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    1995 Mercury 40hp 2 stroke- It Cranks, Has Spark & fuel. Won't start!

    Using a wrench or socket ratchet and plugs removed you should be able to turn flywheel easily!! If not, you have a seruius problem. Arevyou able to pull the head off ??
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    Filling Holes

    When filling screw holes, I always put a screw into the hole along with sealant, especially if the hole goes thru...what would happen if the sealant popped out of the hole ??
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    1995 Mercury 40hp 2 stroke- It Cranks, Has Spark & fuel. Won't start!

    Can you turn it over with a pull start rope ? If you had enough water in the fuel, it could gave rusted and siezed, but overnight ?? If you can turn it over by hand then the starter is bad or the battery is low.
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    Oar length

    Today's trolling motors could easily bring you home. I can get over 8 hrs run time from my setup. Even at only 3 mph it would cover 25 miles, plenty to get me back even if slow...not sure your gonna go much faster with oars.
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    Mercury 30hp non starter?

    Can't say for sure, but I would think 125 or there abouts but compression can be low from sitting and having dry cylinders.
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    Mercury 30hp non starter?

    A little low but should be workable, could be a little low from sitting....dry cylinders from using ether starting fluid, you might try wd40 so it doesn't scuff the cylinders like ether can do
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    1988 Bayliner Capri 2.3 ford engine

    The main reason I have nothing but aluminum boats !!
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    Mercury 30hp non starter?

    Could be many things, because it has run in the past are the carbs clogged from sitting ?? Any rodent damage in the electrical wiring, they love to chew on wires. Are the plugs firing ?? Have you run a compression check ?? You might find a reason it has sit all those years!! Many years...
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    FWY Trailering 2855 with Dinghy on swim platform

    Many states have overhang laws, meaning the rear most part has to be a certain distance from the tail lights on the trailer. Last time I looked, our state was 36" so if your platform and dingy hang out more than 36" from the tail lights you could have an issue, or might beed to add tail lights.
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    1988 Bayliner Capri 2.3 ford engine

    The name Bayliner (an old one) and OMC are terms that scare people away. You would ve better off to pull rhe engine and outdrive and remove all salvageable items, scrap the hull and try to sell the parts.
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    Boat Pedestal Question

    All it takes is one accident and a big lawsuit to stip production on most anything, doesn't mean the product was bad...tadays engineers are task with the job of fixing " stupid" ...and that is not likely to ever get fixed !
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    2024 Boston Boat Show

    All those electronics just scare the crap out of me.....my touch screen on my Jeep has acted up on ocassion, 1200 bucks for screen only, no labor !! Estimate was almost 3K total. Switches and buttons are so much easier and cheaper !!
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    1995 Mercury 40hp 2 stroke- It Cranks, Has Spark & fuel. Won't start!

    Are you sure that crystal clear " fuel" isn't water ?? Been there done that, mine had so much water it would not burn !!
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    jack plate for a 9.9 motor

    Make your own and save a bunch !! Won't take much for a 9.9 hp.
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    2024 Boston Boat Show

    Gonna be difficult to tow those when we are all forced to drive little electric vehicles !!
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    Cleaning fishing rods

    Thanks, I will check that out....
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    Cleaning fishing rods

    Haven't used scents in years, the reason being, back in the day, those scents were weird like licorice, and other scents that a fish would never know about. Most were just masking scents to cover human scents. Today....I don't know, we see very little if any scent ads or articles talking about...
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    1995 Mercury 40hp 2 stroke- It Cranks, Has Spark & fuel. Won't start!

    Hopefully it hasn't run wirh that old fuel......
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    1995 Mercury 40hp 2 stroke- It Cranks, Has Spark & fuel. Won't start!

    Get yourself a fuel rated pump and some hose, pump it out. Add some fresh and take the boat for a ride down bumpy roads and railroad tracks, then take it home and pump it out again. After a couple/ few times it will be clear. Add a good fuel filter inline and fill with fresh gas. Your gonna...
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    Replacing Keel rollers

    My local Home Depot has a good assortment of galvanized bolts and nuts including U bolts of various sizes. You might check them out.
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