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    Warning Light in Console

    I want to install a warning light on my console. Let me run my idea by you folks and see if it will work. I have a 150 hp Merc XR6 on a 2003 Stratos 185. It currently has a warning beeper mfg by the Floyd Bell Co. It is rated at 5-15 vdc with a 10 ma to 50 ma range. I want to quick connect...
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    Temp Guage for 2003 150 Hp Merc XR6

    Can someone advise the parts I need to buy to install a temp guage on subject engine. I cannot hear the warning horn and need a visual method. Would this engine require a clamp on style sender? Thanks for your help.
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    Tone Deaf to the Warning Beep

    All, I have a 2003 150 Merc XR6 Engine and per the Manual I got with this recent buy the ignition emits a beep when turned on. I cannot hear this beep (others can of course) due to being tone deaf to this particular tone. My question is# 1 is this the same sound that I would get if it...
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    1997 Stratos 295 some Wood or all Composite

    I have found a 1997 Stratos 295 Pro Elite and need to know if this boat is all Composite or does it have some Wood. Thanks in advance for your help.
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    discontinue oiler on 2001 175 Mercury EFI

    2001 Mercury 175 EFI I am thinking of buying subject engine and was advised that the Auto Oiler had been discontinued late last year and that the oil and gas were just mixed as normal 50/1. How can I know that this was done properly after I receive the engine. thanks
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    Leaking around the drain plug housing

    I have been taking on water on recent fishing trips and finally traced the leak to the drain plug housing. I was going to take the housing out and reseal it but discovered corrosion holes in the housing and then decided to replace the housing. While examining inside the outer 1/4 inch skin and...
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    Prop for 1981 80 HP Mariner 4 cylinder engine

    Any one out there with experience on this engine to recommend the best pitch to use. I currently am getting around 5000 rpm at WOT, fully trimmed. The prop I have now is not stamped with the pitch, therefore I am lost as to what to buy for it. Everything I can read points to a 15 pitch...
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