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    Blue/green substance leaking from L/U

    Boy am I glad you told me that!!! That could’ve been a disaster! I appreciate the help and hope you have a good trip tomorrow as well!
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    Blue/green substance leaking from L/U

    Thank you Jerry! the slotted screw on the nose cone is the drain screw for the lower unit oil right? You’re just saying take the lower off and see if there’s any oil leaking out? Sorry I’m kind of a newbie!!
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    Blue/green substance leaking from L/U

    Gents, Just purchased myself an older (late 80’s) 85HP Force. She runs great and has good compression. I get home from first time out and after a couple hours notice this puddle under the motor??? Motor was trimmed up for towing and I left it that way, not sure if that matters or not. The...
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    1975 Monark John Boat value

    Hey all, I recently purchased a Jon boat to convert to a duck boat. I’m filling out the tax paperwork but did not get a bill of sale for the purchase (I know, shame on me). Anyway, I can use the “Fair Market Value” to determine what I need to pay for taxes to the state of Illinois. I’m...
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    1983 Evinrude 75HP Power Trim

    Hey all, I acquired a junk motor that has a good tilt and trim unit. My question is - how can I find out what other motors this tilt and trim unit will fit without physically trying to get it to fit? I tried finding a part number off marineengine and seeing if it cross references to other...
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    Another “what year is my mercury” post

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    Another “what year is my mercury” post

    Hi folks, I know these posts are annoying with all the helpful guides out there to identify your motor year but I’m in a bit of a pickle. I was given a Mercury motor with no cowl or markings on it, it does have the serial # however (serial # 3551809). I’m wanting to part it out but there’s a...
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    Do I need new logs?

    Hey folks, Just wanted to get some thoughts before I made a irrational decision. The boat: 1989 Harris Kayot 240 I posted several weeks ago about a leaky toon. I found a shop in northern Illinois to do the pressure testing/welding. They did a nice job on the front of the toon - basically...
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    1989 Suzuki DT90 Throttle Cables

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    1989 Suzuki DT90 Throttle Cables

    I’m having some issues finding throttle/control cables for my 1989 Suzuki DT90TCLK motor. Was wondering if anyone had a better way to find these? I have some on there now that are 10’ but I need 16-17’ cables for my boat. I have some numbers off the existing cables too “CC 17210 10FT AUG88” but...
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    Toon pressure testing

    Good evening all, I’m struggling to find any boat repair shops that do toon pressure testing in the Central Illinois area - was wondering if any of you had any repair shops that you’ve used in Illinois or even western Indiana. I’m willing to commute if need be! Thanks!!
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    1989 Harris Flotebote 240

    I forgot to ask - I wanted to replace all the bolts that hold the engine pod to the supports. Someone offered up this info on another post as to what style SS to use but I can’t seem to find it.
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    1989 Suzuki DT90 - metal shavings in fuel filter

    Hey all, Decided to clean out the fuel filter of my motor I just got and found a lot of metal shavings in the bottom of the bowl and some in the screen too. I cleaned them out and replaced the filter - what would be your next steps?
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    Pontoon Boat Transducer location

    Hey folks, Browsing through some old threads I’ve seen other people ask similar questions to what I’m going to ask. Please don’t be mad - I’m new to the whole pontoon boat thing! So I’d like to mount a transducer, mainly to keep track of depth - we go to fairly shallow lakes in central IL. I...
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    Pontoon Bunk Trailer issues

    Hey iboaters - I just purchased new carpet for my “work in progress” pontoon and trailer and after looking at the bolster and brackets I think I want to change those out as well. I attached some pictures so you guys could see what I’m talking about - but the toons don’t sit in the bunk...
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