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  1. bsutravis

    Odd shaped gas tank = inaccurate gauge Pics incl.

    Got an odd question. This was my Grandfather's boat and now it's mine..... from the date it was new the fuel gauge never was accurate but Gramps just carried a small gas can w/ him in case he ran it out. Now that it's mine I'm trying to fix the issue. After pulling back the carpet and...
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    How to test rectifier on a Tower of Power?

    I have a '77 Mercury 115 Tower of Power that I recently inherited from my late Grandpa. We had a lot of great memories cutting across the water being pushed by that old Mercury! I'm going over the boat and fixing things that my Grandpa let slide in recent years. I haven't been able to get the...
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    Lower unit issues?

    I'm dealing with a '78 Mercury 115hp: A couple months ago I spun the hub of my prop. I replaced the prop with my spare, and thought I was good to go. A few weeks ago I took the boat back out to the lake and I'm still having a major issue. I can only give about 25% throttle before the RPM's...
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    Spun prop hub or worse?

    I'm dealing with a '77 Mercury 1150 / 115 HP outboard: Last night while running at near top speed, without any warning or unusual noises the boat seemed to come out of gear and the RPM's skyrocketed. My hand was already on the throttle so I instantly yanked it out of gear thinking it had...
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