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  1. Texasmark

    Constant beep when i accelerate

    Optimax is fuel injected 2 stroke isn't it? 2 strokes burn oil with the fuel. Oily residue can become visible in the exhaust circuit, especially if you do a lot of trolling, and in cold weather...but its not cold right now.....so that's out. Only other oil is in the LU gearbox and it would...
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    Is that normal?

    That's probably your exhaust relief port where exhaust gasses can escape then the engine is running and the boat isn't moving. As I said "exhaust........" and cooling water accompanies exhaust gasses through the midsection. Maybe you have the water pressure or volume higher than what you are...
  3. Texasmark

    Prop Recommendation

    Reducing pitch is how you take a given boat and maintain "hole shot" performance for increases in load. Change in RPM on this site is generally 150 to 200 RPM change per inch pitch change.....diameter may change a few fractions of an inch but that's in the prop design. You usually will have...
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    Trying to find replacement prop for force 85 single exhaust

    Have you tried any of these suppliers? The site is search results for my putting in that PN for a 13+x 15 and I got the PN from iboats prop section but they had "unavailable" on all the 13 thru 19P I checked for your engine. I had a 1971 85 HP Chrysler,,,predecessor to your engine with the...
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    Ranger boat model un known

    I just happen to have a 1987 Sales Brochure. The models are all Commanche and the layout comes with an identifying number, like the 395VS which is the top of the line outboard at 20'1" x 90" beam, down to the 320V at 15'10" and 78" beam. They offered 1 I/O the 395V (not VS). Then they have...
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    Help with motor height adjustment

    Agree on some props designed for stern lift, and others for bow lift. Just depends on the application. I am currently running a 4 blade Solace SS on my 2002 1750 Crestliner Fish Hawk with a 2002 Mercury 115 2 stroke for that very reason in 19 P.....(running a 2:1 gear box on the 115). I had a...
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    Where did the post go where the guy was lowering his engine and removing his jack plate? Please

    I found it...Non Repair outboard discussions. Don't know how it got there but no biggie. Like reading a novel, I think the guy has his problem solved and gotta know if he has or not.
  8. Texasmark

    Where did the post go where the guy was lowering his engine and removing his jack plate? Please

    Thank you.
  9. Texasmark

    2004 2+2 125hp ELPTO 2 stroke CONSTANT ALARM

    Faztbullet responded to my post on the subject one day as I had just lost my magnet and he said that you either had to cut the tank in half and glue it back together or buy a new tank.......Since he is who he is, and does what he does, I took his word for it......so, my simplistic solution was...
  10. Texasmark

    water pump and shift shaft position

    Scuse me sir...putting out false information again... Well Faz, what do you do when you chop the throttle and the prop quits turning while the boat is still running 50 MPH...for a number? I had a 70 hp Johnson lockup (over heated and before the days of alarms) on me at about 40 MPH one day on...
  11. Texasmark

    2001 mercury 125hp 2 stroke

    Do a www search for pumps and find one or several like yours and look up the power or amperage spec. Fuse for 2x with a fast blow fuse.
  12. Texasmark

    Prop and trim

    HP (torque x RPMs)/5252. HP is what propells the prop shaft that twists the prop that develops the thrust to drive your boat. Recalling, other than a few engines that came out with high cubes in the Bass Boat arena some years ago (from 2kcc to 2.5kcc in a 150 hp engine...Mercury), a lot...
  13. Texasmark

    Prop and trim

    How did you come to purchase the Hustler, and that particular pitch? Does it have a hole under the leading edge of each blade on the side of the barrel? I assume you don't have power trim and are talking about positioning the tilt pin in the clamp bracket. When you say you are at 1 hole up, I...
  14. Texasmark

    1987 Regal Velocity

    Go to the top of this page get in PARTS, Props, fill in the blanks on your boat and you will be provided with a list of potential props. Look around for Turning Point (brand) Hustler (model) to find the 21P 3 blade. Call up iboats and check to ensure that it's "Ported"...little holes under...
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    Help with motor height adjustment

    One more thing. The picture in my Avatar is a 17 1/2' aluminum bass boat, stepped hull, with a stock 2002 Merc. 90 (2.33:1 gear ratio)....like yours probably is and I was running a 13+ x 24P prop at 5500 RPM. I'm kissing 50 GPS in the picture while driving and snapping the picture with my cell...
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    Help with motor height adjustment

    I was putting up the dishes from the dishwasher while the coffee was "dripping" and something smacked me in the side of the face........At 80 I'm not as quick as I used to be. Your initial inputs included a 4 blade Turning Point (I assume Hustler) prop. I have 3 of those sitting on my shelf in...
  17. Texasmark

    2001 mercury 125hp 2 stroke

    The service manual for all engines in your series and year-models states that any compression readings below 125 one should expect problems!
  18. Texasmark

    2001 mercury 125hp 2 stroke

    Yellow wires are battery charging....completely separate circuit. You want the other wires Green/White stripe and White/Green stripe are your CDI storage capacitor operating voltage and the other bundle with purple, black brown, blue, and white are your triggers and dc supply.
  19. Texasmark

    water pump and shift shaft position

    You have to rotate the prop in both directions...one direction (CCW) it is locked to the crankshaft, the other direction (CW) the prop should move in and out (toward the LU casting and away, about 1/8-1/4 inch) and as it does you hear a clicking sound...like going over the teeth of a hand saw...
  20. Texasmark

    Spark Plug Wire Question

    Mercury ignitions are rated at 40,000 volts open circuit. Course if your plugs are always installed and fire when they are supposed to you will never see the open circuit voltage....more like 18-20,000 (SWAG). I "think" auto wiring is rated more like 25,000. Additionally, without having them...
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