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    How should a pontoon sit in the water?

    My pontoon is 20' long (tubes) with a 25 HP long shaft mercury from 1990, and it sits stearn down the tubes are 60" the deck is 8 x 16 and I have no furniture 6 gal gas on stearn and deep cycle battery
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    Merc 25 1990

    When I run this motor there is an excellent stream of water from the tell tale which is good but I also see water coming out at the bottom pivot is this normal?
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    Water coming from base of swivel bracket

    1990 Merc Seapro 25 HP when running in the barrel (no prop) I am seeing water weeping from the bottom of the swivel bracket #8692A14 and above the mount covers #17232A1 is this something I should be concerned with as the water pump is squirting an excellant stream of water at all RPM thanks
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    Motor weight

    Hello, I purchased a pontoon with 20' tubes and 30" diameter, the deck is 14' x 8' the total weight now with the 25 Merc is 1200# but I really want to get a new four stroke about 40 hp and I am sort of leaning towards a Yamaha jet for river fishing. What determines the hp of the motor I can put...
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    1985 25HP Remoter Linkage

    Motor Serial Number 6623149 this is a tiller motor I am looking for a picture of the remote control linkage on the engine please send me a picture if you have one. Thank you
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    Fix or Junkit that is the question!!!!

    Hey good mariners now that I know what is wrong with the engine (250 GM) I am trying to justify either part it out or repair or replace the engine and restore the boat. My other boat is a deep V and has a 150 Merc on the transom which runs like a champ. What is the advantage of the I/O over the...
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    69-70 inline 6

    Hello to all from the newbie, last night I bought a Pipestone Mariner 16' Tri-Hull (cab forwaed) with tandem trailer for $250.00 and all I really wanted was the trailer for my other boat. Today I thought I would see if the engine would hold water (closed system) and nope ran out as fast as it...
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