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    SHAGGING TRAILER HELP

    I have a 1987 Trailstar Trailer which came with a 1987 Nitro Pro Series Boat..The problem that I am having is the last support beam of the trailer is scrapping the street when I go over a bump in the road and the tires are hitting the edge of the fender on the trailer...I have no idea why this...
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    Speed Test For Trolling Motors

    I have a Motorguide 70b 24v it an older model about 5 years old...I don't believe it's working correctly although it is working...I guess the question I want to ask is, is there away to measure the speeds on a trolling motor....example....on 1 the speed is this... on 5 the speed is this...When I...
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    Help!!90 Force Outboard Control & Cables

    I have a 1996 Mercury Force Outboard 90hp...I just finished putting the control box and cables on the boat. When i try to move the shiftier on the control box, it is the very hard to move...So i took the control box apart didn't see anything unusual. With the cables (by the way I cleaned and...
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    Very High Idle Help

    This may seem like a stupid question, I have a 1996 90hp Mercury I was reconnecting the shift cables to the control box and engine. My question is concerning the shift cables from the control box. I just throw the cables on. Does it matter how these cables are put on the engine.. The reason I...
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    Installing Shift Cables

    I have a 1996 Mercury/Force 90hp with the 2000 Commander Series Controls. I have two issues I hope someone can help me with. The first one is the cables,I have tried to connect some shift cables to the control box, but for the life of me I can get them to stay in place or lay straight. The...
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    1996 Force 90hp Electrical Power Issue

    I have a 1996 Mercury Force 90hp, I m having a electrical (power) issue. I have 3 solenoids 1 for the starter and 2 for the tilt/trim (one for up and the other for down) Here is where I am pulling my hair out, With everything connected the start motor just spin slowly not engaging the...
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    TILT & TRIM PUMP MANIFOLD

    I have a 1996 Force 90hp that I was having a few issues with the tilt & trim. I decided the to take the tilt & trim motor and pump/manifold apart, I got everything back together except for the pump/manifold. I was wondering if anyone would have the diagram of putting the tilt & trim...
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    1996 90hp tilt and trim

    Have quick question about the tilt and trim, I have a 1996 Mercury 90hp model number 0E182480. I can't get the unit to lift the motor, the tilt and trim motor runs but it dose nothing. The unit has fresh fluid topped off and bleed it seems like it wants to move but nothing. I was told that...
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    1988 Mercury 150hp Wiring Diagram

    I was wonder if someone had the wiring diagram for a 1988 150hp Mercury Outboard. A couple of guys stole my boat, when I got the boat back,,85% of the wiring was disconnected. .I wanted to buy the repair book from Mercury, but they want 135.00 just for the book. Way above my budget..Any help...
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    1988 MERCURY 150HP NO SPARK

    I have a 1988 MERCURY 150HP With no spark. The motor was rebuilt in 2002 and since then the motor has not been started. The motor has great compression 115psi on all cylinders. I guess my first question is, what controls the spark to the plugs, I was told it was the trigger, then I was told it...
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    Single Ram Trim/Tilt problem 1996 Force 90hp

    I have a 1996 Mercury Force 90hp. The tilt/trim motor runs, its full of fluid, but the motor will not move. When I loosen the release screw, the motor will lower but when I try to raise the motor by hand, it takes 2 people to get the motor in the air and with that the motor will not go high...
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    HELP!!!!! 1988 MERCURY 150HP WIRING DIAGRAM

    I was wondering if someone could give me a hand with the wiring diagram for a 1988 Mercury 150hp outboard. After leading in a 2 day local bass tournament in Norfork, VA I went back to my hotel with the boat and my boat motor was vandalized. Nothing stolen, but a few wires cut or pulled from...
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    1998 Mercury Force 40hp

    I have a 1998 Mercury Force 40hp..I just got the motor and boat and I noticed there was very little water coming out of the tail tail..So I change the impeller and I am having the same issue.. I sprayed some carb cleaner up the tail tail as instructed by Mercury to see if there was something...
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    RE-CONDITIONED BATTERIES DISCHARGE

    I bought 2 re-conditioned batteries, and I just had a quick question, everything I charge them up to 12.8v, they discharge very quickly. I mean I can watch them discharge while having my meter on the batteries, theY will discharge all the down to 10.8 and stop. Is that normal for re-conditioned...
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    LIVEWELL PUMP vs AERATOR PUMP

    I have a 20.5ft Stratus, I have 2 livewells and each livewell has 2 pumps (total of 4). I believe there are 2 livewell pumps and 2 aerator pump. I know the livewell pump, pumps water in the livewells, and the aerator pump re-circulates the water. I was told that these pumps are one in the same...
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    EVINRUDE 155hp Starter Rotation

    I'm having a issues with my starter, the bendex does not engage the flywheel. I want to know if anyone knew which way the starter is suppose to rotate to crank the motor. The starter is spinning clockwise which rotates the flywheel counter-clockwise. If I rotate the bendix counter-clockwise by...
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    HELP WITH A 1989 EVINRUDE 155hp SLOW CRANKING

    I have a 1989 Evinrude 155hp, About a month ago I went and had the compression checked on the motor and the compression was great on all cylinders. The motor turn over very well no problems, matter of fact I had the motor running for about 2 to 3 mins. on muff's. The motor sat for about 2 weeks...
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    HELP WITH A 1989 EVINRUDE 155hp SLOW CRANKING

    I have a 1989 Evinrude 155hp, about a month ago I took the boat to have the compression check the motor spent fine no problems and compression was great on all cylinders. So I had no problems with the motor spinning over. I took the motor to another guy to have lower unit seals put in. I got...
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    1989 155hp Evinrude Starter Issue I think!

    I have a 1989 155hp Evinrude, I just had the starter rebuilt about 3 months ago. I started the motor once since then. I went out today to take the boat out for the first time and the battery start heating up very hot and the starter would not engage it would just spin, I noticed I had the cables...
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    TWO BATTERIES FOR A 12V TROLLING MOTOR

    I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION, I HAVE 2 BATTERIES THAT I WANT TO CONNECT TO MY TROLLING MOTOR. DO I CONNECT THEN IN PARALLEL OR SERIES FOR THEM TO DRAIN EVENLY.
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