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  1. Texasmark

    Props, so many options

    I had a 3 blade 20P SS Laser II early edition (square vents) and replaced it with a 4 blade 19P SS Solace. Got the increased hole shot performance, good solid cruising performance (the goal) and only dropped from 49 to 46 at WOT which was a surprise........but speed wasn't the objective.
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    Props, so many options

    Turning Point brand Hustler commercials shows you the metallic structure cutaways of regular cast aluminum and their proprietary process. I would assume Mercury has a similar process.
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    Combatting Water/Damp Conditions inside of boat?

    When the family was young and we boated often, getting in and out of the water by family members and their toys added a fair amount. I drained it after the events, hung everything wet out (elsewhere) to dry with hatches open and stored it in a garage uncovered, or if under a tarp tarp was open...
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    Ian Destruction

    "Numb" That pretty well describes how I think I would feel....a lot of desperation too......from my Apple dictionary: Despair......the complete loss of hope, .........
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    Ian Destruction

    https://nypost.com/2022/09/28/hurricane-ian-wreaks-havoc-throughout-florida/#1 This is absolutely mind boggling. Where and how do you start the cleanup process? How do you personally survive if you survived the initial onslaught in the first place as things get cleaned up? I am totally taken...
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    Leaving Tampa, Osprey, Fort Myers ? ?

    Enlarge or shrink as desired. Scroll over to area of interest. Expand and put cursor over point of interest and click the left mouse button. You will get a rainfall number for that location. I found 19" in central Fl., besides the coastal flooding from rain, not counting the storm surge...
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    Props, so many options

    So the real question prompting an answer before you go off in the wrong direction is: As you trim out (when in doubt trim it out....Fazbullet) and the RPMs are increasing, is the boat bow lifting out of the water and the speed increasing, or is the boat already pretty level, bow already out of...
  8. Texasmark

    Plastic Tanks are All Junk

    I have a couple of 6 gal. I bought at wallyworld and there is a tag on the tank or in the box that cautions against overtightening when installing the outlet fitting. Funny, the first one I bought 5 or so years ago and it had the outlet fitting attached. The one I bought this year, same tank...
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    1996 Mercury 30 HP Primer Bulb Routing

    You probably have a fuel enrichment solenoid operated by the ignition key when in the ON-Start position and pushed in which is a starting aid. You didn't say what HP your engine is. On my 2002 90 and 115 at the top front of the engine (cowl removed) is a device about the diameter of a half US...
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    Need advice for getting boat on plane

    Knowing your wide open speed and engine RPMs would help us to understand the problem. In looking at the position of the helm, with your essentials and the side by seat positioned where it is, I too think you are stern heavy and 40 doesn't have enough whoopie to get you up all that fast. Not...
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    1977?? Bumblebee boat seems like a lot of water pours out of it

    If you don't use the LW and that is what it is, Walmart has plugs for normal transom drain holes that may/can/will fit that hole. I have 2 LWs in my current boat and do not use either. I did what I said and that was that. On the screened inlet I disconnected the hose at the rear of the plug...
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    Merc 150 Intermittently Bogging Down at WOT

    While you are at it, get a new filter and cut your old one open to see if its clogged. You may be "un" pleasantly surprised at what you might find therein.
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    90Hp torque spec

    I find that manufacturers torque their filters and when you look at the instructions on the side of the filter.....3/4 turn after the seal touches the engine's surface, they were way too tight. I had a standby generator that had the case to mounting flange start leaking as a result of over...
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    Suggestions about boat not getting on plane and prop protection

    My grand daddy had just such a boat, planked flat bottom, sealed with lead and Okum (spelling) cord, powered by a 10 hp Johnson back in the mid 1950's. On occasions when I visited, I would move to the bow seat and the boat would barely plane. When coming home in the afternoons, the wind...
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    90Hp torque spec

    If nobody hits on this I'll tell you what I do. When I buy something new it seems to be torqued to the published spec that the bolt/nut can handle without ripping the threads out or snapping off. I even had an oil filter on my Generac standby generator fail at the seam because it was torqued...
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    Fuses keep blowing at the battery

    What does the fuse look like where it separated? If it looks like it melted and fell out of position you have something consuming excessive current, a hard to trace problem. Start by looking for corrosion on the fuse/fuse terminals themselves. If the fuse stays intact long enough, the problem...
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    Mercury 115 2+2

    You are right where you want to be.
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    Water in the bilge

    I think if a bellows is leaking you would have a volume proportional to time in the water. If in doubt about bellows condition, or if boat has been sitting for a long time, or its used but seldom if ever changed I'd be changing the bellows and If you take the outdrive off, greasing the CV joint...
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    16ft lund aluminium boat add kicker motor

    Not necessarily on that sized boat. I have seen it done on several boats and it seems to work fine. Another example is a larger boat with a dual engine setup for folks that go offshore. If one fails, they come home on the other with the dead engine tilted up. I would imagine that you may...
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    Mercury 115 2+2

    Well Jimmbo one September day in 1973 we had a company picnic. I had a New 1972 Johnson 125 (power tilt but no trim...that came out with their '73 year model} with the newly released 17P OMC SST 3 blade (non ported) prop on an 18' Caravelle tri-hull. It took some doing but I, alone in the...
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