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    Am I Underpowered?

    I am running a 50 HP 4-stoke outboard, pushing a 15' aluminum boat. The whole thing probably weighs a total of 1000-1200 lbs. Boat builder recommends 40HP 2-stroke motor for this hull. My motor was just re-built, with a new power head, pistons, oil pump, etc. under warranty by a local...
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    What Now???

    OK guys, I am looking for some advice on how to get RPMs significantly higher than they presently are. I have a 2006 Merc 50HP four stroke motor, which is supposed to run 5500-6000 RPMs. Motor was just re-built by Mercury, under warranty (previous owner), so I am essentially running a new...
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    BF5 loses oil...

    I have a 2003 BF5 that has fairly low hours on it. Probably somewhere around 100 hours, used as both a primary power source on my small boat, as well as an auxilliary kicker on my 15' boat. I have always changed the oil and plug on an annual basis. This weekend I noticed some oil on the water...
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    Seeking Opinions...

    I have posted a number of times here, regarding the performance of my 2006 four-stroke 50HP Mercury. I just bought the motor as a lease-return, it has around 30 hours on it now, and although there were some major issues with the power head, Mercury warrantied a new power head, which was rebuilt...
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    Installing Tachometer

    Hey folks I'm considering installing a tach for my Merc 50 four stroke. It is a tiller motor, with no controls presently. I'd like to install something small and simple, but I have a couple of questions regarding this process. I am assuming that I will have to buy the Mercury factory...
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    Mercury Four Stroke Performance?

    Hi - I'm looking for some input on what sort of performance I should expect from a 2006 50 horse 4-stroke Merc that I have just bought. I have never run a larger 4-stroke motor, and I am seeking any input on how it may compare to the 2-strokes that I have had in the past. I ran it this...
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    Sluggish four stroke - new prop?

    Hi folks I'm running a 14.5' welded heavy-duty aluminum fishing boat. It's a 5 degree, beamy hull, with a small 'tunnel' in the last 20" or so of the keel, designed to run very shallow. I bought it with a 60/40 mercury 2-stroke jet drive (tiller handle), which I GPS'd at around 42 km/h...
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    1970 Johnson 9.5 - need a prop

    Hi folks: I recently cleaned up the above motor, and it runs like a top. The bottom end checked out fine, despite the appearance that it may have been used for dredging gravel. Any recommendations for how to re-prop this motor? I have no idea what is on it now. By looking around the...
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    no warning horn on 1998 Merc 45 Jet

    The other day, it dawned on me that I could save myself a lot of problems, if the warning horn on this motor was working properly. I always assumed it was, but I am thinking it is not, because I get no horn when I turn on the ignition. On this particular unit, the key is part of the tiller...
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    2006 Mercury 50HP Four Stroke Overheats

    Hey folks So I am the owner of the above motor, which was purchased from a saltwater fishing resort this spring. The motor has compression of 180 on all four cylinders, 23.7 hours of run time, and hooking it up to Merc's computer shows that it was rarely run above 1500 RPMs for its life thus...
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    electronics connection - question

    Hey folks I would like to connect a fish finder at the stern of my boat, to the battery, which sits in the bow. I have a 6ga. cable for the motor's electric start, which runs from stern to bow. Could I simply solder the depth sounder into a section of exposed 6ga. cable to power up the...
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    Proper mounting of 50HP outboard on my skiff

    Howdy folks, from British Columbia I'm the owner of a 15' heavy duty aluminum skiff that I purchased last year. It is a very beamy hull, with a 6 degree vee hull, to be used as a versatile fishing skiff for rivers and lakes. The hull has a small tunnel in the last 18" of bottom, to direct...
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    1998 Merc 60 compression

    Hi there<br /><br />I have recently purchased a 1998 outboard Merc 45 Jet (60hp powerhead). Although the motor appears to be in very good shape, and the seller states the motor was a very 'good runner', I am concerned about a couple of things... <br /><br />Compression tested evenly across all...
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