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    Please educate me on the FICHT model outboards

    Hi folks- I'm looing at a late 90's Triton bass boat that has been outfitted with a 2003 Evinrude 225hp outboard. The marine dealership selling the boat says it's a 225 HO ETEC, but the cowling says its a 225 FICHT RAM. I don't know much about these motors, other than what I've read and...
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    ProCraft taking on water

    I own a 1991 ProCraft 180 Stalker bass boat, which has just recently ( the last two trips to the lake) begun to take on water inside the hull while on the lake. There are no holes in the hull, and neither rain nor wash over the bow/stern/gunnels has occurred which would explain it. My current...
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    Engine dies when trying to shift into reverse

    Hello- I have a 1991 Merc Black Max XR4 150, and recently, every time I try to shift the engine into reverse, the motor dies before I even get the shifter to the reverse position to engage the gear. Talking to some other people who have owned Mercs of various models, I have heard that this is...
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    Merc Starting Problem.....Ideas?

    Hi folks- I have a problem starting the 'big ' motor on my bass boat, and wonder if any of you can help me diagnose it. First off, it is a 1991 Merc Black Max XR4 150 HP motor. When you first start it at the boat ramp, you can get it running and move out into the lake fine. It will run...
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    Power Trimmotor going bad?

    On my Merc 150 XR4, the trim has been working relatively slowly recently, but all of the sudden, the trim does not work at all any more. I have a full charge on both the trolling and the cranking batteries, but still almost nil response. Is the trim motor bad? I would think it would be weird...
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    Merc 150 vs. 150 XR4....

    What differences are there, if any, between a 150 XR4 Black Max and a 150 that is not an XR4?
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    150 XR4 Black Max Dies at Idle

    Hi folks- I've got a 1991 150 Black Max that I had been having a real hard time with lately. It will start just fine in Hi Idle, and will stay in Hi Idle and warm up OK, but when you kick down the Hi idle and go to shift into forward, you have to do it very quickly because the motor will not...
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    Good set of tune up instructions?

    Can anyone point me to a good set of tune up instructions for an outboard? I'm sure there is / are some around on this board, but I can't seem to locate them. The motor is a 1991 Merc XR4 Black max 150. Obviously, spark plugs, but any other pointers would be apprecaited.
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    Cold snap- will Motor be OK for a few days?

    We are getting ready to have a couple of nights down into the high 20's/low 30's. I have not winterized yet, as I am still working on getting the boat in the water and running it on fair weather weekends. Should I worry about these temps before the weekend comes, or should I be OK without...
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    No start issues

    Hi all- Beautiful day, so I took the boat to the lake today. The trim function would not work at all, so I figured the starting battery was dead. I switched the wires over to one of the trolling batteries to start the engine. It started one time, but even with fast idle up it would not come to...
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    lower unit trouble

    Hi folks- question about a 'new to me' Merc XR4 150hp. I took the boat to the lake the first time, and being a beginner, managed to start the motor but quickly kill it because I shut the fast idle down too quickly and choked it. It never went into gear. Messing around with the throttle later...
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