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    1993 20' Sylvan pontoon and Honda BF60 motor

    I have a 1993 20' Sylvan pontoon that currently has a 1993 Mercury 40HP 4cyl, 2-cycle engine that uses a lot of gas, makes a lot of smoke and needs a bit of an overhaul. I have been thinking of upgrading the motor to a newer, more efficient and quieter 4 stroke. The following motor recently came...
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    Found tapered spring in bottom of motor casing

    I found this stainless steel spring sitting in the bottom of my 1993 40HP Merc 2-stroke outboard engine casing. I'm not very fond of this type of surprise. It is 1-3/4" long with a closed loop at the larger end and a hook at the smaller end as illustrated in the attached picture. Any help with...
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    Tilt/Trim question.

    After a lot of looking around it looks like what I thought was a 1993 motor is actually seems to be a 1982 motor (Mercury 40 HP, 4 Cylinder, 2-stroke, serial: 06138161) on a 1993 pontoon. Anyway I'm having a problem with the trim, I managed to find the release screw so that I could lift it into...
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    1993 Mercury 40 HP trim problem

    I was out today with my pontoon and 40HP Mercury. When I leave my dock I always raise the motor to back out through the shallow first 25' or so and and then lower the motor once in deeper water. That worked fine when leaving, but coming back I could hear the trim motor/pump working but it would...
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    Sylvan pontoon identification

    Just in case you were browsing this forum and missed the question. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=331091 Please don't reply here. This is just a pointer. Moderator can lock this thread if need be.
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    1993 20' Sylvan - need to identify model with name

    I just purchased a 20ft 1993 Sylvan pontoon boat and am trying to identify what the name of the model is so that I can buy a cover. The model number on the metal plate says 20 PA-2. The boat has spots for captains seats at the 4 corners and 2 live wells (one in the aft next to the outboard and...
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