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    Connect Garmin to Mercury 150 fourstroke

    I recently picked up a 2019 Tahoe 1950 deck boat with a 2019 Mercury 150 fourstroke. Today I bought a Garmin Echomap UHD 73sv. I would like to connect my fish finder and motor. What is the cheapest way to do this? I looked up the smartcraft connect module and it’s 600 bucks which seems...
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    1987 Evinrude XP 150, Leaking black oil from midsection????

    I have a 1987 Evinrude XP150 motor that I recently picked up on a fish and ski boat that I bought. The motor runs great. I checked compression and while sitting cold the motor has 90PSI across all 6 pistons. I've since decarboned the motor with seafoam so I assume compression should be even...
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    1987 Evinrude XP 150 Lower Unit Oil Emulsified, Where to look for leak?

    Got a new to me fish n ski last week. Got around today to changing out the lower unit oil and it came out completely emulsified. Oil is gray and thick. I'm assuming it hasn't been changed in quite some time and has had a steady source of water intrusion. This is my first time dealing with...
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    1990 Johnson 60 no fire

    Motor had no fire at all. I had the motor running a couple months ago then decided to quit messing with it until the weather warmed up. Went out to crank it this weekend and no spark. The motor is a 1990 Johnson 60hp but it does have the ignition system off a 93 60ho on it which is slightly...
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    1990 Johnson 60 HP with VRO removed???

    I recently acquired a boat with a 1990 Johnson 60 HP Pro Series motor on it. This outboard originally came with a VRO setup which was removed at some point prior to me purchasing the boat. I got the motor to fire over today with starting fluid but it appears that the carbs aren't getting any...
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    1990 Johnson Tracker 60HP Pro Series NO FIRE!

    I picked up a used 18' Tracker Bass Buggy with a 60HP Johnson Pro Series the other day for next to nothing. Boats in decent shape but motor has no fire at all. According to the previous owner he thought the stator was bad so I checked the stator and it does have some cracking going on with the...
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    1973 Johnson 85 HP Compression and other questions

    I recently acquired a 73 Johnson 85 HP motor on a pontoon boat I picked up. The motor currently will not start. I changed the starter due to the motor turning over slowly and now I think the solenoid is bad because I can't hear it click when I turn the key. I "jumped" the starter out with...
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    Honda BF100 Clutch Dog Problems

    I recently acquired an '82 Honda BF100 4 stroke outboard that I paid entirely too much for. After replacing the water impeller, impeller housing, thermostat, multiple gaskets, cleaning the carb, changing the engine oil and the lower unit oil I was finally ready to hit the water. I took the...
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    '66 Evinrude 33 Ski Twin NO SPARK

    I've got a 66 Evinrude 33 HP Ski Twin which isn't getting any spark. I've cleaned the points with the striker strip off a couple matchbooks, some contact cleaner, and a nice clean business card. The points look a lot better than they did when I first started so my question is there any way I...
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    '66 Evinrude 33 HP Ski Twin Generator

    I have a 1966 33 HP Evinrude with the factory (I'm assuming) generator kit installed. The boat has the ammeter, start switch, control box, etc. and the motor has a Prestolite Generator installed. The generator does not have a belt so I'm curious what the part number is for the belt on this...
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    1966 Evinrude 9.5 Sportwin Won't Start

    I have a 1966 Evinrude 9.5 Sportwin that I recently acquired attached to a 14' semi-v aluminum boat. According to the original owner the motor was gone through and running 3 years ago but hasn't been ran since. I tried to crank the motor today with and without the choke on and got nothing. I...
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    '72 Mercury Thunderbolt Ignition wiring?

    I'm trying to get an old Mercury motor running that I acquired recently. The motor according to the serial number is a '72 model Mercury 500 50 HP with Thunderbolt ignition. The problem I'm having is that the coil above my distributor cap which says "lightning energizer" has 3 wires coming out...
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