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    Need details on Merc prop from OEM number....

    My Father-in-law is presently in Florida, and his first day out, he struck a rock and snapped a blade on his prop. I'm trying to find some information on it, and not having much luck. The number and writing on the side of the prop is: "73134A40P12 Mercury". I assume the P-12 means 12" pitch, but...
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    How do YOU change your outboard height?

    I'm thinking about raising my 125 hp Merc outboard 1 bolt hole, and am wondering how the best way is to do it? This motor is almost 6 feet tall and 375 lbs, and I'll prob be doing it myself. The last thing I want to is end up with a motor laying on the concrete, or worse yet, me under it. :( I...
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    Trim motor leaves me low and wet....

    I was trying out a new prop today, checking rpm's at WOT, top end, hole shot, etc, when I suddenly realized my motor trim had stopped working. I checked this and that, and finally had to jump in the water (fully clothed I might add), to disengage the hydraulic cylinder. My question is this...
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    Need. More. Speed.

    Ok, I guess I need to explain the above statement. I have a 2004 18.5 Crestliner Sportfish, with a 125 HP Saltwater Merc on it. The engine is one of the 2+2's, and the hull is aluminum. It seems to me, that with 125 hp's, top end should be higher than 34 mph. The prop is original, a Merc...
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