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    5 HP Tohatsu manual tilt very stiff

    1998 Tohatsu 5 HP. The tilt has gotten progressively stiffer over the years and it really needs to get fixed or I'll break my already-screwed-up back trying to pull on the thing (or cracj the transom of my tender). There appears to be no adjustment - just a long bolt through the pivot where the...
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    Dock Construction - Setting Eyebolts into rock

    I can't think of any other place to ask this question so please feel free to redirect me. I am rebuilding my saltwater dock on the Maine coast - it was more or less destroyed in the big mid-April Nor'easter. I have noticed that some commercially built docks "help" the pier (fixed part) of the...
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    Tach reads High

    Put the boat in the water (Whaler 170 Montauk 2004 with Merc 90 4-stroke - carbs) and it appears the tach is reading high - I know the feel of the engine and performance and it can't be right. AT idle (750 rpm) it reads 1500, at cruise (about 4000 rpm) it reads 5500. If you push it past cruise...
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    Timing of bottom painting

    Hi, For 10 years, I used a marina up in Maine for my end-of-season maintenance, winterizing etc. Before delivering the boat back to me (usualy by mid-October) they repainted the bottom. So it sat outside with the new paint until Spring launch. I recently changed marinas because I changed...
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    Raymarine VHF Scan Problem

    The SCAN on my 2004 RayMarine VHF is less than helpful because it always stops on channel 28, where there seems to be a carrier present (but other than a hiss, nothing being transmitted). You have to hit SCAN again to keep going but then it stops on the next cycle at the same place. I think ch...
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    Sil;ver Lining in Ethanol Cloud?

    One of the problems with using gas mixed with alcohol is that the alcohol is a pretty powerful solvent. Stories abound of goo and crud entering the engine (or hopefully just the filters) where the alcohol has dislodged some longstanding deposit.<br /><br />Does this argue that this kind of gas...
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    Use of Stabil Year Round

    Some have suggested that continous use of Stabil or other gas stabilizer would be beneficial for carbed engines - particularly those with the common usage pattern of weekend-on week-off. I am told that the carbs in some of the newer 4-strokes have very small passages and gum up very easily.<br...
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    Trim guage sender 90HP Merc 4S

    The "Mercaha" 90 4-stroke (2204 in this case) has no provision for a trim sender (and hence no trim gauge supports it). Is it possible to add one from some other brand, or does someone make an aftermarket sender than can be attached? <br /><br />The factory ones I have seen on other engines...
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    Merc 90 outboard trim gauge

    Does anyone know if there is a trim gauge (actually the sender is more the issue) that fits a 2004 90HP Merc 4-stroke, whether from Mercury or aftermarket?
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    Garmin 276C User Manual

    Anyone know where I can get a Garmin GPSMap 276C user manual. The Garmin site has most product manuals online for download, but alas, this is not one of them. Searched web, eBay, etc. No luck.
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    Water separating filter for 90 4-stroke

    Do you guys recommend installation of a water-separating filter on a 2004 Merc 90HP 4 stroke (but NOT efi). Racor makes this little filter for "small" engines - don't know if this qualifies as small. Is inexpensive and has a 25 GPH flow limit which sure seems high enough. The boat has...
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    Self maintenance Merc 90 HP 4-Stroke (carbed)

    I am about to take delivery of a boat with a 2004 90 hp Merc 4-stroke (not EFI). I have not yet seen the owner's manual but because this boat is about to be trailered to a fairly remote location, I'd like on opinion on whether or not I can do the yearly maintenance. I can do it on 2-strokes...
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    2004 vs 2005 90 Merc 4-stroke

    I was looking at two boats with 90 hp 4-strokes on them and the cowlings had somewhat different lettering/graphics were different - the 2004 just said "four stroke" and the 2005 said "4 stroke EFI"<br /><br />Anyone know the difference between these engines, and if there is a problem with the...
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    2004 vs 2005 90 Merc 4-stroke

    I was looking at two boats with 90 hp 4-strokes on them and the cowlings had somewhat different lettering/graphics were different - the 2004 just said "four stroke" and the 2005 said "4 stroke EFI"<br /><br />Anyone know the difference between these engines, and if there is a problem with the...
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    1993 to 1996 Yam 225 Repower?

    My 1993 225 has a lot of corrosion issues after 12 years in the salt. I am looking at a rebuilt 1996 Saltwater Series II of the same engine. I can't afford an HPDI or newer engine.<br /><br />1) Did they solve most of the corrosion issues in the Saltwater series? Are there any other known...
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