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    motor sudddenly revved up

    Ok, runnin along, everythings fine. I hit a small wave, nothin too big, suddenly the motor revvs up like the prop came out of the water and boat stops. I go to neutral, everything sounds and looks fine. Back into forward, motor revvs up but only goes 5mph. Stop it again. Tilt motor up, nothing...
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    Incorrectly installed battery

    I have a 2004 Merc 50 hp 2 stroke. Due to my negligence I had incorrectly hooked the negative to the positive cable to my battery. After about 20 seconds I saw smoke coming from under the cowling and coming from the throttle, promptly unhooked the cable. The fuse(20A) keeps blowing whenever I...
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