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    Safety Switch Issues

    Thank you for posting the repair. (y)(y)
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    Best boat for skiing and wakeboarding

    Big heavy full cabin cruisers are best. They throw up huge wakes and even a good secondary wake. All while others in the boat are are eating drinking sunbathing and enjoying the same cruise. We always have designated level headed PWC with us when someone is being towed. He picks them up and...
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    Replacement Battery for Mercury Bigfoot 60hp

    A lot of other things in the boat will have a BIGGER effect on the battery size you SHOULD buy. Also if you do a winter storage. Leave boat UNCOVERED during rain storms ?
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    Water/Fuel filter

    Love it when a poster posts what has helped him and his problem !! (y)(y)(y)(y)
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    2nd battery needed if installing prawn puller??

    Old Evinrudes, 1986 and newer 9.9 hp and larger have a working 5 amp alternator and rectifier of 5 amperes. At rated speed. But the OB motors are NOT run long enough & fast enough to keep replacing the power being used up every trip. Add in winter storage & you are buying a new battery after a...
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    2nd battery needed if installing prawn puller??

    Once you get the pots moving ? Rev up the 50 hp engine to 1/2 of max speed. It will keep battery up & share the current being used by the puller motor. If you have a fish finder or depth reader ? program the low battery alarmto about 12.2 volts.
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    Dead Batteries

    Well if the batteries tested GOOD. And the trouble disappeared AFTER you changed batteries ? I vote the battery cable clamps being loose, were the problem.
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    2004 merc 50hp efi starts and stalls wont stay running

    As many have noticed. I do not attempt any F I or computer motors, I am a dinosaur. o_O
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    Dead Batteries

    Corroded battery clamps . Not tightened enough ?
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    Are these old D!ck Pope Water Skis any good?

    Humbug to you. :)
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    Temperature sensor

    Is it the bad one ? Make / model / serial number of motor ? Any NOT CONNECTED wire around ?
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    Are these old D!ck Pope Water Skis any good?

    I have a caring auto body shop guy. Would not think of a glass boat. Without him helping us. We have never redone any glass mixes.
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    Dead Batteries

    Forgot the 1 final test of a starter motor. Before removing it. Using a set of battery jumper cables. Connect the plus and minus clips FIRST directly to bolts on the motor. Then connect 1of the other ends to the battery. THAT LAST unconnected clip is used as a switch connection. A good motor...
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    1972 Jetstream 15V

    It looks great. Enjoy it.
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    Rope snap back or recoil

    NO NO stretchy tow ropes !!
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    Dead Batteries

    How many seconds do you have to crank the motor to get it running....steadily ? Include all restarts for a total time.
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    Dead Batteries

    A bad old starter motor......WILL.....absolutely rundown a battery very quickly. If it has some shorted copper turns in it. Been there 2 times when poor . I carried a hammer and would tap the starter case in a solid area. Would jar the wearing out very fast BRUSHES enough to make a better...
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    Mercury 6.2 ECT DTS Axius Voltage Issue

    tpenfeld Have you phoned the manufacturer to see if they made a error and now have a good correction ? I have sometimes got lucky that way. (y)
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    Mercury 6.2 ECT DTS Axius Voltage Issue

    Lou Put the gun away.
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    2000 Johnson surging

    Haw about correct new sparkplugs. And check the gap on each new plug BEFORE installing them.
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