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    1995 merc 115 inline 4 compression

    Local dealer just did a service on my motor. They checked compression, results were 160,165,165,170 psi. I was kinda shocked. The motor is very clean, the whole boat looks mint for such an old boat. But are those numbers possible. They said the inline 4 115hp motors were high compression. The...
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    paint for bilge area

    I have a 95 astro bass boat. I am looking at painting the bilge area. There is some wood that the batteries site on that has paint peeling off. Wanted to touch that up and some of the fibreglass also. Any suggestions on a paint. The bilge area sees very little water and no oil or gas.
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    95 mercy 115 2+2 still having problems

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvEoUjwmcRA Here is a video link. It runs great, other than when i come off plane it runs like this 95% of the time. Seems like its still trying to fire the two cylinders that have shut off. Any help greatly appreciated. Mike
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    1995 astro bass boat

    I recently purchased a 1995 astro S 17B bass boat. In excellent shape. Always garage stored. Looks like its only a couple years old not 21. I noticed there is always water in the bilge, just a bit from waves or water ever coming over the boat. The way it is designed it never completely drains...
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    95 mercury 115 2+2

    Just purchased this motor. This is the one that runs on 2 cylinders under 2000 rpm. It kicks into 4 cylinder mode going onto plane very nicely and purrs along great. But when I come of plane and drop below the 2000 rpm it can run very poorly for 30 seconds or so. Sometimes it runs smoother than...
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