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    Rigging quad 275 Verados question

    <br /><br />See attached photo, out side motors rotate to starboard inner motors rotate to port. Why did they rig it this way? I would think you would want all the props turning inward for top speed. <br /><br />Mac<br /><br />P.S. No it is not my boat but I do know the guy who does. Word around...
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    Inboard transmission kicks fluid out

    After some serious rain water in the bilge of my brother’s Mako 23 straight inboard, we have a weird problem. Water got in to the trans so we changed the fluid. Now when we run it kicks the fluid out under load then begins to slip. If we top it back off it will be fine for a few min till it...
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    How much does my 1986 225 V6 weigh?

    How much does my 1986 225 V6 weigh?<br />I am concedering a repower and I am worried that the new 4 strokes may be to heavy for my hull 1979 Mako 23'<br /><br />Mac
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    Mako 236 with bracket vs. standard outboard.

    Here is the deal, I have a 78’ 236 with an 86 Johnson 225 runs awesome. I may have the opportunity to move to a (Not sure of the year) 236 with a full transom and bracket (Factory) and a Yamaha ox66 250. Here is the question. How much better is this boat with a bracket and full transom? My boat...
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    Mako 236 with bracket vs. standard outboard.

    Here is the deal, I have a 78’ 236 with an 86 Johnson 225 runs awesome. I may have the opportunity to move to a (Not sure of the year) 236 with a full transom and bracket (Factory) and a Yamaha ox66 250. Here is the question. How much better is this boat with a bracket and full transom? My boat...
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    Setting a tach up

    I bought a tach for my brother and when I hooked it up all was well but the reading was off around 500rpm at idle. So I went to change the setting on the back of the tach and this thing is like a rheostat on the back. It is completely arbitrary to where you think it should be. Is this just a low...
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    Prop slection for 23' Mako inboard

    Anyone have a suggestion for a starting point? I am running a Mako 23’<br />Engine is Volvo Penta 3869162 5.0 G1-B ssn 4012067908<br />Trans is by Mercury Marine 5612458<br />Shaft is 1 1/8”<br /><br />We ran a 14”x15” Sunday and it really bogged down. The tach was acting up but best I could...
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    Could this boat have been re-powered with the wrong rotation motor???

    Could this boat have been re-powered with the wrong rotation motor???<br /><br />This is an odd one..<br />My brother just purchased a Mako 23’ with a brand new Volvo crate motor 0 hours the owner had not even taken it out for a test run due to a medical condition. When we ran it today it felt...
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    Water control Valve 1986 225

    I have water leaking out of this cooling water control valve on my 1986 Johnson 225. This thing is hooked up to the throttle linkage and it looks like it diverts water up to the t-stats. My OMC dealer doesn’t stock the seals or the valve. Is there anywhere I can get these next day air? Can I get...
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    PIONEER 19' CC Any Good?

    Well, I don't know how it happened but my dad just came home from a boat show with a PIONEER 19' CC with a 150 2 stroke. Has anyone had experience with one of these?<br /><br />Mac
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    PIONEER 19' CC Any Good?

    Well, I don't know how it happened but my dad just came home from a boat show with a PIONEER 19' CC with a 150 2 stroke. Has anyone had experience with one of these?<br /><br />Mac
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    1991 225hp No cooling water over 3000 rpm

    I have a 1991 225hp that is over heating.<br /><br />Question If I have cooling water at the exhaust relief ports but not at the tell-tail (tell-tail not pulgged up), where should I start looking for the problem? My gut says thermostats, any ideas?<br /><br /><br />History: Gear case tore up due...
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    How to hook up a solar charger to a 2 battery system

    I would like to hook up a solar charger to keep a maintenance charge in a 2 battery set-up. How can I wire this so that it charges both batteries but doesn’t cause juice to flow from one to the other? <br /><br />Mac
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    Verado 250 Can my hull handel it?

    I have a 1978 Mako 23' that is in pretty good shape. It is getting to be time to repower. My question is with the 275 out performing 300hp motors in tests will this 250 rip my boat apart? It is rated for 250 but that was back in the day of crank shaft rated motors.<br /><br />Mac<br /> <br...
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    Not enugh "throw" when shiftig

    A buddy asked me to look at his boat and this is what we found.<br />When he shifts in to forward the gears engagage fine, when he goes for reverse it sounds like some one trying to shift slowly in to reverse. So I adjusted the shift cable a bit to give him some aditonal throw in to reverse. Now...
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    Finding a new lower unit questions.

    My motor SSN j225txcdag7163689 1986 225hp Just ate up the lower unit. Could anyone out there help me learn how to ID a suitable replacement? Shaft length etc? I have been told that the lower unit from a V6 cross flow will not work on a looper, how can I id the differences and figure out what...
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    Gear noise.

    Yesterday my motor bogged just a bit, then came back up to rpm. When I got to the idle speed zone I heard a slight Wheerrrrrrr sound coming from the motor only when in gear. Normal sound in neutral, but in gear I get this very slight wheeerrrr sound….. <br /><br />1986 225 hp Johnson<br /><br...
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    Setting up to idle long periods of time.

    I have an 86 225hp (VRO disconnected) that I need to set up to idle for long periods of time. I may be moving further up the bay and my idle speed / no wake zone time may be as long as 45 min before I can hit the gas. Depending on what the city council recommends on extending the no wake zones...
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    Small shock from my steering wheel…

    I was out this weekend and released that I was getting a very mild shock though my steering wheel. At first I thought a jellyfish had stung me but when I let go of the wheel and grabbed it again I noticed it. <br />My tach also stopped working this weekend. Any Ideas?<br /><br />1986 Johnson 226...
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    Small “Crunch” on one of my chines / Glass repair question

    Small “Crunch” on one of my chines / Glass repair question<br /><br />In prepping my boat new (Used) boat for bottom paint I noticed a small “Crunch” on one of the chines. The area is probably 3 inches long and 1 inch wide. The chine is still in tact but I am worried about water getting in to...
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