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Okay I have an 1983 Champion 18'6" fish and ski which is essentially a Bass boat with cushions on the rod box lids. It has an 89 Force FS 150 not a motor that you typically find on a bass boat. The motor runs great no problems however it tops out WOT at 5800 rpm which is to high so I need to...
Hey guy's,
I have an 89 Force FS 150 mounted on the back of an 83 Champion 18'6" bass boat. Motor runs great has 150 lbs of compression on all 5 cyl. It is pushing my boat 44 mph GPS and speedo at 5800 rpm about 500 rpm higher than I'd like to be and about 6 mph slower than I'd like to be. Not...
Hi folks, I need help determining if I have a long shaft motor on a short transom boat and what I can do about it if this is the case. I purchased this boat about 2 months ago and other than having to replace the trim motor everything seems to work great, however people started telling me the...
I know I seen it somewhere on here but can't seem to find it, can anyone tell me the trim relay #'s to purchase from autoparts store for my 89 Force 150. I thought I saw in a thread somehere that the same relays can be bought from an auto parts store for a fraction of the price.
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Being a newbie to the world of boating, last week I bought an 18' 82 Champion F/S that has an 89 Force 150 on it. I believe the original motor was a 150 Merc. and was replaced due to a blown power head. With the help from my father-n-law we've checked the motor out and done some preventive...
