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    2011 8 HP Mercury 4 Stroke

    Small one , usually under the flywheel .
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    Boat reverse polarity

    What does this mean ? :)
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    Do I need a trailer?

    Im just in the process of buying a Bris 3.8m inflatable and have decided to go for the trailer It doesnt have to be heavy duty at all . Can leave the motor on ,boat is lower and easier to launch ( I have above knee amputation so this is important to me ..... even tho my prosthetic is...
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    New boat owners leaving the hobby

    I think tho regardless of current trends a certain number of new boaters are going to "hang it up " for a variety of reasons 1/ In spite of everything the wife and/ or kids said , enthusiasm shown , when it came down to it they couldnt be arsed sitting in a boat all day , dont like touching...
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    2011 8 HP Mercury 4 Stroke

    Ooooh Id love to put the pick up / trigger coil on an oscilloscope ( just had a bit of this bulls hit with a Suzuki road bike )
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    Help with Johnson 150 Pinion Bearing Removal

    If your looking to get a used shaft the bearing position might be shinier than the rest of the shaft but if you can feel or measure any wear its on its way out . Can you get that part new ?
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    2011 8 HP Mercury 4 Stroke

    Does it misbehave if you hold it at 3300-4000 rpm or does it do it at WOT at 3300-4000 rpm on its way to full revs?
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    Help with Johnson 150 Pinion Bearing Removal

    Top pic , Nah that shaft is custard . What your looking at is the hardened surface (where the bearing runs ) has disintegrated . You may be able to recover the shaft but its either some hard welding , machining and rehardening , or maybe sleeving it ( speedy sleeve ? ). The problem is that...
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    2004 Mercury 115 ELPTO surging

    Sure does sound like a fuel flow issue . Get the carbs primed up and remove fuel feed hose from carbs and direct at a suitable container , start engine and confirm that fuel is being delivered at a reasonable pressure ( put finger over end of hose and try and make it spray a bit ). The...
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    Is 40 lbs pressure enough?

    My Honda has the two ports on the side of the gear case but it also has one above the prop in the underside of the cav plate . When on the muffs a lot of water comes out the hole above the prop ..... so much so that the pump wont prime or flow properly ..... I get a dribble at best from the...
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    Boat cushions

    Yeah but 3 thousand (US ! ) dollars for two cushens is bull ( thats whats given up ) . I can get a whole leather lounge suite for that .:)
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    replacing transom, has anyone used AL square tube instead of wood?

    yeah free is good . I have access to 2m ( 6.56') lengths of 40x40mm (1.574" ) galvanised steel tube 2.5mm (.0984" )wall thickness that comes in shipping containers ( used to stop 1 ton bags of fert leaning against the inside of the doors and jamming them closed , about 30 per container ) ...
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    The Fish Thief a Great Lakes mystery

    Awesome , Thanks rolmops :)
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    The Fish Thief a Great Lakes mystery

    All I could find was 3 minute trailers . I am interested because we have similar issues here. Seems to me that we have peeps keen to spend taxpayer money to form committees and talk about the issue , line themselves up for credit but dont actually achieve anything positive .
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    M40C Tachometer install weird readings

    I can see why an engine could have 2 pulses per rev ( 2 stroke twin wasted spark ) but 4 ? How would you get 4 ? I was thinking tho that maybe it auto ranges if the pulse rate goes out of range for the setting its on . And anyhow dingbat what are you doing reading the instructions :D
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    M40C Tachometer install weird readings

    yes . if its a bit erratic you could try wrapping a couple more turns around the plug lead . I have hour meters triggered off the plug wire and I also wrapped a bit of insulation tape to sorta bind the pick up wire to the plug lead .
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    prov 150 carb question

    Cad-ess . I swapped the labels on her shampoo and conditioner bottles :D took her about a week .......no sense of humour :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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    Evinrude 55 1978 gearcase

    One thing to remember , specially if working on older stuff . There may be a modern alternative to the factory recommended sundries .
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    prov 150 carb question

    Yeah , the wife's nail polish:rolleyes:🤬 . I have bought bottles of clear polish and cleaner in the past ( for patching fishing rods bindings , stone chips etc ) and they have all been stolen .... right out of my fishing box , talk about brazen:LOL:
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    Ideas for using scrap fiberglass.

    Oh , you guys got a modern boat ?:LOL: and anyhow its gunna take more than carbon fibre to get you guys up to pace . 'Bout time we re-named that Auld Mug.:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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