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    '88 Force 125 Drive Shaft

    So I was out on the lake a couple of weeks ago, all was going well when *whack* the motor spools up and no power to the prop. I took the boat back home thinking MAYBE it was a spun prop, but as my luck goes, it was not... the drive shaft snapped in the middle. Unfortunately I've had no luck...
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    Pirhana Props = No way!!

    Here's the deal. I've had a 19' 1988 Bayliner cuddy with a Force 125 hp engine. There's been a number of problems with it, but no matter what I did, I could not get past 3500 RPM. The boat had a Piranha 3 blade 13-1/4" x 17" pitch pushing it, there was nothing wrong with the prop, the blades...
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    '88 Force 125 is Pokey..

    My problem: I cannot get my boat on plane, RPM does not go above 3000. It has (on two occasions) kicked up to 5000 RPM but then loses it and max's out at 3000. Its frusterating obviously. Here's the info: '88 Force 125 horsepower Model: #1251X8C Actions taken: * Compression test - All...
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    Force 125 From Hell

    Greetings! Great forum and great advice all around!! Here's my problem.. I have a 1988 Force 125 on a 19' Bayliner Capri Cuddy. I've done alot of work on it and still have problems. Since I have owned it (I have had it on the water 4 times so far) I cannot seem to get to full RPM (it is...
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    '88 Force 125 Power Trim Control

    Hi all, I have a 1988 Bayliner Cuddy with a 125 hp Force OB model 1251X8C engine and power trim/tilt. The previous owner replaced the throttle and cables with an aftermarket kit. Now I have the power tilt toggle on the dash that works just fine, but there does not seem to be trim control...
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    '88 Force Outboard Carb Trouble... or.. Fire bad!

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi all, Today was almost disasterous in the worst possible way. I've finished the bulk of the restoration of my '88 bayliner cuddy and decided it was time to get the motor kicking. Here's what happened. I pumped...
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