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    no power to gauges and ignition switch

    I have a 2015 bass tracker txw 175 bass boat. I noticed the fuel gauge was reading full all the time. Took the dash loose and found a wire had come unplugged on the fuel gauge. power came back to the gauges and ignition. I turned the key a few times and the gas gauge worked perfectly four times...
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    minn kota edge trolling motor

    I installed a new shaft in my trolling motor today. when I got everything back together the foot control doesn't move the motor. Anyone know what could be wrong?
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    teleflex dual steering cable

    I have a 18 ft. bass boat. with a 150 hp mariner. The engine went out and I bought another engine which is a 115 hp. This engine has the long shaft and I bought a jack plate for it so I could get the proper height. I am going to have to buy new steering cable for it. My question is do I need...
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    jack plate

    I am going to put a jack plate on my bass boat and would like to know if I have to have new steering cables. It will have a 5and a half set back.
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    115 hp Mercury outboard shaft length

    I have a 1987 115 hp mercury outboard. the motor blew up so I found a good deal on another Mercury except this one has a long shaft instead of a short shaft. It goes on a 18 ft. bass boat. I installed the motor on the boat and it runs great. the only problem is if I start to trim the motor up it...
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    1986 mercury 150 xr-2

    I have a 1986 150 hp v-6 xr-2. I just installed a new side mount control on my bass boat. The problem is the horn on the control is giving off a beep,beep sound. I know this has something to do with low oil. My question is would it hurt if I just used pre-mix and forget about the oiler which I...
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    1984 mariner in line 6 cylinder

    Hope someone can help me. I have a 1984 mariner in line 6 cyl. I just bought this engine and put it on my bass boat. motor starts easy. Got out on the lake and gave it throttle and it wouldn't get up on plane and tried to die. went back to the marina and pulled each wire off plugs one at a time...
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    1980 mariner 115 straight 6 wiring schematic

    I just bought a 1980 straight 6 115 h.p. Mariner. I plan on installing the motor soon and need the wiring schematic for the engine. power trim etc. any help will be appreciated
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    1975 mercruiser outdrive

    I have a 1975 Sea Ray with a pre alpha outdrive I am having trouble with. When I try to raise the outdrive, it only comes up a quarter of the way. I disconnected the trim cylinders from the outdrive and put a rope beneath the trim cylinders to keep them level. When I press the two up buttons the...
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    replacing u-joint bellows

    I need help replacing the u-joint bellows on my 1975 mercruiser mr. I took the outdrive off and bought all the bellows to put on. The u-joint bellows seems too big and there is no up,aft, down etc on the bellows. Just the clips on each end and there are some flat spots on each side of the...
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    shift shaft bellows replacement

    I hope someone can help me with this. You have been so good helping me on other problems. I have an old 1975 sea ray and am installing all the bellows. I am trying to replace the shift shaft bellows. I disconnected everything in the engine compartment that needed to be taken off. I am trying to...
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    helm bench seat

    I have a 1975 24 ft. Sea Ray srv. It was stolen about two weeks ago and I got it back about an hour later. Apparently he hit something very hard and the helm seat came loose because it was rotted. I only have pieces to go by and would like to build my own seat. Like doing a puzzle. Anyway does...
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    mercruiser outdrive

    I have a 1975 mercruiser out drive that is stuck in the up position. The trim motor is running but the outdrive is not moving. It was going up and down for a while but now it wont go down. Could the reverse lock be what is keeping the outdrive from going down? I don't have the reverse lock wired...
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    mecruiser trim motor

    hope someone can help me with this problem and point me in the right direction. I have a 1975 Searay and am having trouble with the trim. when I hit the trim up switch, one trim cylinder goes out and the other one doesn't do anything. In fact when I tried trimming the out drive up yesterday the...
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    solenoid wiring

    Hope someone can help me with this. I have a mercruiser 3.0 and took the trim pump and motor out to clean it up and install new brushes. I should have marked the wires but didn't. now the outdrive will trim down but not up. Installed new solenoid but made no difference. there is only one...
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    Engine overheats

    I have a Mercruiser 3.0 liter in my searay with standard cooling. Boat has been setting for quite a few years and I am in the process of getting it running again. It ran just fine the last time I ran it but it is getting hot now when I run it fast. I have twin engines and have no problem with...
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    no oil pressure

    :confused: Hope someone can help me with this. I have twin mercury 3.0 liter engines in my 24 ft. Sea Ray which has been sitting unused for a number of years. I decided to get the motors running again. Got the port engine running again then started on the starbord engine. Started it up and found...
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    oil hole leaks

    I am trying to pressurize the lower unit on the out drive of my 1975 mercruiser so I can check for leaks but the air keeps coming out of the oil passage hole that feeds the top of the outdrive. Can someone tell me how to keep the air from escaping from this hole? Thanks. Bill
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    mercruiser lower unit leaks oil

    :(Hope someone can help me with this. I have a 1975 Searay with twin 3.0 liter engines. I am trying to get this boat running again after it has set for quite a few years. I drained oil out of lower unit and installed just the water pump impeller. Filled it with oil until it came out of the vent...
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    stuck steering

    hope someone can help me. I have a 24 foot searay with twin engines that has been setting for quite a while. Now the steering is stuck. I took off all the linkage from the steering and both engines swivel back and forth so I know there is nothing wrong with the engines. I have had this problem...
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