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    problems with my control box... help please

    Hey there knowers of all that is worth knowing... I have another question for you. I was dinking with the boat while waiting for parts to ariave and when advancing the throttle the fast idle arm pops up on its own. I can hold it down and everything works fine.. however I don't want to have to do...
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    would this work???

    I have a 76 reinell that I newly aquired and was considering a tower but the price is out of reach for the moment. All I really want is a way to keep the rope out of the water for boarding and tubing. I was thinking I could take a 3' chunk of pipe and mount it just infront of the engine bay area...
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    PLEASE Tell me its not that bad.

    So tho boat I bought and have still not gotten to really take out is really starting to worry me. I have been waiting for new transom brackets for the power trim as the old ones broke about 2 mins into the first outing, so I have spent the time tinkering with the motor which seems to run pretty...
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    how much extra DC do I have???

    I have a 1975 merc 1500 TB and I was wondering how much electricity I have to spare while underway. It seems to charge the battery very fast. I have almost no draw on it as there are no accessories that run. I really just want to know if I can safely run a radio and maybe even a small amp...
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    super light tongue weight

    :confused:Hey I was just wondering how much weight should be on the tounge of the trailer, with the boat fully loaded the tongue has no more then 10 or 15 pounds on it. The trailer is configurable so I can move the axle to the rear of the trailer quite a bit, I am just wondering how much it...
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    1975 Merc 1500 Issues

    Hey everyone this is my first post here, though I have been reading this forum non stop for the last week. I just purchased a 1975 Merc 1500 power trim and its giving me considerable greif. At first It would not run above idle, and was near impossible to start, I would have to hand choke the...
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