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    200hp

    hey guys, I have a 1999 200hp 2 stroke, the cowl says 200 EFI but the engine has carbs (dont know one thing at all about outboards) my question is the carburetors need to be rebuilt but i can not find a rebuilt kit for them. The engines part number is 37-856984 11 according to the number on...
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    1999 Mercury 200 saltwater

    Hey guys, I just purchased a 1986 21' Hustler with a 1999 Mercury 200 saltwater series, engine is in immaculate condition and runs very well. it was well maintained and never ran in saltwater. My question is I'am by no means an outboard mechanic and have no idea about anything on outboards...
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    Ford 351 problems

    Hey guys, I have a ford 351 in my 25' whitewater with a volvo commander outdrive. I have been having a lot of problems with the engine lately. It started off with the bellhousing bearings which required removal of the engine, once re-installed I purchased a new holley 600cfm electric choke...
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    Mercruiser 292's

    Hey guys, I have an older 28' Cigarette with merc. 292's. Both engines are overheating pretty badly and knocking last time we ran the boat which was roughly 4 years ago. Instead of pulling them apart and all that fun stuff, we are wanting to just swap in some merc. 250's. I have a pair on...
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    2004 Yamaha 115 question

    Hey guys, I have a friends boat at the house that has a 2004 Yamaha 115 outboard. The boat sat for about 4 months and he took the boat out last Saturday and as soon as he hit mid RPM range it would bog down real bad and wouldn't turn up anymore. I do not know too much about outboard motors...
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    Yamaha inboard question

    Hey guys, Have an older Stamas fishing boat that has a Yamaha 350 inboard and out drive. Boat has sat for about a year and I fired her up yesterday and she purs like a kitten. The boat is stuck in reverse though. I followed the shifter cable from the throttle down the engine, checked the...
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    Crusader Big Block problems

    Hey guys, I have a 50' gibson houseboat with twin Crusader 454's. When I first purchased the boat (sat for about 3 years) I ran her down to my slip about 40 miles away and she ran ok the only problems I had was when the port engine reached 2600RPM it wouldn't rev any higher. The starboard...
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    crusader question

    Hey guys, I have a 50' gibson houseboat with twin crusader 454's. I recently pulled the port engine carb off to get rebuilt. I went to put the carb back on yesterday (along with new fuel/water seperator) and went to start the engine and nothing? All I did was pull the carb off and put it back...
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    Volvo outdrive commander clanking

    Quick question, I have a 1977 whitewater fishing boat. My question is the out drive which is a volvo commander (mated to a 351) is making a really bad clanking noise. When I spin the prop the lower unit seems ok but when you move the drive up and down by hand (like when you check the gimbal...
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