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    Looking at new boat! need some advice

    My uncle is willing to sell me his boat it is a 1994 chris craft with only 120 hours, (he purchased the boat new in 1994), it has been covered in storage the last 5 years. The boat was professionally winterized the year he put it away. The boat is a chris craft concept 180 with a 4.3L V6 and a...
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    little piece stuck inside

    i have a 1989 mercury 100 hp motor and a little plastic washer got stuck inside the lower unit and suggestion on getting it out? and would it damage anything inside if ran? currently lower unit drained of oil and piece didnt come out
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    buying mercury Outboard help

    im going to look at a 1992 mercury 100hp is there anything i need to know about these motors before i think about buying it?
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    carb info help

    i need help locating any information on johnson carbs #326951 im trying to find what year motor they came off of because i need to know the jets sizes. those carbs are on my motor which is a 1980 johnson 75hp any infor is greatly appreciated
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    Lost and Need help

    hi i have 1980 75hp johnson outboard and well i have hit a brick wall. my motor still bogs at wot. i have had it worked on a an omc repair shop this is the work i have had done and didnt change anything new throttle cable, new lower unit, powerpack, compression good in all 3 cyclinders, they...
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    how much could i get

    i have a remanufactured lower unit for a 1980 75hp johnson been i water only couple times lower unit great shape could i get about 850 - 900 bucks for it?
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    Defective Carb help

    i have an 1980 75hp johnson stinger and i took it in to a dealer to get it look at and they showed me a a srvice bulletin about the same year 70/75 hp motors that they had either one or all the carbs where defective. my question is has anyone have this happen to them and how did you fix the...
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    throttle cable help

    how do you replace the throttle cables in the control box?
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    motor testing questions

    im getting ready to sync up my carbs on my 1980 75hp johnson stinger and i am not sure but do you need any special rpm meter for the testing purposes and can i run this motor in a 55 gal plastic drum?
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    parting motor out question

    what is a good price to sell a 3 cylinder 81 75hp johnson power head and lower unit?
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    81 johnson 75hp linkage problem?

    i had my boat out on friday to test the motor and i still cannot throttle it wide open with out it stalling out but when i press the choke in once the motor gets up to speed and i can run it at high rpm but when i take from forward to neutral it doesn't shift into neutral the idle lever kicks up...
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    81 75hp johnson stinger help

    my motor runs fine with the muffs on but when i took it out to test the motor it ran fine for a little bit. but then it had trouble idling, it would die throttling it forward (wide open and low speed), and it won't start.The carbs were rebuilt last year. I need help any suggestions?
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    skeg help

    i have a 81 75hp johnson and my skeg is bent more towards the tip, is there a way i can straighten it out at home or do i have to take it in?
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    Electrical wiring help

    im having a problem with my switch for my navigation lights. When i flip the switch all the way up the bow and the stern light work but, the light on the switch isn't on. But when i flip it to the mid position the light is on but nothing work. Then when i flip all the way down the light is still...
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    12v tester help

    can anyone tell me what a red light means on a 12v tester? i cant remember what is was
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