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    trailer id plate

    what can you do when the trailer id sticker is getting unreadable? cant beleive they use paper these days! thanks ken pa.
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    merc 125hp water pump

    hi i just purchased a 2000 bayliner tropy cc with a 125 mercury saltwater series outboard. it seemed to take a good minute before water started to **** out of the hole[with muffs on] it was coming out of the exhaust real quick. is this normal? im thinking i should put new impeller or water...
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    force outboards any good?

    hi im thinking about buying a trophy boat with a 1995 120 hp force on it. extremely low hrs are they any good? thanks
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    weight of a 9.9 johnson

    how much does a 1983 johnson sailmaster 9.9 extra long shaft weigh? thanks
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    9.9 4 stroke hard cold start

    hi i just purchased a 91 yamaha 4 stroke model t9.9exhp , the only way i can start it is to spray fuel into carb, must do this a few times. once it is running it is ok all day, motor has been sitting for a while in basement but was suposed to have been fogged etc. there is no choke that i...
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    85 merc 15 hp question

    hi i have never owned a mercury outboard, always had johnson or evenrude. im looking at an 85 merc 15hp long shaft alfha 1 counter rotation. are they a decent motor? thanks for any input
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    1966 johnson 9.5 hp

    i need some carb and fuel pump parts for my 9.5. model # is mq-12 every site i find for parts are 1968 and up. are carb and fuel pump parts the same? thanks
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    oil at exhaust excessive

    hi i bought a 9.9 johnson sailmaster outboard, after rebuilding carb, took it out for a run and seemed to run ok after a while but noticed after sitting at the house with motor in down position i noticed oil had been running out of exhaust holes just above skeg, just seem excessive to me. is...
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    9.9 sail master

    i just bought a 9.9 extra long shaft sailmaster. started it up and run great for about 4 minutes so i kenw it was time to take carb off to clean. took it apart and just what i thought[ a mess] decided to go and get a rebuild kit. question is the idle needle mixture needle valve was one...
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    how to measure short or long shaft?

    how do you measure to see if motor is short or long shaft? i have a 1966 johnson 9 1/2 and beleive it is a short shaft but i want to buy a newer johnson or evenrude but want a long shaft, thanks ken
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    25 hp johnson

    im looking to by a 1991 25hp johnson ob, my lake only allows a 20 hp. what is the difference between the 20 and 25 [other than the 5hp difference] the reason i ask is i had a 9.9 and made it into a 15 by adding bigger carb. at least that is what the shop told me. the 25 is camo painted with no...
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    parts for johnson 88 spl

    where can i buy a carb fuel bow for johnson 88 spl? cant find it anywhere. thanks ken
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    carb bowl drain screw leaking

    i have a johnson 88 hp with plastic carb bowl. has a crack on bottom of drain screw. keeps dripping fuel. anything i can use to repair this? already tried permatex ultra copper and altra black, didnt work. an y plastic repair that will tolorate gas? thanks
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    bimni top

    im looking to by a bimni top for my 18ft cc fishing boat. ive seen boats that have then stored in the up position with boot on them when not in use rather than laying down flat on the boat when not in use. are the one that store up anything special? or can any of them do it? thanks ken
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    1968 18hp johnson?

    i have a guy that might want to trade me his 68 18 hp johnson for my 1966 9 1/2 hp johnson. ive heard nothing but good about my 9 1/2. what are the 18 hp like? thanks ken
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    gas and oil ratio

    hi i tried a search but no luck! what is the gas and oil ratio on a 1966 9 1/2 hp johnson outboard? thanks ken
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    flushing an 70 something 9.5 johnson

    i have an 70 something 9.5 seahorse, i got it running but had to use a barrell of water. do these older motors take a special flushing earmuff? the conventional one i have wont work. the water intake holes arent on a flat spot for the muffs to slide over. thanks ken
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    cleaning stains

    hi. what is the best stuff i can buy to get off those nasty brown stains off my fiberglass hull? thanke ken
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    compression test

    hi i am going to possibly buy a boat this sat. it has a 1994 johnson 88 hp on it. im going to do a compression check on it. what would be decent numbers? also would i just take out all plugs then open throttle and crank to get the #s thanks ken
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    hard getting out of forward and reverse

    i just put in a new tilt/trim motor on my mercruiser 165 inline six a few weeks ago, goes up and down fine now. just now taking it out do to having bad weather pryer weekends but noticed when engine is running it goes into forward easy but hard coming out. a litter harder going into reverse and...
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