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    Problem with porpoising keel is straight

    I have a 16' long by 72" wide aluminum flat with a 2008 50 mercury 2 stroke. Problem is anything over 25 miles an hour and the motor has to stay trimmed all the way in, or it will start porpoising. If you trim it up and just take the hops the boat will get up to 40, but it bounces and...
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    Does the choke work off the oil injection on 2008 2 strokes?

    I have a 2008 50 elpto with the push the key in to choke mechanism. My old merc when you push the key in you would hear a "click" from the ELECTRIC choke mechanism. I was wiring everything up today, turned the key and spun it over for a sec and pushed the key in, and did not hear that "click...
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    Help mounting motor on a 90 degree transom.

    I am mounting a 2008 50 mercury onto a 17'X72" boat that has a 90 degree transom angle. When we got this boat there was no motor on it, and no special brackets. The problem is with -5 degree transom wedges installed I am not able to get the motor to trim into the negative zone tucked under the...
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