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    New pontoon owner question

    I just purchased a new to me 20' pontoon with a 40hp Mercury outboard. I believe the year is 1995, it's a 4 cylinder and the prop is pretty chewed up, I can't read any numbers. I should add I don't have a tach, unknown optimal RPM. What would be the diameter and a good pitch prop to buy as a...
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    Charging trouble with a 1994 Johnson 115hp

    I don't believe my outboard is charging. Does anyone have the wiring diagram for the charging system? How do you test to see if it's the stator or rectifier? All help is very much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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    Problems with a Johnson 115

    Hello. I just bought a 1994 Four Winns 180 Horizon with a 115 hp Johnson outboard. The boat has sat for a couple years and I had the carbs rebuilt due to not starting. While at the repair shop he also found the timing ring under the flywheel broke free from epoxy which he found out where it...
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    Strange problem with 4.3, HELP please!!

    I have a 88 205 Sundowner with a 4.3 and Cobra outdrive. When running high RPM the engine losses power when the trim button is pushed up or down . It doesn't seem to do it when at half throttle or less. I thought maybe a short somewhere but could that cause such a draw that the alt. draws...
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    How to remount thru-hull transducer

    Hi, new to this forum and i hope I'm posting this under the right catagory:confused:. I just bought a 1988 205 Four Winns Sundowner. Boat needs some minor repair like hatch clamps and cuddy door repair (more on that later). I noticed the depth finder transducer came loose in the bilge. What...
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