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    12' Pontoon/Fishing boat nose diving issues!!!!!

    We can't see the craft, so we can only guess, to much weight up front?? You gotta experiment with loads.
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    1974 Mercury 110 9.8 cowling will not latch

    Looks like some corrosion on the hinge area of the grab hooks. Can't say for sure, but I would try lubing everything on that mechanism to be sure it is working smoothly..
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    Boat is slow

    So his 60 hp is only 33 cu in ? No matter how many cylinders it is still rated at 60 hp...
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    Old Evinrude question, Can anyone help?

    Cool outboard video, I can remember those very well. My dad had a 16' Lyman and we pulled two skiers with no problem....in all honesty, the ski's were much wider back then, far easier to ski at slower speeds..
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    Cable pulley system?

    There are those that use clothsline, but it doesnt work well at all....steel cable covered in a heavy vinyl coverung is what is needed...springs to keep tension. In my younger days back in the 60's I rebuilt a few of them. They work well if setup properly, but if they are not...they are...
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    Marine Carpet Glue For Wood Decking

    Yes, but depends on how much water it gets. I have carpet all over the gunwale and front deck, I stay out of excessive high waves and don't bury my bow into the water. Also put my boat in a barn and run a fan if the carpet is wet. Boat is a 1992 and solid as a rock, no soft wood anywhere...
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    9.5hp Johnson - what's this screw for?

    Yep...
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    9.5hp Johnson - what's this screw for?

    Yep, looks like something has broken off
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    12' Pontoon/Fishing boat nose diving issues!!!!!

    To many guesses could be made, need real information.
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    Lower unit oil

    And todays society believes the gov't has opened the door to there sucess, simply because they say so !! All the Free handouts has certainly changed peoples views!
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    Sea king 64gg-9005

    Very cool, I had one like it for my first motor at age 10... Had a rod knock and a family friend gave it to me for my old rowboat. My parents could hear me comming long before they could see me !! Ran that old motor for two years before trading it for a 5 hp of the same make. While a bit loud...
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    Lower unit oil

    The stuff I have does, I remember checking for that
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    Burning ~3 quarts of oil between changes

    Probably not, time to go shopping at the junkyard. There are many good motors out there where folks have just totaled out the vehicle itself. Replaced quite a few engines with junkyard engines over my many years of driving, only ever had one bad one from a junkyard....
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    1991 mercury 115hp 2 stroke gauges?

    OK...you sparked my interest, in all my boating years, never saw a water pressure gage for my outboard. Where do they go and how difficult to hook up ? It does make sense, now that I think about it, no need to watch the telltale!! Thanks in advance for your input.....
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    Lower unit oil

    I use the walmart brand ( in my area made by Valvoline) full synthetic 75/140 differential lube. Meets all marine and vehicle specs....been using this stuff for over 20 years in my I/O, my outboards, my side x side diffs, snoblower gear box, roto tiller gear box and never an issue. Neighbor...
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    my new helm

    Looks cool, does all the electrical stuff work !
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    Theft Prevention Tohatsu 15 hp Outboard Motor

    Find an old junk motor and attach a tiny gps tracker and let them steal it, when they do, have the police ready to go arrest them. If it were me, I would forget the police and grab a few friends and give them a visit. trackers are cheap and little, used inside folks luggage
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    Boat is slow

    I have a 16' Sylvan with a 40 Merc two stroke (1992) and it will do 31 mph with one, 28 with two and 24-25 with three adults. My boat is heavy, carries 4 big batteries, boat is just under 1000 lbs with no passengers. I run a 10.5 x 13 pitch prop, with just me it turns 5650 rpm, with two about...
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    Theft Prevention Tohatsu 15 hp Outboard Motor

    Get a gps locator device, they are tiny and can be hidden inside. Would love to be able to walk in and catch them red handed !!
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    Glue for kneeboard pad

    Goop will also work, have used it numerous times without issues
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