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    Bearing on a 1985 Mercury 175 Black Max

    I have been going through a few boats since I moved to Arizona from Oregon two years ago. Last year I bought an 18 foot Skeeter bass boat but I never took it on the water. Shortly after I bought this boat, I found the boat I'm keeping so this boat sat in my yard. I'm going to sell it so I'm...
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    Something to shine up my fiberglass boat

    I have a boat that I'm going to sell and the sun here in Arizona has done a number on the fiberglass. Is there anyway to shine up the gelcoat? What would be the best product?????
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    Now that I've had the boat a few months, another prop question

    A few months ago, I got a 1995 Spectrum Pro Avenger. A 17 footer. Aluminum hull, dry weight of 940 lbs, a 1995 Force engine, 90 hp. Right now it has a 13X19 aluminum prop on it. With 2 guys, half a tank of fuel and a little fishing gear, I'm getting just shy of 40 mph with the RPM's right at...
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    Replacing floor in a 1995 Spectrum Pro Avenger

    I recently got a 1995 Spectrum Pro Avenger. A 17 footer with a 90 hp Force. The floors are soft so I'm going to tear into it and replace the floors. I'm just replacing the floors behind the windshields. I have a few questions. Is the floor riveted or screwed in place? On a scale of 1-10, how...
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    Another prop question

    I just bought a 1995 Spectrum Pro Avenger. It's an aluminum hull and weighs in at around 940 lbs. plus the engine. The listed weight for the engine is 322 lbs. Total = 1262 pounds. It has a 1995 Force of 90 hp in good shape. It currently has the standard 13 X 19 aluminum prop on it and that...
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    Best prop or props for a 1995 Force 90 hp.

    I have owned fiberglass bass boats for years but circumstances have changed. I almost always fished along and had few people that ever wanted to go in the boat so a bass boat worked well for me until recently. I moved to the Phoenix area from Oregon last year and suddenly I have LOTS of...
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    Swapping outboards?

    I was looking into buying a 1996 Crestliner Pro Am 1850 that weigh in at 1490 lbs dry. I've always wanted a boat like this but could never afford one. Still can't actually but this guy has it cheap because it only has a 70 hp on the back. The guy I'm buying it from was going to put a 150 Johnson...
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    Another tachometer question

    1985 Johnson 150. I've researched old threads on here and did the tests suggested and it looks like the regulator is good so I bought a new tach. Hooked it up and nothing. I even ran a new tach wire just to make sure there wasn't a problem with the tach wire. Any suggestions?
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    2 more questions about 1985 Johnson 150

    I recently bought a boat with a 150 Johnson and it runs great. It really gets with it on this boat. I wanted to check that I have the correct prop on the engine but my tach isn't working. I did what you guys said and ran the boat and a high idle for 20 minutes and then checked the voltage to...
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    150 Johnson Speedo tube?

    I bought an Astroglass fish and ski a few weeks ago. Very happy with it so far. I'm fixing a few little things and one of them is the speedo. The way I understand it, the speedo tube goes down the middle leg of the engine and hooks up to the front of the leg somehow. I see a small hole but...
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    1985 Johnson 150. Tach and alarm question

    The boat I just purchased has a 150 Johnson VRO. I took it out for the first time today and it ran great. It's on a 17.5 foot fish and ski. Darn near pushes the boat right out of the water on the hole shot. Anyway, I was very pleased with how it ran but there were some concerns that perhaps you...
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    1988 Yammy 150 hp.

    I just got a bass boat with a 1988 Yamaha 150 hp engine. It hasn't been run in 6 years. I've checked the compression. I've checked the spark. Both look good so far. My questions is about the oil injection. Since this hasn't run in so long, I want to make sure the oil injection is working before...
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    1985 Johnson 150

    I just bought a boat with a 1985 Johnson 150 on it. I'm just curious if some of you folks have an opinion on these motors? Are they reliable? Are they fairly economical for their size? It's a 1985 Astro Glass fish and ski. 17 1/2 footer. It came with 2 stainless steel props. One is a 14.1/4 X...
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    Pulling the flywheel

    It looks like my stator is bad so I need to pull my flywheel. I've put the puller on there and tried to remove the flywheel but it's on there so well that I'm afraid I'll break the bolts on the puller or strip the bolts out of the flywheel. I'm assuming that since the flywheel is bolted to the...
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    Still have a problem.

    A couple of weeks ago I asked a question about my engine. 1984 Force. 85 hp. My engine would start but wouldn't run well. It was not firing on two cylinders but after about two minutes, it would warm up and suddenly it would run fine. Perfect. It was like someone flipped a switch. I thought I...
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    No spark to top two cylinders on a 1984 Force. 85 hp

    Well, I've been tinkering with my engine. Heli-coil, checked the compression, made sure the carbs are doing what they should and then I checked the spark. It's a 3 cylinder. The top two cylinders get no spark when the engine is cold. If I start it up and after it warms up a bit (about 2...
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    Heli-coil installation?

    Ok, as you can see by my last thread, I checked my compression. 125 on all cylinders. Pretty happy about that. Unfortunately, my bottom plug hole is stripped out. I'm going to install a heli-coil. Do I need to take the head off to prevent shavings into the combustion chamber or can I leave...
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    Compression check.

    I'm having what I hope is a minor engine problem and the after checking the carbs and plugs, I want to check the compression but since the electrical systems on a Force engine are getting expensive, I'd like to make sure I do it correctly. If I pull the plugs to do a compression check and I...
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    New regulator

    I'm going to fix my over-charging problem so I am looking at replacing the rectifier with a regulator. Is this a regulator or a rectifier? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-Voltage-Regulator-w-Electric-Start-Rectifier-/200672717521?pt=Snowmobile_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item2eb906aad1
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    84 Force. 85 hp on a 1984 Baliner Trophy bass boat.

    My engine has always run perfectly in the 4 years I've owned it with the exception of when the fuel pump diaphram failed a few years ago. Barring that, it has always brought me home. I live in Arizona so I can fish all year long so a few days ago, I was taking the boat off the trailer and it...
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