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    buying 2009 etec 90

    i'm thinking about buying the above motor. it has 688 hours, seller is looking for $3600 canadian. that seems like a reasonable price but i know next to nothing about outboards. my brother tells me that etecs are known to have problems...is this true? i'm planning on putting it on my 19 ft...
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    alternator question

    i was going to hook up a new battery switch i bought and it says to hook one terminal to the regulator to protect the alternator if the switch is accidently turned off while engine is running. it says use a battery isolator if the alt has an internal regulater. how would i know if my alt has an...
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    leave battery in boat?

    does anyone leave their battery(s) in their boat all winter while stored? i never have until now, i usually put them in my garage on a charger but i was just wondering if this was really necessary? the boat is usually stored on a trailer behind my house covered and winterized for about 7 months...
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    convert from in board to outboard?

    has anyone ever converted an inboard boat to an outboard? whats involved and how did it turn out? i figure i'd have to add another sheet of plywood to the transom for strength....but i was wondering about the different weight distribution and how this would affect the overall performance of the...
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    paint removal

    as i mentioned in another persons thread ...like to remove the rustoleum paint on my hull. any ideas on how to best do this or should i just not bother. which brings me to my next question....can 40 year old gel coat be restored to its original shine?
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    engine fogging

    I know some people here don't believe in fogging their engine when storing for winter....but I was just wondering if you were to add a bottle of oil for a 2 cycle engine to your gas before storing and then run her until you get lots of blue smoke would that serve the same purpose? Maybe it would...
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    mechanical advance questions

    my engine started idling rough last week, anyway today i took the plate off the distributor and found that the mechanical advance was stuck with one weight out and one in. seems one of the pins that the weights revolve on came out of the hole it should be in. i had noticed that this pin came out...
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    diagnose valve problem?

    my 165 l6 is idling a bit rough, seems to be missing a bit, when reving up too. she was idling and running great until the other evening i was heading out fishing and all was well until she suddenly started missing. long story short, i found the plug wire for cylinder #6 had come off the...
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    difficult turning

    is it normal for a boat to turn one way much easier then the other way? had mine out this afternoon to check on recent timing and stalling issues, thankfully that all seems ok now, but i noticed that she seems much easier to turn to port then to starboard. starboard is a two handed task until...
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    lower shift cable question....

    i'm just wondering what is the purpose of that long sleeve is on the outdrive end of the cable. this is the one that requires a special deep socket (or two welded together) to get over to tighten the cable in place. i put a cable on a couple of years ago and didn't have the socket so i just cut...
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    timing advance

    i just switched over to electronic ignition and set the timing. the specs call for 6 degree btdc but i found the engine didn't idle smooth at that and seemed to like 10 degree advance better. any harm in leaving it at 10? will this cause detonation? i had her out yesterday and she didn't seem...
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    bad coil?

    i read the the sticky on top about trouble shooting a no spark situation and according to that i have a bad coil. i have continuity between the small pos and neg but nothing between the larger center plug in and either the pos or neg. that means bad coil? also i was wondering why this coil thats...
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    merc 165 no spark

    hi, hoping for some ideas here, my boat was working fine last fall but i tried to start her up last week first time since last year and she won't start. turns over great, getting fuel but don't seem to have any spark on the plugs that i can see when i remove one and turn her over. there is 12...
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    running hot on hose

    I've noticed lately that my engine runs hot on muffs with the hose, about 180 degrees, but ok in water, about 140 degrees. Seemed like this started this summer one time when i noticed her getting hot on the hose and saw there wasn't much water coming out of the exhaust, then she made a big spurt...
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    ocean swell

    i was wondering if an 8 foot swell coming from 2 opposite directions could create dangerous conditions where they meet? seems like thats the situation here today and i was thinking about going fishing, only 2 days left in the season.
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    engine fogging

    well its that time of year and i'm wondering about fogging the engine. i usually remove the plugs and spray oil into the cylinders but i've heard that you can just spray the oil into the air intake while the engine is running? whats best and how much oil would you spray into the intake? until...
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    almost lost new reel !

    Was cod fishing today with a new Penn reel i bought. Saw some large fish that i think were tuna come up and take some small fish we threw back. About 15 minutes later i hooked a nice fish and was reeling him in when the line just stopped and then began stripping out off the reel, it nearly...
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    pre alpha lower unit

    i think the gears in my lower unit are shot, she skips in reverse badly now and even sometimes in forward, also often cuts out when i engage in forward. anyway the drive is a 1978 pre alpha . i think its a MR but not sure. i have ordered a old pre alpha lower unit on ebay from a different motor...
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    sea ice

    lots of pack ice moving down my area this past week. looks really cool but can be deadly. take a look: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/natural-mortality-cooks-cove-whale-1.4052889 http://vocm.com/news/residents-warned-to-stay-off-pack-ice/
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    lucky escape

    local fishing crew had a close call this weekend...... http://vocm.com/news/like-the-perfect-storm-but-with-a-better-ending-fishermen-rescued-from-raging-seas/
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