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    no power to gauges and ignition switch

    There is no power at the key switch. No power to trim, depth finder on bow, trim switch on bow. The only thing that has power is the live wells and the bilge pump. I have checked all the fuses from the battery, motor fuses and the ones under the dash. There is no power to any of the gauges, the...
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    no power to gauges and ignition switch

    I had power to the gauges and the fuel gauge when I plugged the wire back into the fuel gauge and after turning the ignition switch on and off a few times the gauges, trim, etc was working then all of a sudden everything stopped working again. The battery is fully charged. I have checked the...
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    no power to gauges and ignition switch

    I have a 2015 bass tracker txw 175 bass boat. I noticed the fuel gauge was reading full all the time. Took the dash loose and found a wire had come unplugged on the fuel gauge. power came back to the gauges and ignition. I turned the key a few times and the gas gauge worked perfectly four times...
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    minn kota edge trolling motor

    I installed a new shaft in my trolling motor today. when I got everything back together the foot control doesn't move the motor. Anyone know what could be wrong?
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    teleflex dual steering cable

    I have a 18 ft. bass boat. with a 150 hp mariner. The engine went out and I bought another engine which is a 115 hp. This engine has the long shaft and I bought a jack plate for it so I could get the proper height. I am going to have to buy new steering cable for it. My question is do I need...
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    jack plate

    I am going to put a jack plate on my bass boat and would like to know if I have to have new steering cables. It will have a 5and a half set back.
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    115 hp Mercury outboard shaft length

    I have a 1987 115 hp mercury outboard. the motor blew up so I found a good deal on another Mercury except this one has a long shaft instead of a short shaft. It goes on a 18 ft. bass boat. I installed the motor on the boat and it runs great. the only problem is if I start to trim the motor up it...
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    1986 mercury 150 xr-2

    I have a 1986 150 hp v-6 xr-2. I just installed a new side mount control on my bass boat. The problem is the horn on the control is giving off a beep,beep sound. I know this has something to do with low oil. My question is would it hurt if I just used pre-mix and forget about the oiler which I...
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    1984 mariner in line 6 cylinder

    Hope someone can help me. I have a 1984 mariner in line 6 cyl. I just bought this engine and put it on my bass boat. motor starts easy. Got out on the lake and gave it throttle and it wouldn't get up on plane and tried to die. went back to the marina and pulled each wire off plugs one at a time...
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    1980 mariner 115 straight 6 wiring schematic

    I just bought a 1980 straight 6 115 h.p. Mariner. I plan on installing the motor soon and need the wiring schematic for the engine. power trim etc. any help will be appreciated
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    1975 mercruiser outdrive

    I have a 1975 Sea Ray with a pre alpha outdrive I am having trouble with. When I try to raise the outdrive, it only comes up a quarter of the way. I disconnected the trim cylinders from the outdrive and put a rope beneath the trim cylinders to keep them level. When I press the two up buttons the...
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    replacing u-joint bellows

    I need help replacing the u-joint bellows on my 1975 mercruiser mr. I took the outdrive off and bought all the bellows to put on. The u-joint bellows seems too big and there is no up,aft, down etc on the bellows. Just the clips on each end and there are some flat spots on each side of the...
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    shift shaft bellows replacement

    I hope someone can help me with this. You have been so good helping me on other problems. I have an old 1975 sea ray and am installing all the bellows. I am trying to replace the shift shaft bellows. I disconnected everything in the engine compartment that needed to be taken off. I am trying to...
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    helm bench seat

    I have a 1975 24 ft. Sea Ray srv. It was stolen about two weeks ago and I got it back about an hour later. Apparently he hit something very hard and the helm seat came loose because it was rotted. I only have pieces to go by and would like to build my own seat. Like doing a puzzle. Anyway does...
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    mercruiser outdrive

    I have a 1975 mercruiser out drive that is stuck in the up position. The trim motor is running but the outdrive is not moving. It was going up and down for a while but now it wont go down. Could the reverse lock be what is keeping the outdrive from going down? I don't have the reverse lock wired...
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