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    Merc 140 Great throttle, No GO..

    So I am new and this is completely foreign to me. The boat's control box is a single lever that you "pull out" to throttle in neutral and pop back in to go forward or reverse.. i can throttle fine and the engine sounds real good, but when i try to go forward it kills. I took it out for a...
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    Possible Windsheild update?

    I am looking to get a nice 1978 glastron but would love a more modern windsheild say like a 1985 bayliner capri.. is this possible?
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    MIXTURE HELP was my P.O. crazy??

    I have a 1975 Evinrude 85hp, he says run it ar 15-16:1, I can swear I read it should be 50:1 Thanks
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    Transom repair, please help..

    So from the forums i understand i have a shoe box hull? the boat is a 1975 Chapparal ???bowrider???.. Anyway, I need to do a transom, and was going to go the Seacast route unless i can safely cut what i need to to access the back 2-3 inches of the boat to get at the whole transom. ALSO i would...
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    Help in decision

    So I bought an old crapper, a 1975 chappral bayliner with a 75 evinrude 85hp for $600. Now after owning it for 3 weeks, and while it is in the repair shop, i am leaps and bounds farther in my boating world understanding than i was before.. question is.. since i have a motor that runs and bimini...
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    Compatible control boxes?

    what would be compatible with a 1975 evinrude 85hp outboard? are all control boxes basically the same??? looking for something cheap
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    NEW BOATER HELP 1975 evinrude 85hp

    Hello, I bought my first boat, took it out for a trial run to test its suitablility for my dad. i wanted to spend some time with him as he got bad news. Boat ran great(1975 chappral pleasure boat), then sometihng in the water hit hard and now it seems jammed into reverse, and not even full...
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