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    quick electrical question please help.

    hi again everyone. quick question. i have a 89 85hp force. it runs good except once in a while it dies and the starter will not crank. i have not had much time to troubleshoot it yet. my question is.... does this motor need a charged battery to stay running? if the charging system is not...
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    faria tach experts please help.

    hi again everyone. i just got a faria coral tach pn tc9036a. the guy said it will work for 20 pole stators. the instructions say it wont. there is a selecter switch. 1= 4 pole 2= 6 pole 3= 8 pole 4= 10 pole 5= 12 pole 6= ?????? nothing in the instructions refers to the setting 6. i...
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    smart tabs, cant get to nuts.

    hi again everyone. i have decided to go with smart tabs on my boat. does anyone know of a good way to mount things on the back of the boat if you cant get to the other side to put a nut. i had the same problem mounting a swim lader. i used 1/4 inch ss toggle bolts. but that required a...
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    boat tilting bad

    hi everyone. just wondering if anyone might know why my boat tilts so bad. when not moving it is fine but when moving it tilts to one side by quite a bit. at it doesent look like anything on the boat would cause this. the only thing i know of is that the skeg is missing the bottom 2 inches...
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    kicker and main fuel tank

    hi again everyone. i have installed my 5hp mariner on my boat and put a tee comming off of the pickup on my 20 gallon tank. i was having issues with starving either motor for fuel. so i installed a selector valve so i had a direct link from whatever motor i was running straight to the tank...
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    looking for tilt cylinder or parts

    i am not sure if this kind of post is allowed or not. if not please delete. hi again everyone. i am looking for either a complete tilt cylinder or just the piston head. all i really need is the piston head and it is smaller to ship. it is for my 1989 85 horse force. if anyone has any ideas...
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    please help, not sure which tach

    hi again everyone and thanks for all of the help so far. i am ready to order a tach for my boat and im not too sure what type i need. it's a 1989 85hp force. any info would be appreciated. thanks again.
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    please help to identify my motor

    hi everyone. i have a kicker on my boat. it is a 5 hp mariner, single cylinder 2 stroke. it looks to be early to late 90's. the only identification i could find on it is on a round silver disk about the size of a loonie. it is located on the right side of the block if looking at it from in...
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    t/t finally fixed, almost. EXPERTS PLEASE HELP

    hi again everyone and thanks for all of the help. i have an 85 horse 1989 force. i have changed every seal including the small check valve needle seals. the system leaks down. BUT! if i tilt all of the way up it leaks down fast, then i tilt up again and it leaks down slow, then i tilt up...
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    mariner 5 running super hot...

    hi everyone. i just picked up a single cylinder 5hp mariner for a kicker for my fishing boat. i believe it is early 90's but not too sure as i cannot find the model number. it started first pull, and ran good in a bucket. but the motor runs extremely hot. it has a telltale that has alot of...
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    this ones for clanton. T/T expert

    hey clanton, i must say that your knowledge of the force tilt and trim system has been a big help to me. so i bought a used 89 85hp force. it took me a while but i got her going. then the tilt/trim was a problem. i messed with it for about 8 hours until i finally opened up the tilt...
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    force tilt/trim

    hi everyone. just like to say thanks for all the info on here. i bought a 1989 blue fin 1700 with a 85 horse force. i completly redid the boat. i added a 39 inch live well, 2 bait wells, re did all of the wood, new controls, steering, stereo, carpet, seats, everything. the boat is like...
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    bigger stereo

    hi everyone. just wondering if anyone has some experiance with a descent stereo system in the boat. i just finished rebuilding my boat and i have 4 alpine 6x9's and 2 12" type r subs to install. i used to have this equipment in my truck. now im not sure about the charging system on my 85hp...
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    foam for stringers

    hi all. very smart crew on this forum. if you were to put foam between your wooden stringers and your hull what type of foam would you use and how thick. it is for my 14.5' sunray speedboat. any haywires here. i am thinking of puting a 90 on the back even though the boat is rated for 60. i...
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