I have a 1989 mercury 115 i just bought but wouldn't shift. What the lower unit bolts to has two holes, the outer one I believe is for a water line or something and the inside one is for the shift rod. Well the shift rod is in the outer one and dosent line up with the connection in the lower...
I just picked up a 1989 bass tracker boat with the mercury 115 on it, motor has has been mostly rebuilt (is what the last owner said/with receipts.) and runs great. But it only revs up when it should be engaging into gear forward or reverse. No clunk or grinding, shift cables are moving on the...