    R&R'd the impeller, and upon putting the impeller housing cover back on, discovered that one of the cover bolts no longer grips. :-/ Took it back off, and indeed, w/o the impeller cover on (otherwise, the bolt doesn't catch any threads at all), that bolt sinks deeper into that one hole before it...
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    Epoxy Blush development time

    I'm finishing up a floor replacement, and am finding myself under some time pressure to get the boat out of its current location. I need to finish tabbing the deck to the hull, then need to put down self-adhesive floor covering (Hydroturf with 3M self-adhesive backing, and Dap Weldwood around...
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    Deck encapsulation and tabbing question

    I've removed the old, soggy floor and bulkheads from my 2001 Bayliner Capri 160 (thankfully, the stringers were well-wrapped and dry inside!!). I'm preparing to replace the floor next, and will be using 1/2" marine ply, which I plan to give a coat or two of epoxy to penetrate the wood, then...
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    Not permitted

    Not permitted Check your PMs Jim
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    90 HP 3 cylinder 2 stroke - suddenly running very rough, puffing air/fuel from lower carb

    90 HP 3 cylinder 2 stroke - suddenly running very rough, puffing air/fuel from lower carb Was out skiing w/ the boat early this morning. Started right up, ran as normal (very well) for most of the session, but started stalling out at idle and when adding throttle from idle at the pull-up -...
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    Sticky/Bumpy Butterfly Valve - 3 cylinder, 2 cycle, 90 hp

    The middle carb on my 2001 90 hp 3 cyl 2 cycle outboard motor is stickly/bumpy - it moves smoothly and easily for the first 1/2 or so of its travel range, then feels like its almost bumping into something, and takes a fair bit more force to overcome the stiction of whatever the problem is. The...
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    Temporary problem with 90 hp 3-cyl - ideas?

    I've got a 2001 3-cyl 90 hp 2-stroke on a little bowrider. Boat has been running fine all summer. Started right up today (having sat for 3 days since last use), let it warm up, and it ran well on a 10 min trip down the lake to the kids favorite swimming cove. Sat in the cove for 20 min or so...
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    4000 Gen II Side Mount Friction Adjustment?

    Sorry for yet another throttle friction adjustment question, but I can't find anything anywhere that gives a consistent answer on this. (aside from a service bulletin about the Gen II, with the dreaded words, "Throttle handle friction pre-set at factory." - which I fear means there's no friction...
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    Can I seal still-curing 3M 5200 under a rub rail sealed with 4200?

    Had a gas dock try to remove my rub rail for me last season in some choppy conditions, and in preparing for Spring, removed the rub rail rivets in that area, and assessed the situation. (Water was leaking in on hard turns to that side.) Main problem seems to be that the hull/cap joint seal (this...
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    Possible to adapt 4-wire (MerCruiser) Commander 4000 switch to 3-wire (Outboard) trim

    I have purchased a used Commander 4000 shift/throttle unit to replace my malfunctioning 3000 unit. The 3000 unit's trim switch has 3 wires. The 4000 trim switch appears (based on component diagram in document 90-814705R03) to have come from a MerCruiser setup, and has a red wire that my 3000...
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    Storage in our little 160

    We've got a 2001 Bayliner 160 w/ a 90hp outboard. Its our first boat, and has been great so far (2 months of use this past fall - getting ready for more fun this Spring!). One area that the small size really does come to light in is storage. By the time we get 2 adults and a few kids on board...
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    Advice on cleat mounting position?

    I've got a little 16' Bayliner outboard that I'm going to be keeping in a slip this season for the first time. It presently has 3 cleats - one on each side near the stern, and one front/center on the bow - these are somewhat limiting, even just when putting the boat in/out at the ramp, as well...
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    2001 90hp 3-cyl 2-stroke outboard lower unit plug seals

    I've got the above-described motor. This is my first time winterizing the (any!) motor, and I dutifully changed the lower unit oil, as all of the online conventional wisdom suggests. I purchased new seals for the plugs (part # as indicated by someone at ********), and they are little, tiny...
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    Shift/Throttle interlock switch problem?

    I'm a first-time boat owner (and only been that for about 2 months now :-), so please forgive my improper terminology and general ignorance in this... I purchased a 2001 Bayliner 160 back in Sept, with a 90hp Mercury 2-stroke, 3-cylinder engine. The little tub has been running great, and we've...
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