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  1. Texasmark

    Engine size for Wooden Boat?

    40 hp isn't a lot of power for that boat. In my boating circles, 40 hp on a 14-15' boat isn't uncommon, even on lightweight aluminum and fiberglass boats. As others have said, you never seem to have too much power to have a good time.
  2. Texasmark

    Motor stops under power

    Is your fuel tank vented....is it functioning properly? I assume you have a squeeze bulb on the fuel line. What does it feel like when the engine dies? Have you tried to squeeze it to prime the engine when it falters?
  3. Texasmark

    Pull start only engaged only when I pull fast

    Well as you say, I never saw such and it defies the laws of physics if you ask me. If friction forces it out.....does friction put it back????? What is the mechanism that tells it that it's time go go back into hiding?
  4. Texasmark

    Lund Renegade 1975 vs Ranger RT198p

    Having had a popular hulled 17' alum. BB. I find the hulls very hard on the buttox/backbone. Any chop of a foot or more will beat you to death at any kind of speed. I would suggest that you reconsider your objectives and look at a deep V alum boat...plenty of nice ones out there made by the...
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    Pull start only engaged only when I pull fast

    Just a post comment, centrifugal force is what swings the pawls out and as you realized, if the resistance to moving is lowered, they will sling out easier and work better and the faster you pull the rope the more energy transferred to the pawls to swing out.
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    Ragged out idle 90hp 2 stroke

    Next time you are out tilt the rear of the engine up maybe 10 degrees while its vibrating and see if it stops vibrating. I don't have any actual deliverable proof that fuel is puddling in the rear of those cylinders, but back in like 1960 time line, Mercury fishing motors were designed with the...
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    Ragged out idle 90hp 2 stroke

    Idle RPM is set to 675 +/- 50 RPM in the water in F gear, boat moving. With spark advance knob on throttle arm going from control cables to stator up under the flywheel that advances the timing, per the serv. manual. 115 compression isn't too bad but the manual says anything below 120 to expect...
  8. Texasmark

    90 efi Mercury 4 stroke over revving

    The only problem I have with that possibility is that you have 2 instruments that would have gone bad simultaneously....tach and speedometer. I had a 90 2 stroke triple, 2002 model and I was playing with the timing one day I accidentally set it too fast and the engine ran away....did a hard peg...
  9. Texasmark

    Seasonally changing Mercury 110 spark plugs

    Fish finders run on very low frequencies. Your outboard runs on 3x that range at idle and 30 times it at top end. If you get interference it would be little specks showing up on the display....something like little black or white dots spaced out, like when it starts snowing outside.
  10. Texasmark

    Cant get new boat to plan out

    I rented a 16' Carolina Skiff, may have been a CC, with a 60 Merc. one summer in S. Louisiana. It didn't have instruments but it performed well enough. Hole shot (getting on plane) was ok but in making the long runs from the marina to the Gulf, I could have used some more ponies to get the...
  11. Texasmark

    Stringer rotten

    Some boats of that era used the air space between the hull and the deck (floor) as the flotation device. As the boats got older water would find its way into that space (BTDT). I was boating when Terry was popular around here and they weren't top of the line bass boats (opinion based on...
  12. Texasmark

    Stalling at Idle and Idle Speed

    I see 4 possibilities: Fuel line from tank to engine including bulb which these days has gotten to be a big problem after the EPA stuck its nose into the mfgr. of that line, fuel filter in engine clogged, RPM set too low, old fuel lines (23 years old) with leaks either within the hose or at the...
  13. Texasmark

    1994 Merc 150 XR6 water pressure gauge hose attachment point

    Any 1/8" brass plugs screwed into the rear water jacket covers where the spark plugs are located?
  14. Texasmark

    Possible purchase of 73 Chrysler cadet

    Check out the weight in Jimmbo's post......225#. On windless days great, but here in N. Tx. the wind blows pretty much constantly. And what happens when you cross a boat wake, especially the ones that create the wakes for surfboarding????????
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    Possible purchase of 73 Chrysler cadet

    Not familiar with a Cadet. In 1971 I bought a new 16' Chrysler Sports Fury tri-hull with an 85 hp Chrysler engine. My overall assessment of the boat is that it was made from minimum materials and used a lot of "Chopper Gun" glass rather than adequate "Woven Roving Glass Matt. Also, being...
  16. Texasmark

    Prop, or Engine Issue?

    Well sir, I didn't get a manual from the owner, never thought about it, and didn't frequent dealers. I was busy helping my wife raise 4 kids, going to school, and working a stressful job....that paid well. On the boat, you get home from church, change clothes, load up the kids and gear, stop...
  17. Texasmark

    Prop, or Engine Issue?

    I don't know if you would classify the 70 HP Johnson 3 cylinder Looper a large engine. If that engine had one the PO nor I were aware of it......like I said, I knew little about outboards back then and had no manuals.
  18. Texasmark

    Prop spinning out on a 45 Honda

    SWAG: Boat is barely on plane if at all. Engine height may be too high for the engine boat combination. Prop is sucking air rather than water due to increased load.....point of least resistance. Once you determine WOT RPMs, if below the top end of the recommended RPM range, dropping pitch...
  19. Texasmark

    2001 90-HP Merc dies

    Disconnect the wiring harness in the engine. Install a new fuse. Turn the switch. What happens? If it holds its engine related. If not it's a boat wiring problem. I had a 2002 90 and it only had one 20 amp fuse internally. Nothing in the service manual about any 30 amp fuse. Another clue...
  20. Texasmark

    Waterski prop advice

    I have about 4 TP props for different applications. I don't think you can beat them for an aluminum prop. On the 35 MPH skiing speed, BTDT and when you "crash" it hurts bad enough at that speed. Wouldn't want any more pain so I limited myself to that top end.
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