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  1. MH Hawker

    mariner tach question

    i recently bought and installed a little 1996 9.9 mariner on my 20 pontoon, and dont have much experance with mercury, on the first trip out i tested with a clamp on tach, it shows the WOT rpm as being 2500 but the boat is running along at 10 mph with gps, i found this very suprising , i was...
  2. MH Hawker

    9.9 mariner recondition

    I picked up that little 1996 9.9 remote control, ser # 0G119661 the compression is 118/120, with a electric start no plugs n WOT for the test, that seams fine and the charging system seams good ,it runs fine in a tank, and runs with out a battery being conneted, and has a .8 volt pick up at 1500...
  3. MH Hawker

    1996 , 9.9 compression

    I am looking into buying a mariner 9.9 and was wondering what the new and rebuild point compression is
  4. MH Hawker

    9.9 Mariner

    Im thinking about buying a 1996 9.9 mainer remote control for my toon, is thier any thing out of the normal i should look into, befor i buy , i will test compression
  5. MH Hawker

    reproping a pontoon

    1988 Riviera Cruiser length 20 feet dry weight 1050 lbs motor weight 130 lbs beer n gear n gas 300 lbs total 1480 1988 nissian NS40 40 HP two stroke LU gear ratio 13:25 prop alu 3 blade 11 p 10.6 x 12.7 netural rpm= 1000 idle rpm= 850 WOT rpm= 5200-5800 test...
  6. MH Hawker

    Identifing a prop

    I relize this isnt the prop section, but I belive this is a stock nissian prop, and perhaps some one who knows nissian parts can verifie it .Somestimes identifing a existing prop is a good place to start. I am starting the process of getting a new prop for a 20 foot toon I recently bought,I have...
  7. MH Hawker

    prop for a toon

    I am starting the process of getting a new prop for a 20 foot toon I recently bought,I have a clamp on inductive tach on order and thought I would start off by identifing the existing prop, I belive it is a 11 pitch it is from a nissian 1988 ns40c,at present time i do not have the WOT rpms, and...
  8. MH Hawker

    Carb question 1988 NS40

    on the older motors I have owned I have made it a habit to disconect the fuel line at the motor and run the carbs it dry, being as a lot of them have cork floats , and over time they absorb fuel and become heavy and pieces of cork plug the jets. the carb on the ns40c has a plastic float, it was...
  9. MH Hawker

    Dexter Saf-T-Lube Hubs

    my new toon trailer has this type of hub , and it is new to me , but i flushed out the old grease this weekend, it was very easy and i didnt see any signs of water, in the past its ben a manual repacking and bearing buddys , i know its nothing new, but it seams to be a good system
  10. MH Hawker

    depth finder and speed sensor

    I recently made this bracket to mount a depth finder , speed sensor and tempture probe on a older type of toon that didnt have the factory bracket, I did not want to risk some one welding on it , so I came up with this, it works fine
  11. MH Hawker

    rear gear swap

    I have recently changed from a v hull to a toon and while the toon is a good bit lighter (500 plus pounds) the wind signature of the toon is a lot greater , and i have chosen to drop the rear gear , I tow with a 97 S 10 with a 4 banger 5 speed, its towed my old west winds for many years with no...
  12. MH Hawker

    NS40C plugs

    I recently brought a NS40C back to life its 1988, and i have redone the fuel system and the PO added a new fuel pump and i rebuilt the carb, it wasnt idling befor and now it runs fine and idles fine, but i had to guess on the float setting and the pilot jet settings , the service manual was...
  13. MH Hawker

    restoring a 88 Riviera Cruiser

    i recently decided to switch from a V hull to a toon, I spend a lot of time night fishing, and a toon is simply more comfortable., its ben a bit of a job, the boat I chose had a new deck and carpet and not much more, my plans included me making the furnature with fishing in mind and passanger...
  14. MH Hawker

    NS40C idling problem

    a huge thanks to the forum. I recently bought a 20 foot pontoon as a restoration project, mainly to fish from, and it has the 1988 nissian NS40C 40 HP motor on it I tested the compression befor I bought it and not sure what new is but it is 135/138 and I thought that should be close to a new...
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