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    ? boat

    Has anyone heard of a boat called a sandollar? this guy has a 1978 for sell but I have not seen it. I asked him what kind it was and he said it was a tri haul "sandollar" with a 50hp outboard motor. any ideas or if you know who acually makes the boat, I will take any info. Thanks everyone
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    86 mercury outboard

    I have an 86 mercury, I am the thrid owner and have had it for two years now. When I ran my motor in my tank I noticed that there was no water coming out the "pee hole". So I think the inpellers shot? Iam not much of the mechanic so I will have to take it somewhere:mad:, I wanted to know if this...
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    planing prblems

    I have a 14 ft. v hull boat with a 20 hp. mercury motor. I have been out with a friend of mine and I was able to get on plane pretty easy. If I go alone I do wheelies until Iam at almost full speed. How can I help correct this problem when fishing alone? I did notice on the motor there is 10 or...
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    Cleaning my motor?

    I want to clean out my 20hp mercury motor before heading out for the season. I thought I'd ask the experts on whats the best way to do this without causing a problem and without taking the engine off the boat? I would like to clean the carb. and all the areas surrounding areas, since these areas...
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    trolling motor in salt water?

    Does anyone know if Motorguide FW-H7 transemn mounted trolling motor came be operated in salt water? Also I have a Bottomline fishing buddy 1200 fish finder that I was also wondering if it can be operated in salt water? Thanks for any info....
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    1986 mercury outboard leak

    My 86 has some of oil coming out were the prop is. I took off the prop and noticed a small amout of oil seeping from the back area. Is this coming from the gear oil or something different. What can I do to fix it? Is it still O.K. to run it a couple of more times or does this need attention...
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    1986 Mercury outboard gear oil?

    What wieght of gear oil should I be using? for a 1986 25hp Mercury outboard. Also any good tips on apply the gear oil? Pretty much a noob at this. Thanks All
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    mercury battery connection

    I have a 25 hp mercury O.B. it has a connection on it that cn link up to your deep cell battier and charge it? My question is can I connect that dircetly to the battery or does it need to have some kind of voltage regulator connected to it. It seems that running the motor might put too much...
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    20hp mercury outboard question?

    I have a 20hp mercury outboard that has a conection the size of a small finger that you can connect to your battery and charge your battery while running the engine. My question is I have the wire harness that connects from the battery to the finger size conection on the motor. Do I need to have...
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    bait tanks

    I have a small Geregor boat that I want to put a bait tanks on. I usally fish in San Deigo bay with anchovies or sardines. I would like the bait tank to be portable or someting that is easy to take off. I have seen lots of tanks with Aerators, or spray bars. I also know when I rent boats there...
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    gregor boat

    I have a 12ft. gregor boat that has a 20hp motor. The guy that had it has renforced the transom area, but there was a split where the transom and bottom of the boat meet. He welded these areas but it has begon to split where their is no weld. My question is I am going to have the area where the...
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    1986 mercury fuel/oil ratio

    I just bought a 1986 mercury motor. The owner said that it was a 20hp and he had changed the carb. to a 25hp. I asked him what he used as the mixture ratio he said 36 to 1. When looking thru this site it seems that eneryone is saying 50 to 1. What is the correct ratio and octain to use when...
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