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    High Idle (2900rpm) - 1988 l6 115hp Mercury

    You should probably do a link and synch, since the PO was clueless. Of at least check the idle pickup timing and max spark advance. A OEM service manual is in order, as it will be hard to find someone to work on those older engines. I do agree the idle speed is fine. Likely 800RPM or so.
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    Ballast resistor? why

    You might tell us the make and year of your engine, and repost in the correct forum for that engine. Old points/coil ignitions had resistors to drop the voltage to the points to help keep them from burning.
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    Where to buy Canvas by the yard

    For Bimini tops and navy tops you will want Sunbrella.
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    tilt and trim troubles

    You also grease the outboard motor's tilt tube, right?
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    1999 mercury 3 cyl 90 hp gauge wiring and controls

    Look for a silver disc on the head. It should have a serial number. You can look up the year on the maxrules web site. Tachometer wire should be grey. The motor would normally come with an overheat sender. Wire color would be tan. Crowleymarine should tell you whether the motor came with...
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    Help replacing key switch in ‘75 Mercury 500

    The original keyswitch probably had a separate button for the choke. The new keyswitch is likely push to choke, so it needs the extra terminal. B terminal gets red wire I terminal gets white wire C terminal gets grey wire M terminal gets salmon wire M terminal gets black wire S terminal gets...
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    How to remove the front cowl bracket on a 1985 Mercury classic 50

    It is common to need to remove the starter to get to the carb mounting nuts. Replace those that are rounded off. You will want new gaskets, inlet needle and seat and floats for those carb rebuilds. The original floats were not designed for alcohol in the gasoline and will dissolve.
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    How to remove the front cowl bracket on a 1985 Mercury classic 50

    usually we pull out the choke plunger, from the choke solenoid. Watch the choke solenoid wire and the switchbox wires. Best to disconnect the battery.
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    73 1150 fuel pump/flow question

    Gee, if you can fill the carbs by pumping the primer, the check valves should be in correctly, at least in one fuel pump. Maybe they are backwards in one fuel pump, starving the motor?
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    1995 Evinrude Ocean Pro 200 Carbed 2 stroke Flooding out at speed

    Is that motor supposed to have an electric lift pump? Most outboards with carbs have a mechanical pulse pump. Actually on that motor you have a OMS pump that draws gasoline from the fuel tank, mixes the gasoline with 2 cycle oil and pumps it to the carbs. An electric pump could overwhelm the...
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    Cable Nut wont start

    The cable nut should slide over that flange, enough to engage the threads. Is that a new steering cable? You might pull the nut back onto the plastic part of the cable and shine a light into it. There has to be some debris inside the nut that is interfering. Something could have fallen into...
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    73 1150 fuel pump/flow question

    An air leak in your fuel line will cause those pumps to pump air. That should be your next check.
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    Cable Nut wont start

    "Righty-Tighty" right? When looking at the starboard side of the motor, the nut turns CW. I never saw a rubber washer inside the cable nut, however, I have certainly not seen everything. Maybe the tilt tube threads are buggered? Maybe someone replaced the tilt tube with something else? You...
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    73 1150 fuel pump/flow question

    I had an 850 with those fuel pumps. I never had to do anything to them, so I am not real familiar with them. I would expect fuel to travel thru the upper furl pump to the lower fuel pump and to the upper carb. When you squeeze the primer bulb, I expect bottom and top carbs to fill first and...
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    1976 mercury 850 idle problems

    OK, easy stuff first. Rectifier has 4 wire connection posts. Original Mercury rectifier had the -DC post connected to the motor frame ground via the mounting bolt. Aftermarket full wave rectifiers must have the -DC post grounded to the motor frame. The 2 AC posts get yellow wires from...
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    Epoxy for gluing plywood?

    Laminating plywood face-to-face (vs end-to-end) can be done with titebond III which is supposed to be waterproof. I have never used it though. You can also use polyester resin and cloth to laminate them. If it is for a transom, stringer or frame, I would use the poly resin and cloth, as I know...
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    Outboard exhaust drifts towards cockpit

    Looks pretty normal. You likely have a following wind, as the design of the boat is standard and wouldn't pull exhaust gases into the cockpit. You are lucky you have an optimax, as it is low emissions. You might make sure it is running properly, as smoke should be minimal, and fumes even less.
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    Bonding Polyester to Epoxy - Will this Work

    Polyester resin will bond just fine to sanded, acetone-cleaned epoxy. Froggy is probably right that you do not need to use epoxy. Your boat was originally made from all polyester resin and cloth. Epoxy is only necessary for high strength repairs. For example, I had a hole knocked into...
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    Shocks AND leaf springs on my trailer??

    Gee, bolt a piece of angle iron (for strength) to the axel with a U bolt. Now bolt the shock to the lower ubolts end. You will probably need to cut the top ubolt short and use a couple of washers on the lower U bolt for a spacer. Flat stock across the ubolt might be better, if the angled part...
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    Bay boats offshore

    I am not sure what a "Bay" boat is. A 22 foot runabout is fine for fishing 1-3 miles into the ocean if the waves are comfortable. Heck the inlet is the worst part of the trip, especially with the wind against the tide.
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