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    Old School Two Lever Controls

    I only saw the red switch in your picture. It looks like a neutral safety switch. The white wire on those old MerControls is often ign power. This is used for the choke solenoid. Ground is usually black. Starter solenoid is often yellow, choke is grey, ign killer for magnetos is orange or...
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    74 Mercury 850 Tilt wiring

    A lot of those trim limit switches broke 20 years ago. I just jumpered mine (connect the switch wires blue and purple) together, to eliminate the switch, as it needs to be closed to allow trim. The motor will them trim all the way up, unless you release the trim button. Most props will...
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    Skeg Q

    Any marine polyester putty will work. It is avail in Home Depot, plus Amazon and marine stores...
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    Gas causes mold to form

    Mixing bleach and ammonia is very bad, as it releases toxic fumes. Some sink dishwashing detergent has ammonia in it, so keep that in mind, if you want to mix it with bleach. Laundry detergent is formulated to mix safely with either bleach or ammonia, or other additives. I have not tried...
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    Skeg Q

    I have used marine poly putty to fix gouges in aluminum props. It is nearly invisible after sanding and painting and holds up pretty well. I expect it would work on skegs, as long as you don't hit anything.
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    Gas causes mold to form

    Household Bleach works pretty good at killing mold. Be careful on soft surfaces, as it can remove color. Pressure washers also have mold killing solutions that can be used. They are likely cousins of bleach.
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    Gas causes mold to form

    I have the black stuff on the outside of the gas tanks. I live on the water, so the air is pretty moist. On a related note, products like Startron claim to kill mold in gasoline, however, I have never even heard of that. Diesel fuel can grow mold, but not gasoline, in my experience.
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    Gas causes mold to form

    Any mold inside the tank where the gasoline is actually kept? I have never seen that. Even plastic tanks sweat, and mold spores are everwhere. use some bleach on the exterior of the tank, let her sit a bit and then hose off.
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    1999 Force/Merc 75HP 3 Cylinder 2-Stoke Rough Running Issues

    Check fuel pump diaphragm for a hole. If it has one, it will flood the cylinders with raw fuel. Using a paperclip on the carb jets is very bad, as it can easily change the size of them. You might see if you damaged them.
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    2106 Merc 60hp

    Is that a 17 foot aluminum runabout? If so, and you don't overload it, it will plane and a bit more, I would think. What is max power rating?
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    Pumping out oil from dipstick

    Gee, I used to drain it into the bilge, and let it flow out the garboard drain into the oil catch pan. It left a little oil residue in the bilge, which cleaned up easily with a few sprays of purple stuff and a blast from the hose. It sure beat having an oily pump and hose laying around......
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    Gear oil leak from water intake

    Clean and grease the driveshaft and shift shafts, before removing old seals. This will protect the new seals when you install them. Cleaning can be done with turpentine, if grease, or fine sandpaper if corrosion is present. Lubricate with grease or oil.
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    Gear oil leak from water intake

    That is usually a symptom of the driveshaft seal (under the water pump base), or the shift seal leaking. They are easily replaced. The water pump base is gently pried out of the gearcase and replaced with a new one with the oring and base gasket. The shift seal takes a spanner to remove...
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    Prop Damage

    I used to run aluminum props on my 19' SeaRay I/O, in a shallow bay. The silt and sand was enough to rip 'em up, as she dragged her a$$ when coming on plane. I switched to SS and had no more issues. However, that bay did not have any hard stuff to hit with the SS prop.
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    2003 2 stroke 90 fuel pump replacement

    Gee, that kit has the gaskets and check valves for the square pumps, plus the diaphragm for the older "figure 8" pumps. Why is that?
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    1999 BAYLINER FADED SWITCH PANEL

    Get a generic wire color diagram and try to match the colors of your switches. Most will be accurate, and the few that are not, you will need to trace. Remember, a lot of boats had options that had switches. Often these switches are installed regardless, if the option was installed.
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    Prop Damage

    Stainless Steel props are a whole lot stronger than the aluminum ones. Maybe that will hold up in your lake.
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    No Reverse 200hp Johnson Ocean Pro 2001

    Make sure the shift rod moves up and down easily. The shift rods can bind in the shift pocket cover.
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    johnson 60 hp key

    Utube content provider Dangar Marine (based in Australia) is sponsored by Marineengine.com. Dangar often receives parts from them. If they ship down under, one would think they might ship to the UK as well.
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    Winterize evinrude 50

    So gasoline, fogging oil and 2 cycle oil doesn't bother 'em, but peppermint oil does? I didn't know that. I would expect all multi-cylinder motors would have an exhaust port open over the winter, and my neighborhood is crawling with mice, however, I never even had one in the boat, much less...
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