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    650 Pulling to Left

    I have '74 650 on my 15 Ft Deep V Tri and since I have owned this boat I can't figure out why it pulls to the left so bad when at full throttle. I have tried adjusting the trim tab but not sure if I went the correct way with it. Can't seem to find anything in my service manual that explains it...
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    Post pictures of the fish you catch!!

    Re: Post pictures of the fish you catch!! Got this just before we quit for the day this was the 3rd wiper we put in the boat, and my 2nd. All three fish were master angler award fish in Nebraska.
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    Battery Charger for 12 volt Trolling motor

    Do you need to have the special "marine" charger for deep cycle batteries or will my regular battery charger work as well.
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    Line in the Prop

    After coming off the water yesterday and doing my walkaround inspection I noticed a piece of fishing line around the prop. What is the best way to get this off? And how concerned should I be? I hear all the time about horror stories of fishing line wrapped around props,just wanna save me...
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    First Stupid Trick

    Hate to admit it but finally pulled a "smooth one" to post. Out fishing with the family today and forgot to pull the trolling motor up before "blasting" across the lake to another spot. My wife not so nicely reminded me I had a problem. Thank goodness she noticed the new trolling motor...
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    Trolling motor power??

    Have a couple questions thought I would ask here. I just put a 40lb thrust trolling motor on my boat, with a mercury 650 engine 12 volt system. Can i get by with running the same battery or should i pick up a seperate battery just for the trolling motor? Can I get a new battery for both or am...
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    Trim Swap

    I have a 74 Merc 650, with NO electric trim on it. I came across a im guessing early 80s mercury 75 hp, with electric trim. Will the trim plate swap over to mine? The 75 hp has a cracked block but if i could get it cheap enough for the prop and trim i'd try to make a deal. Any thoughts
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    Jack Plate on motor

    Ok, I'm posting this for a friend I work with. He recently purchased Ranger boat with 150 horse Johnson outboard. He is wanting to know how to adjust the "jack plate" up or down in order to get the boat to plane out. Please excuse me if this question seems odd. But I thought I've had such...
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    NOOB electrical question

    Ok, so I have a model year 1975 mercury 650. I'm looking to pick up a spare battery to keep in the boat with me "just in case". My question is this, on a motor this old isn't it accurate to stay away from a deep cycle marine battery. I've been told the deep cycle batteries will "fry" the...
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    Family Boat Rebuild

    I found this site a couple weeks ago when looking for some parts. I have already learned a considerable amount of things in a short time. I thought I would go ahead and start a thread about the project I'm working on and a little background. The boat I'm trying to restore is a 1959...
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    650 Mercury options

    Did they ever put a power trim on a 650 mercury? If not can you add one? Again new to most of this, and hoping to get my motor going in the next couple weeks.
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    650 Merc Question

    I'm a new boat owner, ( however have spent many hours on them). I was given my grandfathers boat this summer and trying to get it going. It has a '71(according to serial number) 650 Mercury on it. Having not run in several years and it has some lower end problems. My question is how much...
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