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    Based on your Experience: Which Motor?

    I am shopping for a new boat and I have a choice between a 90 HP ELPTO, 4 Stroke, or Optimax. Based on your collective experience, which motor would be best. I am new to boating in general and really value the experience I read in this particular forum. The boat is a Basstracker 190 TX. Thanks
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    What do these anchor pins do?

    My Mercury service manual refers to one of these as an anhcor pin. They are attached to the throttle and shift cables. Other than the obvious mounting feature, what purpose do they serve? What orientation are they supposed to be in? I have yet to find it in the manual and my curiosity is...
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    Lower Unit Oil Color

    I recently drained my lower unit oil and noticed it was white in color. It was the consistany of lumpy yogurt. Does this mean I have water seepage through the seals? Is there any lower unit lubricant that is white in color? I know lithium based lubricants are white. My mercury manual comes in...
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    50 Hp Merc Runs Fine in Neutral But Stall w/ Throttle

    This is my first post here and I don't know if this has been asked before. I have a 1971 Merc 500 thunderbolt, electric ignition. I just bought the boat a couple of months ago. I tried the engine out in neutral in a trash can of water. It seemd to run just fine. I could rev the engine at...
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