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    What to paint the lower unit of outboard with?

    Gee, that VS721 is pricey. Does it work better than antifouling paint suitable for aluminum?
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    2001 40ELPT 4S issue

    Compression is good. Spark plugs look good as well. Does that motor have an accelerator pump? Does it work?
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    Replacing clutch on my mini...

    Is the flywheel damaged? I replaced lots of clutches, and never found a damaged flywheel. They seem to slip before that happens. I pulled my speedboat with my Datsun 200SX 2.0L. I needed to replace the clutch disc often. I go to the point where I could put on in is an hour or so. I...
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    Boat Engines

    Simple boats (carb outboard, fuel gauge and speedo/tach, fiberglass hull) are pretty cheap to own. You charge the battery, put fuel in them and go. When you add electronics, sterndrive or fuel injection, things get an order of magnitude more complex and expensive.
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    gamefisher manual

    Sears was still selling parts last I looked some months ago. They stock lots of parts for their products. Maybe they have one. Alternatively, if you know who made the motor for Sears, maybe they have one.
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    No spark on Merc 85hp

    I have always heard that the battery voltage on a good battery should not fall below 11.5VDC when cranking if the battery and starter are good. If you see higher voltage in the battery, and the starter is not spinning fast, the battery resistance is likely the cause.
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    96 johnson j150exedb. Help with hoes location

    I do not have page 3-40 in my service manual. The service manual I refer to is the factory one for my '98 150HPV6 60* looper. Section 2 is the fuel section of the manual. Not sure I understand #1 question. The last page of the fuel section in the service manual has a picture of the hose...
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    No spark on Merc 85hp

    If your starter is not spinning for more than a few seconds, you have electrical resistance, or perhaps a bad starter.
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    No spark on Merc 85hp

    Check those battery cables over closely. On my '77, the cable rotted out high up on the gunwale, under the insulation. It had only 3 strands left. The starter ran full speed for 4 seconds and then slowed as the 3 strands heated up.
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    96 johnson j150exedb. Help with hoes location

    I will assume you mean the recirculation hoses. There is a picture of them in the service manual. Both sides are the same. Starboard side: top Front nipple connects to bottom rear nipple; Middle front nipple connects to top rear nipple; Bottom front nipple connects to middle rear nipple...
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    Johnson FastStrike power cutting out

    Does she lose power after she was run a while, shut off for a time and then restarted?
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    No spark on Merc 85hp

    She should crank more that 10 seconds, w/o slowing down. Look for corrosion on your battery cables. It could be under the insulation, so look for bulges. Engines need spark, timing and fuel to run. Spray some 50::1 fuel into the carb intakes and then crank her. If she backfires or doesn't...
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    Two Piling Boat Lift

    Alternatively, a 2000# boat could probably get way with a 2 piling lift, which looks like a waverunner lift, but uses 2 pilings instead of 1.
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    Electric fuel pump conversion

    Electric is a real bad idea, unless wired with a proper relay driven off the stator or something else that goes dead if the engine stalls. Otherwise, fuel will keep pumping, even if the engine stalls, possibly filling the bilge or cockpit with gasoline. Gee, fuel pump rebuild kits are real...
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    Two Piling Boat Lift

    We use the "elevator lifts" and two pilings for larger boats here in NJ. They seem to do a good job.
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    Merc outboard serial number question

    The block part number should differentiate a 115HP from the 150HP. I also think the transfer covers are different. Also, the 150HP motor will have a power port (round hole) in the piston skirt on the transfer cover side. If you pull a transfer cover, you should see the power port.
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    No spark on Merc 85hp

    The CDIElectronics web site should have a battery-powered CDI ignition test. It will test everything but the trigger. If the test produces spark, suspect the trigger is bad.
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    2001 40ELPT 4S issue

    On my older Mercs, 1-1/2 turns open is the starting point.
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    No spark on Merc 85hp

    What year or better yet, does it have a distributor and 4 cylinders? On the shift slider. Normally fwd is toward the front of the boat, and reverse is toward the back. Neutral is about in the middle of the shift slide track.
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    Control replacement/update opinions

    46 MPH out of a 3.0 might be a record. I can't imagine where the play would be in a sterndrive, I do not know a lot about them.
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