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  1. KermieB

    Troubleshooting - Always check the simpliest things first

    This might be a long story, but hopefully written well enough to keep you interested and make you smile. I spent years installing telephone systems for a private company. It wasn't long until I learned the hard way to never listen to what the client thought was wrong when I was running a...
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    Merc 150L - Motor trims up all by itself

    First of all, let me say, this is my first outboard motor. I have a Mercury 150 L on a 1996 Maxum 1900 XR. The boat is new to me by way of the Boat Angel program and I'm just now starting to work this boat after about a year of sitting in the yard. I have a couple of issues, but this thread is...
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    Excessive fuel running out of carbs. '96 150 Mercury

    I have a "new to me" '96 150 Mercury. When I brought it home I had it in the shop because it wouldn't start. (that's another thread) and now it's running in the yard on the hose (haven't been in the water yet) but I noticed when I took the cowl off, the foam on the inside near the carbs smelled...
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    1996 Murcury 150 coming out of winterization

    I just picked up my second BoatAngel boat.... a 1996 Maxum with a Mercury 150 O/B. The owner lives on a beautiful 30+ acre estate on the Chesapeake Bay, appears to have tons of money, probably hires out all of his service and decided to give this boat to charity. He tells me that it was...
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    Be careful what you ask for.... funny story.

    There's a woman that sits with my group at a place where I frequently drink beer and eat wings while waiting for the weekend to arrive. She has been griping and complaining for months about her husband being a jerk about their impending divorce which she thought was going to be a pretty amicable...
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    Electric Choke-Explain it's purpose to me?!

    I have a 1990 4.3 Mercruiser that runs fine, and the first "start" of the day comes very quickly, but after heating the engine up I have to turn it over and over and over before it starts. When it does, you can smell the unburned fuel in the exhaust, and after a few seconds, it smooths out...
  7. KermieB

    Safety, Safety, Safety....!!!

    If you've been a boater for any length of time, you've been checked by "The Man" at some point or another. Some times, it's an annoyance, but there is a reason they require you to carry safety equipment and act like you have some sense on the water. SAFETY IS EVERYTHING!!! Here's a good...
  8. KermieB

    Harder to start when hot....

    I have a '90 Sea Ray 180 BR, 4.3 I/O. This boat has a engine compartment that is somewhat confined. There's not a lot of extra room under the engine cover. The first time I start the engine when I get to the lake, it fires up on about a half a rotation... bam. But as the day goes, and I get a...
  9. KermieB

    Boat Scam... and how it works.

    I was looking through Craig's list as I do often and ran across a boat that seemed just too good to be true.. sure enough, it's a scam. If you are a reasonably knowledgeable boater, you can spot a ton of irregularities. This guy did actually go to a little trouble to make it look good, but it's...
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