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    need help with this assembly diagram

    edit: nevermind I figured it out.
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    what outdrive is this??

    just browsing around on boat trader as I've got nothing else to do today lol. just happened to see this boat. http://www.boattrader.com/listing/1989-Irvette-19-Dual-Console-I-O-96659004 I've gotten pretty good at ID'ing omc outdrives but never seen anything with this type of transom pattern...
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    resistor versus non-resistor spark plugs

    which would you get if both are available and why? listing for my engine shows a resistor plug and a regular plug. I was just going to get the regular plugs but now I'm kinda curious
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    which one of these windshield latches is which??

    http://www.iboats.com/Windshield-Latch/dm/*******.884671765--**********.308056658--view_id.39697 I want the one in the bottom middle of the pictures but the same picture is in front of each and every one. only one I can ID is the double latch... I "think" its the thumb latch as I see the...
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    is this bad?? metal shavings on gearcase oil drain plug

    been hearing some noise from my gearcase lately. I changed the oil out yesterday for some fresh quicksilver gearcase oil. the old oil didnt look horrible when it was draining but man if there werent shavings on the oil drain plug. how bad is this or is this normal. gearcase oil hasnt been...
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    what weight oil for 90hp engine?

    my service manual tells what type trim oil to use but only has the capacity (22.5oz) for my gearcase oil...cant find the weight/type to use anywhere in the service book. not in the gearcase chapter or service index. anyone know? 1990 90hp 2-stroke 3-cyl engine. thanks!
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    need help with this mercury part number, any dealer guys in here??

    84-41591A2 a google search pulls up a whopping 4 results with only one being relevant and its a useless link where the guy just posts the part number as well. I just need the cross reference on this # to help me with ID of my harness.
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    which quicksilver control do I have?

    looking in my service manual I honestly cant tell if its a commander or commander 2000 setup. I have power tilt/trim, electric start, and a warning horn (disabled as it was screaming at me...yes I'll fix it later lol). anyway, here's some pics, let me know if you need more to help me properly...
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    size hose for water pressure gauge?

    what is the typical size hose to use for a water pressure gauge? I'm going to assume use whatever the size inner diameter is the same as the pee hole hose? I was just gonna cut mine and take half of it to lowes and match up to some ice maker hose and then get the appropriate brass nipple for...
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    amount of "poles" for 1990 90hp engine? for tach setup

    I bought ss competition gauges two years ago for my boat. its got a 1990 M90 90hp 2stroke mercury engine on it. I'm sorting out some problems with a couple of the gauges and one of them being that the tach reads too high at idle. Apparently the company is still selling gauges but the contact...
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    current boat construction standards? engine standards? so confused suddenly

    very puzzling to me. I was under the impression that pretty much all new boats constructed recently were all composite? also, I thought pretty much all I/O setups by now were MPI for emissions purposes? good friend recently bought a 2007 bayliner 237 deck boat. very fun boat, lots of...
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    how to get the foot off?

    started tearing down my 84 70hp evinrude yesterday. I got the lower cowling off and started to take the foot off. all four top bolts as well as the three up under the anode are out and the foot dropped down about two inches...but wont come out past that point. what am I doing wrong? I was...
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    what to name this project?

    franken-rude? ruden-stein? evin-stein? franken-evin? (that sounds horrible haha). basically, a member on here who will remain anonymous (unless he wants to speak up) sent me a damaged shortblock from a 88 60hp evinrude for my 84 70hp evinrude. mine had a rod through the bottom of the block so...
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    convert reverse rotation to regular rotation?

    1986 175hp 2-stroke yami engine. its my neighbors. we've pretty much done everything to this engine thats honestly possible. now, he's down to just having problems with the foot. the big outer ring nut thread portion is pretty much eaten to nothing and it no longer grips right so he keeps...
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    would you repair or part this engine?

    I got around to pulling the 1984 70hp evinrude out of the woods at my grandpa's place and got it up to my house. I built a stand for it and as I was hoisting it upright, I noticed a steady stream of "powder" coming from the engine. looked closer and it was coming from a hole in the block at...
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    boat slip questions?

    dont have time today but I will be calling tomorrow about possibly buying a boat slip. my girl gave me the ok the other day to get one :D anyway, are they considered property so you can get that type of loan or is it the same type of loan as a vehicle? also, do you pay property taxes on them...
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    unbelievable!!! RAWR!!!!

    /begin rant so I bust my butt all over the winter/spring to get my boat finished so we can go camping over memorial day weekend on an island and right before this...I decide to do some routine maintenance to my truck...oil change and spark plugs. I was fearing the plug change because my truck...
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    any all-in-one type fish finders/depth/etc??

    I'm just now getting around to looking for a unit for my bowrider. dont want anything uber expensive as I'll probably hard mount it and sell it with the boat when I'm ready to upgrade in a few years. I'm honestly starting at ground zero and am very noobish on terms with these things. I'm...
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    is a beach spike necessary?

    just curious. if you were camping overnight on an island, which would you trust more to keep the boat from floating off in the middle of the night? this: or this: or this:
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    did I set up the new trailer right?

    old trailer rotted apart where the tongue joins the rest of the trailer. came across a good used galvanized trailer for $300. I replaced the bunks with new ones and rewired as well. it was setup for what I think was a jon boat though. when I put it on the bunks, they were sitting up against...
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