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    Installing A Power Trim Tilt Unit On A Mercury Outboard

    What year and HP motor are you working on? Different motors had different PTT units. There were also some aftermarket universal ones.
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    Barefoot skiers?

    My speedboat was plenty fast for barefooting. My friend removed the toe piece from a slalom ski and wore his flat bottom sneakers. He would yell "hit it" and jam the ski onto his feet and do a deep water slalom start. After a short time he put his left foot down and just let the ski fall off...
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    Stuck Transom Wood

    I replaced the transom in my speedboat from the outside, as I did not want to separate the cap. The cap on that boat is real small and not real strong. Removing it would have meant some sort of lifting cradle and more hands to pull it off. I did keep some of the transom near the gunwales to...
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    Tach for 2-Stroke 3-Cylinder Outboard

    Gee, have you looked at Amazon? They have a bunch of tachs that would work. Sierra $78US Faria System Check $150US Faris Chesapeake $90US Some universal ones for <$50US Some I have never heard of like Geeloo, Artilaura, Samdo
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    1967 Evinrude Sport 4 60 hp, 60753 A, Configuration Question

    Racer, Does that motor have an intake manifold liquid fuel drain like the Fat-Fifties, or did they have some sort of recirculation system?
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    Tach for 2-Stroke 3-Cylinder Outboard

    I would think teleflex would have one, as will any other tach OEMs. If you wanted a System Check tach, the choice will be narrower. Generally, tachs run off the stator pulses, and the stators have the same number of pulses, regardless of number of cylinders.
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    75HP No key start, no guages, no trim

    That fuse should only power ignition, gauges and the trim relays, not the PTT motor itself, I would think. It makes sense to trace the PTT relay wires from engine harness connector to the relays themselves. Look for any that rub on the block or cowling.
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    Switch Box Suggestions

    Generally, ADI ignition timing on those IL6 motors was: Idle pickup timing 0-9* ATDC Max spark advance 21* BTDC. On carbs, replace all gaskets and inlet needle and seat after cleaning. Check the floats for cracks, or just replace 'em. Initial carb idle mixture setting was 1-1/2 turns open...
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    75HP No key start, no guages, no trim

    Most Mercs have a fuse that controls power to the ign key. The ign key powers the starter solenoid, but not the ign. You might look for a blown fuse and the most important reason which is a bare wire rubbing ground or another kind of short circuit. If no short, the fuse would not blow.
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    FD-11 best way to fix shift connector cover threads that are stripped?

    Gee, how often do you take that cover off? Melted zip tie works for a few years, and it is so much easier than drilling and retapping.
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    Switch Box Suggestions

    Sounds like dirty carbs to me, as she ran at high speed for you.
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    Running Hot??

    Did you check/replace the thermostat? How about the poppit valve?
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    Prop help-1993 Mariner 30ELO on a 16' toon

    A faulty check valve in the primer bulb would tend to not fill the carbs with fuel, rather than flood the engine. Most 2 cycle motors are pretty resistant to flooding. You will want to replace the primer bulb, however. To start that motor, pump the primer 'till hard. Lift cold start lever...
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    Prop help-1993 Mariner 30ELO on a 16' toon

    On a related subject. Why is your crappy fuel line causing the motor to flood? How do you know it is flooding?
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    2008 Bayliner Element F21 Replacement Old Carpet

    Looks good. Most boats of that style do not have carpet. Was yours's snap in carpet?
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    Docking Aid

    The problem with using a docking aid like that crash net, is that you only have it at your dock. There will be occasions where you want to tie up at a dock without them, say gas dock, repair dock, restaurant, friend's house.... Wifey and you will therefore still need to know how to do that...
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    Running Hot??

    The thermostats are generally 140*F. The engine will generally run a bit hotter than that, say 175-190*F.
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    Tach setting for 90 HP 1990 3 cyl. merc outboard 6p?..sierra tach

    The Merc setting is generally 6C or 12P, whatever you have on the tacho.
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    system check tach question

    Engines of that vintage should have the system check tachometer DIP plugs plus ring terminals for the black, purple and grey leads to a standard tachometer. You might take a look for those, under the dashboard.
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    Docking Aid

    Gee, you said Wifey was line master. If she cannot cleat a single line when you approach the dock, she needs more training.
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