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    Steering Systems

    Need to replace the steering on my boat. Would like to know more about these No Feedback systems. I dont need a hydraulic steering setup. Is rotary and mechanicaly the same thing? I also am interested in this Tilt wheel setup...however, I'm a bit confused on what kit I actually would want...
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    Latches, Hatches, Lids

    Got a 1982 Mako Angler that I need to get two lids for two of the livewells for my boat. I definitely want all three lids in the rear to be supported with hinges, so they can be open and closed rather than lifted off. I also want them to somehow be able to be locked down tite (not necessarily...
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    Transom Plate/Bracket Mount

    Does anyone have some good pics of a transom plate/bracket that they made or had made to slip over their transom to add extra strength support for that heavy motor hanging off? Below is a picture of what I came up with for my little boat, but I now have a 171 Mako Angler that I would like to do...
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    Spitting Carb

    So the motor (1991 Johnson 60HP) has been running real well. I fouled a plug a month back and noticed that my top carb was spitting a lot of fuel. Sure enough, the top plug was fouled and the other two plugs looked pretty good. I leaned out the top mixture screw a little, but did not want to...
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    Issues Again!!!

    Fouled a plug last week after the motor had been running great for quite a while, so I tossed some new plugs in and also decided to rebuild my top carb because I noticed it was spitting fuel when I took the carb cover off recently. Rebuilt the top carb, put everything back together...fired up...
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    Mr. Funnel

    Has anyone used the Mr. Funnel? They cost around $20 and have them in different sizes. They claim it can remove water, dirt, grime, dust, any small particles that come through gasoline from gas pumps, or even 5 gallon jugs we have stored for use in lawnmowers, boats, weedeaters etc... I think...
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    Motor Troubles

    I knew it was to good to be true. After the rebuild I've put probably 100 hours+ on the motor. Motor still runs, and I dont think anything severe is wrong with it. But its struggling at idle, running pretty rough, even with a little vibration. This is in gear at idle or in nuetral. But once...
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    Tachometer Calibration

    So I hooked up a tachometer, because running a 2 stroke without one just doesn't make much sense to me. I got a nice Tachometer from a boat I bought, and decided to use it for a different boat of mine. The gauge is a TuroTest RPM Gauge. Pretty nice gauge really. When I hooked it up to the...
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    Mercury EFI 4 strokes

    Anyone have a the newer Merc EFI 4 strokes? I'm pricing out newer 4 stroke outboards for a repower on my new to me Mako. I need a 115-135HP 4 stroke. I read on Mercury's site about the motor a little bit but would love someone's honest opinion that owns one. Cory
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    New Johnson 4-Strokes

    So I logged onto www.johnson.com and believe I read correctly that the models listed on their webpage are from 2006. Any truth to this? I honestly cannot say that I've seen many Johnson 4 strokes on the water. But I believe they are basically suzuki 4 strokes (which are all over the place on the...
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    Setting Up Tachometer

    So I picked up a nice set of guages when I purchased my new to me Mako Angler. It came with a set of guages that I actually plan to use on my smaller boat with my 1991 60HP Johnson. I havent ever had an RPM guage since I've had the boat as it never came with one. Where is the connection on the...
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    Whats it worth

    Looking for honest opinions here.... Trying to sell my old outboard, and going to repower with something newer and probably a 4 stroke. I understand NADA values this motor around $250 or so. Which I find to be EXTREMELY cheap for a smooth running, perfectly idling and strong outboard that also...
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    Seating/Support

    As you can see from the picture...there really isn't much room between the console and the livewells (14 1/2 Inches to be exact). What do most people do for seating on these boats (82' Mako Angler 171)? I've seen the long cushion along the top of the starboard for a seat...which I plan to...
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    Project Mako

    Picked up a 1982 17' Mako Angler. Hull is in great shape, just need a new paintjob and some real minor fiberglass work. The motor is pretty much shot, so I will be looking for a new one. However, my question is...there aren't any guages, and no way to tell exactly how much fuel is in my fuel...
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    Outboard Talk

    Anyone here have any experiences with the mid-range Mercury EFI 4 strokes? Im most interested in a 115HP version. I looked at the weight, and the weight of this particular 4 stroke is only a matter of less than 50lbs over many 2 strokes. Anyone that knows about these motors some, I would...
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    Just Curious...Used Boat Shoppers

    I'm going to look at a 1982 Mako 171 Angler Edition, and the seller says all that really needs to be done is cosmetics. Says the hull is pretty strong. Also says it has a 115 83' Evinrude that runs good for its age and has good compression. My question for those of you out there is...what would...
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    Cleaning Plugs

    So I've got this nifty spark plug cleaner. It holds sand, and basically sandblasts the spark plugs and cleans them up real nice. I blow the plugs out with high PSI air to make sure the sand is gone, and I usually also spray a little carb cleaner on them also. How often do you guys do this? I...
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    Hope This Is Fixable

    1991 Johnson 60HP. Motor runs fabulous since the powerhead rebuild. Unfortunately, I'm not 100% satisfied with it because of one annoying thing. For whatever reasons, I did not think to address this issue while the powerhead was off and the motor in pieces. Down towards the middle of the...
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    Update From The Rebuild

    As some of you know, I have been trying to update on here the progress of my rebuild on my 1991 Johnson 60HP. The block was machined by a guy named David at Coastal Marine in Stuart FL. He was reffered to me by Dhadley on this forum and that was definitely clutch as David seemed to know quite...
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    Semi-Synthetic / Full Synthetic

    Does anyone have real good input towards running a synthetic blend versus running a full synthetic 2 stroke oil in their outboards? I was standing at the store today and noticed that the pennzoil premium plus jug said it was NMMA as well TCW3. But the Pennzoil full synthetic only says TCW3 on...
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