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  1. jimmbo

    Wakeboat bans

    It shouldn't be Difficult, or a Problem banning them from bodies of Water smaller than the Great Lakes, as some Locations have Successfully banned 2 Stroke Engines
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    Wakeboat bans

    In Canada, Lakes and Rivers are Federal Jurisdiction, not Provincial or Municipal, and Boat Owners are Legally Responsible for the Damage caused by their Wakes. It was mentioned above, that in the States, it is State Regulated. To me that wrong and should be Federal, that way, the Rules/Laws...
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    97 Merc 200 carb, slow to plane out and no top end

    get one of these, or get some Wire, a Wooden Plank, and a few Nuts and Bolts
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    Johnson 115 VLSSS motor mounts replacement

    I assume you are referring to part #6 in the Diagram. Remove the Cover #1, there should be a couple of Bolts(#19 on diagram below) holding it to the Mount Bracket #19 below, which is part of the Swivel Bracket #1 below, and it should slide out without too much effort
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    97 Merc 200 carb, slow to plane out and no top end

    I am not referring to Spark Plug Gap. However, to verify the Ignition System as Functional, it needs to produce a Spark strong enough to jump a gap, of 3/8". Saying the Spark is fine because you see it jumping the tiny Gap on the Plug means Nothing, because as Air Pressure rises, during the...
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    14.5x19 prop. Contemplating a change, need advice

    The motor is 9 yrs old already. It is well past Break in time
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    Wakeboat bans

    Well, it does mean that there is One less making that Fecal Matter
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    97 Merc 200 carb, slow to plane out and no top end

    What were the Compression Numbers? By Good Spark, can it jump a 3/8" Gap on all Cylinders?
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    Spark plugs for a Merc outboard

    My 84 Merc inline 6 came with NGKs and when I traded it in 1998, with about 700hrs on it, it still had the Factory Plugs in it. Those Surface Gap Plugs were Great
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    Best years for 70-75hp Johnson/Evinrude outboards

    The Motor will survive at 100:1, if the Oil and Gas are well mixed
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    14.5x19 prop. Contemplating a change, need advice

    Dropping to a 15 inch will get you closer to the 5750 Have you done a Compression Test on the Engine? Is the Spark strong enough on all Cylinders to jump a 3/8" Gap?
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    Wakeboat bans

    I have heard of Hole Saws being used on a couple of Wakeboard Boats at my Lake. There were a lot of Smiling Faces at the Lake when that happened Cordless Tools, a Gift from the Gods.
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    14.5x19 prop. Contemplating a change, need advice

    First of all, what is the WOT Range for that Engine? Is is the Engine in Good Mechanical Condition and in Tune? About 5200 rpm, which is still likely on the low side
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    Best years for 70-75hp Johnson/Evinrude outboards

    I think they were cast in North America
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    Best years for 70-75hp Johnson/Evinrude outboards

    O OMC(not counting LawnBoy) only used the Loop Charging in the 3 cylinder and 41 and 44 inch 2 cylinder Blocks until 1985 when they introduced it to a new Line of V Blocks
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    Best years for 70-75hp Johnson/Evinrude outboards

    Looper
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    Wakeboat bans

    Wakeboard Boats, most of the time, Assault our Ears as well as the Shoreline...
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    Wakeboat bans

    I find that music relaxing. When I hear that Fecal Matter called Rap, I want to grab a Bat and start Smashing Things
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    Wakeboat bans

    About 42,000 ft from a Shoreline, sounds about Right Won't be able to hear the Pathetic Noise they try to say is Music either. If they were playing Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Judas Priest, I would be tapping my toes, but not the Fecal Matter that seems popular these Days
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    What make and computer system to replace my Windows 10 before October 14 ?

    Windows 11 looks very Ugly and there is a Reduction to the Options that appear when Right Clicking. It will take many hours of tinkering in the Registry to make it Right again.
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