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    Merc outboard not charging

    Hi I have a 1991 merc v-200 outboard, 2 stroke engine. Went to the lake and my battery was dead. Jumped it and ran it for a while, but when I stopped, it wouldn't start again cuz battery still dead. Got it running again, but will only read 9 volts on meter when I checked, no matter where I...
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    broke my windshield

    i have a 91 Malibu flightcraft 20xlob. I was out today and the lake got pretty rough, and a largish wave came over the bow and slammed into my windshield, breaking a huge chunk out of it. I was wondering if anyone out there knows where to get a replacement for this boat?
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    Black pads on swim deck leaching color

    Hi I have a 91 Malibu flightcraft outboard boat. 21 ft long. There are little mini swim deck/ steps on either side of the motor with a hard plastic/ rubberized type surface on them. I believe they are moulded in, but when they get wet, they leach black onto whatever touches them. Which equals...
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    new prop is cavitating bad

    hi, I have a 91 Malibu flightcraft 21 ft with a 200hp 2 stroke merc on it. 19p stainless prop is what came on it, and it does well, but I want a little better hole shot. I bought an 18p 4blade stainless and put it on. took it out for the first time last night, and it ran like crap. the boat was...
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    91 v-200 wont start, Help!?

    i have a 91 merc v-200 2 stroke motor and the other day at the lake, it decided it didn't want to start. not even a sound when turning the key (besides the oil level beep that is standard). was able to run the boat by jumping across the starter solenoid. so I figured that is what was wrong. I...
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    rebuilding a seastar hydraulic ram

    has anyone rebuilt one of the hc5370-71 sidemount rams from seastar? im in the middle of the build, but something is not making any sense to me. it looks like the shaft seal goes on the inside of the cylinder on the ram itself, on the motor side of the brass fitting that keeps everything...
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    mercury leaking 2 stroke oil

    my v-200 1991 mercury is leaking oil. I replaced the gasget for the on motor reservoir cap, but its still doing it, so I think I got it traced back to the vent tube. is there anyway to stop this leakage or is it something that you live with on a direct injection engine like mine. don't think its...
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    prop sizing questions

    I have a 91 Malibu flightcraft with a 200 hp 2 stroke mercury on back. it runs well into the mid fiftys for speed which is more speed than I actually need. it has a 15 1/4 x 19p quicksilver stainless 3 blade prop on it. was thinking of going to a 17p 4 blade stainless, but all of the ones I can...
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    thinking of rebuilding carbs

    im thinking about rebuilding my carbs on a 91 2.5l v200 merc outboard. 3 carb setup. in the shop manual it says that the carbs have id numbers with suffixes 1-3 and that the carbs must be installed from top to bottom 123. but i went out to look and see what i was getting myself into, and the top...
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    fuel pump??

    i have a 1991 merc v200 carburated 2.5l engine. was out on saturday and it ran good for several hours, then all of a sudden died like it was out of gas. primed the engine and nothing. got pulled off of the lake, got home and checked the spark plugs. they were black and smelled burnt, so i...
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    fuel delivery issues merc v200

    i had my boat out today. its a 1991 mercruy 2.5l v200. i had some fuel cleaner in it that i had never tried before, and all seemed to be working well. but on the last run, it all of a sudden bogged out and would not start again. i know my plugs fouled but i was wondering if there was a way to...
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    carb questions

    my 1991 mercury v-200 carbed engine is hesitating out of the hole shot. it also idles rough and wants to flood from time to time. I replaced plugs and it got a little better, but still noticable hesitation. i have plug wires on the way, but i was wondering if there is a good way to clean the...
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    91 mercury 200 hesitation out of hole

    my 91 merc outboard, v-200, 2.5l, i believe electronic ignition, sems to have a big lag right out of the hole, and it seems tobe getting worse. its a 2 stroke motor, and i have replaced the plugs, fuel filter/water seperator out. along with the lag, it seems to have alittle bit of a hard time...
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    steering cable questions

    i was wondering of i could replace a 16 ft cable with an 18 ft cable? cable froze up on me a little bit back and i have ordered a hydraulic steering system but not sure if it will get here in time for when i need the boat again. my cable was a 16 foot morse and i found another locally for a good...
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    needs steering

    i have a 1991 200 hp mercury outboard on a malibu flightcraft, and the helm cratered on me this last weekend. i think it was because of a real rough lake and a lack of power steering for too long. my queston is if anyone out there has a seastar helm and HC5345 ram for sale. this setup should...
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    1991 mercury v-200 power steering

    i rescently bought a 1991 malibu flightcraft with a 1991 mercury v-200 outboard on it. took it to the lake and found out i did not have any power steering. came home and found the leak coming out of the seal around the steering actuator. it is an odd shelved seal and i cant find a new one...
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