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    Serial Number?

    Just bought a Bass Buggy with a 50 HP Mercury motor. The whole works is supposed to be a 1991. I'm having a hard time reading the first number on the tag for the serial number. Is there another place to find the serial number on this 4 cylinder motor? When I try the search on this forum it gives...
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    91 toon with 50HP Merc.

    Could somebody tell me how big of a gas tank I need on a 18' pontoon boat? It has an old 50HP 2 stroke on it. So is there anybody out there with a 18 footer with a 50 HP motor that can tell me what size gas tank you have on yours and how long you can run it on a tank full. We just bought this...
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    Is this wiring doable?

    Can I run heavy wires to buss bars around the console area? Fuse the positive one and then run a single positive and a single negative to the front for the running lights. Branch off of them for the starboard and port sides? Or do you have to run seperate wires to both sides and all the way back...
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    lights required during the daytime?

    The previous owner just replaced the decking on the pontoon boat we bought from him. He didn't replace the navigation lights. Is it legal to use the boat in the daytime before I hook up the navigation lights? I have never been checked for lights in the daytime. Only a fire extinguisher-whistle...
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    1991 50hp Mercury questions?

    We just bought a pontoon boat that has a 91 50hp Merc on it. The guy let me start it on the muffs and it ran great but the idle was set pretty high. Is there a knob that you adjust to turn the idle speed down? It has the Quick Silver controls mounted on the side of the railing next to the...
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    New Pontooners!

    We finally found a good deal on a 91 bass buggy 18. It has a 50 horse Mercury that I started up and it ran like a top. The previous owner had just changed the decking and carpet and it has extra swivel seats and a remote control trolling motor. We want to get it on the water and try it out as...
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    The stop button!

    I found the insulation falling off of the wires behind the stop button on my old 1973 9.5 HP Johnson. At first I thought that somebody had skinned the wires to short them out to get the motor to stop running but when I started wrapping electrical tape around them I found the insulation was just...
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    New Laws for 2012

    My police officer-son in law- noticed that my hitch receiver with the ball on it stuck out about a foot from the back of my truck. He told me there is a new law in Illinois that says if the receiver sticks out more than 4" it has to be removed except for when towing. If the receiver is permanent...
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    New Laws for 2012

    My police officer-son in law- noticed that my hitch receiver with the ball on it stuck out about a foot from the back of my truck. He told me there is a new law in Illinois that says if the receiver sticks out more than 4" it has to be removed except for when towing. If the receiver is permanent...
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    Wrong Part

    I ordered the wrong part for my outboard motor. The return policy says to call an 800 number. If you do this be very careful if you get one number wrong it tells you to call 1-800-live chat- so I'm thinking "OKAY that is the way they should do business"- actually talking to you in person. I want...
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    Is this normal?

    I changed the water pump impeller on the old 1973 9.5 Johnson. I hung it in a bucket of water and started it up. Plenty of water came out the water discharge hole but I noticed it was coming out from the area at the bottom of the tape arrow in the picture. This is from what I would call the main...
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    Too good to be true?

    My wife and I have looked at a lot of used boat ads lately. Before I bought the 16' Starcraft off of Craigs list a month ago we saw an ad for a Ranger bass boat and it looked too good to be true. Now she finds an ad for a Bass Buggy that was too good to be true also. In these ads the boat is...
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    What solvent do you use?

    What is safe to soak a carburetor in that won't damage plastic or rubber parts and will still get all of the gunk off ? The instructions I have seen say to remove all plastic and rubber parts but I have never cleaned a carb before and don't want to destroy an oring or seal that I might miss. I...
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    Should have step by step video.

    I was told to replace the water pump impeller in the old 9.5 Johnson because it was stored for many years. So I downloaded a shop Johnson Evinrude shop manual for my motor and started removing the lower unit to access the water pump. The instructions say to start removing the L/U with the motor...
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    Should have step by step video.

    This was double posted by accident. Please remove this one. Thanks
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    Looking for 6" keel rollers

    I am looking for a couple of 6" keel rollers for my old trailer. The ones that are on there now are heavy duty but have started to groove from age. I don't want to have to change all of the hardware on the boat just to replace the existing rubber rollers. It looks like they make 4" and 5"...
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    Does my 25 XD charge the battery?

    How can I tell if my 25 XD has charging capabilities? It would be nice if it did a little battery charging. It is hooked up to electric start on the engine controls on the side of the console. Thanks
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    Fuel hose connector?

    The weather has been pretty warm here the last couple of days. I noticed a strong gasoline odor in the garage last night. I towed the boat and trailer for about an hour to the lake today and when I got there I saw gasoline dripping from the front of the motor. I still had the motor tilted up on...
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    What do I have to do to old motor?

    Could anybody tell me what all should be done to an old 9 1/2 hp outboard that has set for many years before I try to start it. I took the plugs out and sprayed some misting oil into the cylinders and when I pulled the starter cord it felt as smooth as it did 20 years ago. Should I just put...
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    Wife wants a small pontoon boat!

    I am fairly new on here so I don't know if this is proper. My wife is looking for a USED 16' fishing pontoon boat with a gas motor. It has to be in very good shape and reasonable. We live in Illinois but could travel a few hundred miles for a good one.
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