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    Lift 1970's 150 Mercury with no power!?

    After you turn the knurled knob as recommended, expect the motor to still require some effort to tilt. Bend your knees and use both hands to make it happen.
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    What tach

    Most any brand of outboard tachometer will work. Faria and Teleflex are two of the most popular.
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    Can skeg damage cause vibration/noise on plane?

    Is the Prop is made of stainless or aluminum? If aluminum the propshaft is very likely fine. Perhaps the universal joints are going bad? If the prop is stainless steel, at that low speed, it would be unlikely the propshaft was bent, however it is possible. Visual inspection when you pull...
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    Leak when outdrive is up Merc 3.0 Alpha 1

    Gee, check your driveshaft bellows. When was the last time it was changed? Also, why are you tilting the motor up, when the boat is in the water? Usually, the outdrives are underwater tilted or not, giving no advantage to tilting them, but tilting them is real hard on the bellows.
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    Eska 5hp choke knob

    Gee, the last Eska I had was the middle 70's. It was a 5 HP single cylinder. Other than being a 2 cycle engine, it was very much like a lawnmower. So clean the points and sand/file them square, and test for spark. If no spark and the coil looks OK, replace the condenser. Not sure where to...
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    Eska 5hp choke knob

    Maybe it unscrews? The choke knob has a lock washer between the plastic knob and the brass shaft.
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    Rust, generally how to clean and best spray to keep it from rusting?

    Is the winch is galvanized? If so, use some "Cold galvanizing" spray paint.
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    Upholstery East Cost PA, NJ, NY, DE

    Custom upholstery is pricey. You might look at some stock items from Wise or others and buy as much of it as you can. Then have the pieces that do not exist as manufactured, custom made.
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    No spark on half the motor!

    Usually located near shift cable. You might check the parts diagrams at crowleymarine or other site, to see if you have a shift assist switch and where it is located.
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    mercury 225 idle rich carbureted

    OK, Other causes of flooding are carb floats on one side set too high or inlet needles bad on one side of engine? Idle mixture set wrong on one side of engine? Weak spark at idle on one side of engine (not sure if this is possible)? You might check the thermostats. Maybe one is stuck causing...
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    mercury 225 idle rich carbureted

    White could mean overheat. Brown is usually a good sign. Does that motor have a pulse driven fuel pump? If so, the fuel pump diaphragm can leak putting raw fuel into the crankcase at idle. This fuel usually burns off at high RPM, if you can achieve high RPM.
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    Bought a boat yesterday

    Gee, give it a sniff if you don't believe.
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    Water test on 115 HO etec

    Both motors are the same generation. Not sure about gearcase ratio but would not expect it to change. You might check it out. I would expect the props to swap over with the same performance. Since you went to a 2"pitch less prop, I would expect about a 400RPM increase at WOT. If the old...
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    charging help

    Set a voltmeter to AC voltage, start the engine on a flusher and see if any AC voltage is getting to the battery. If so, the diodes in at least one of the voltage regulators are bad. Just so you know, neither of the VRs power the ignition. They both serve to charge the battery.
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    Trim issue 1995 115 hp

    Tape 'em up or get some insulating shrink tube from home despot or a HW store to insulate them. On the other hand, if you don't want to fix the bare wires, you need to replace the PTT motor.
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    Trim issue 1995 115 hp

    Jumper the PTT motor and see if it is still good. That is, if 2 wire PTT motor ground one PTT motor lead and provide power to the other lead. If you have the three-wire PTT motor, check the ground on the black wire. Now apply power to either the green or blue wire and see if PTT motor turns...
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    All gauges went out. What to look for?

    Still look for a bad ground. The gauges may be grounding thru the nav lights circuit, and when you apply power, the ground is lost.
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    Bought a boat yesterday

    Fuel tank vent
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    charging help

    That motor and most others with charging systems are not made to be run with batteries disconnected. Disconnecting the battery will damage the new VRs you installed. I also do not know what effect it has on the EFI system. Why would you intentionally disconnect the batteries?
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    ACR with Inverter Question

    Gee, I think you are asking a different question now. Running mechanical devices at 100% capacity is likely not good for any of them. i.e. Run your car at 100% of power for an hour and see what happens. Are you really going to use 165Amps of power for an extended time? If so, you might get a...
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