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    Optimum depth setting for an outboard?

    I have a 9.8merc long shaft on a 17' sailboat, planing type hull with only a 9" draft with my centerboard up. I've got my engine depth set where the top of the prop is just an inch below the bottom of the boat. The water comes up to the small fin 4.5" above the cavitation plate. I don't have a...
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    9.8hp flush screw question

    It's easy to use a bucket of water to flush this engine but can you flush it by spraying into the "flush" hole on starboard side under power head, while not running? It sure seems to do a good job. I get water out of telltale, and exhaust and I assume this is why it's labeled "flush" (duh) but...
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    15HP Merc kill switch wiring

    :confused: Hi again guys, I'm back. Now I've got an 89 Merc, 15hp, tiller, manual start, with a broken kill switch. One kill switch lead goes to a mounting screw for the ign module (gnd) and the other lead splits into two pig tails, male/female plugged into itself. My guess is someone...
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    Another 9.8hp mercury cooling question

    Yup, another cooling question! New impeller, all seals look and feel good, all lines are clear. I get exhaust puffing out tell-tale port but only drips of water. I have a seloc manual but no mention of a thermostat and I'm assuming there is none. When I blow water into water tube to powerhead I...
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