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    crappie master is it worth it

    ok so i have been looking for a boat with out a motor i have a good motor i found a boat called a crappie master. its a fishing stile boat and it needs some work like carpet wiring and other small things here and there. im not sure the exact year but im geusing around an 89 to 90. it curenlty is...
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    mercury changeup

    hey guys i am not really sure if this is the right thread or not but i have a 1969 merc 7.5 thunderbolt. this motor has never run right since we have had it. i have put carb kits on it rewired the whole motor, put plugs in it and new coils. well last week i finaly gave up working on it so i did...
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    whats your opinion on this boat?

    i am looking for a cheap boat like this to restore is this a good boat to restore? http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/boa/2957677980.html
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    is this a good deal or rip off?

    i am taking my 1990 merc 40 4cyl 2stroke to a certifeid marine mechanic to have him clean and ajust the carbs because i have tried and cant get it in tune. he wants 150 to clean and tune it. is that a good deal?
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    need mechanic in jackson ga

    i need someone who knows alot about outboards that can come to lake jackson georgia. i have a 1990 merc 40hp 4cyl 2stroke and i dont have a clue whats wong. the motor will not rev high at all. it use to push my boat about 30 now it runs about 7. i have cleaned the carbs mutiple times replaced...
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    aluminum hull repair?

    i read a post earlier about a bass tracker with cracks and my boat has the same problem. the cracks arnt as big as his but i was just wondering what kind of rivets should i use on a patch?
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    prop seal bad or not?

    i have a 40hp 1990 merc. i have been working on the carbs lately and ran it on the muffs a few times. well the last time i had it hooked up i noticed some oil runing down the very bottom fin right under the prop. it didnt look like the lower unit oil though. i know the oil in the foot is good...
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    help me win this bet

    my friend is tring to tell me that a prop has a clutch in it. i have tried to tell him that it is just a hub that slips over the shaft but he wouldnt belive me. he has bet me some gatorades if i win!!!
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    why want it rev high?

    i have a 90s model mercury 40hp classic 4cyl. i have had it for about a year and ran it tons of times and never had any kind of problems. the motor hasent sat but maybe 3 to 4 weeks at a time without being ran. i keep it in a basement so it isnt out in the weather. i went out in it sunday to do...
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    lower unit oil on mer 40hp

    i have a 1990 mercury 40hp 4cylinder i recently bought some foot oil and when i got home i realised it said for 75hp and up will this hurt it or do i need to go get a diffrent kind?
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    mercury decals?

    anybody know where i can find some new decals for my 1990 mercury 40hp classic 4cylinder? i looked on iboats but didnt see them maybe i was looking in the wrong place.
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    min kota or motorguide?

    i am going to buy a new trollong motor for my bass boat soon and was just wondering which motor i should get. i am looking at a min kota 70lb 24v 45in shaft or a motorguide 75lb 24v 45in shaft which one is going to be the most durable and last the longest?
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    1969 mercury 7.5 thunderbolt flooding out

    i have the thunderbolt 7.5 motor i have completly went through and rebuilt everything that was bad. including carborator the motor did sit for a wile after the carb was done but it still ran fine for a little wile when i pulled it out this year. it ran good for about a weekend then started...
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    trim will not stay up

    i have a 1990 mercury 40hp classic the motor want stay up more than a couple of hours before leaking down could this be low fluid or a cylinder seal leak?
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    16ft aluminum hull damage?

    i have a 16ft procraft basshunter thats aluminum the guy i bought it from had somehow managed to knock out a few rivets on the bottom then welded them back well that worked fine for a few weeks now some of the welds are cracking so should i try to slap the jb water weld to it or try to get...
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    what is the motor

    i have what i think to be a 1990 mercury 40hp classic 4cylinder the # on it is 0d090369 can anybody tell me if it is infact the 40 classic
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