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    snapped driveshaft Mercury 2011 150 Optimax

    So this is the second driveshaft I've snapped. This time I was 42 miles offshore so it was rather inconvenient. My last driveshaft was 2 years ago and I put over 1000 miles on this one. Any ideas as to why my motor is eating driveshafts? I put a brand new lower on this time and it still broke.
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    Overheating at trolling speed

    Mercury 150 2011 2 stroke Engine overheats at trolling speed, when I get her up on plane she drops down to 107 quickly and has no issues. I put a new lower on it 3 seasons ago. I have not done an impeller since. Should I replace the impeller? Or maybe there's gunk somewhere blocking the intake?
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    Force 85 trim

    I just acquired a new to me boat and the trim doesn't appear to work. When the trim switch is pressed I can hear that it's making a connection to the motor, and I hear it making a connection on the trim motor. Should I buy a new trim motor? I've seen them on eBay for around $200. Please let...
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    new lower can't get boat to shift properly

    Optimax 150 2011 I just installed a new lower and I can get forward and neutral or reverse and neutral. I've dropped it about 8 times trying to line up the gear shaft. Shift cables are unhooked. Doing the shifting by hand. What am I missing? Thanks!
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    2011 Optimax 150 snapped driveshaft

    Coming back from fishing with my kids and going about 30-35 the boat all of a sudden went into neutral. The binnacle was stuck and I couldn't shift forward or reverse (we got towed in). I thought the cable might be stuck or maybe it had broken, but after taking everything apart and dropping...
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    wiring harness 2011 Optimax 150

    Can someone please point me to what wiring harness I need for an Optimax 150 2011? I have the old 8 pin and I'd like to move to the 14 pin and hook up to a Raymarine 7HV. Thank you!
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    Mercury Optimax 150 2011 boat not getting up to full rpm

    1) Performance issue you are trying to correct. Boat is only getting up to about 4500 rpm 2) Current prop manufacturer, model, aluminum or stainless as a minimum. Aluminum, not sure of brand but it came from an evinrude motor. I have a Mercury. I also have an Evinrude Cyclone prop, but my...
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    Is it possible to connect the trim on a Mercury Binnacle

    8M0059686 to an 8 pin wire harness? Thanks.
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    starting Johnson 130

    I read all kinds of wiki's and threads before posting this. Trust me, I don't want to waste anyone's time. I have a 1996 Johnson 130 that if I leave sit for a week is hard to start. Every two stroke I've ever had has some sort of procedure you have to use to start it. I'm hoping that's all I...
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    Johnson 130 issue with reverse

    I just bought a boat with a Johnson 130. The reverse gear does not have much power. It has enough to back the boat up, but not much more. Thoughts on what could be wrong, or is this normal?
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    1995 Johnson 130 compression question

    Hi guys, I'm looking into a 1995 Johnson 130 J130TLEOA with 90 compression on all four cylinders. Is this decent compression? I'm used to seeing something in the 120+ range. The motor seemed to start and run well when I went to look at it. Anything I should know about this year / model of...
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    1995 Force 120 slow to get on plane

    Last trip out on my way back from the fishing grounds (about 10 miles) boat felt sluggish getting on plane, and would only top out around 28 mph, usually about 10 mph faster. I just took it out today and same thing. Fuel efficiency seems down as well. Boat feels very slow and sluggish to get...
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    96 Force 120 starting issue

    Took the boat out yesterday, she ran fine most of the day. We went out 25 miles from Oceanside, and back to do a little rock fishing. After rock fishing for 3 or 4 hours the boat wouldn't start. I figured the deep cycle battery had drained a little, so switched it to both batteries, started...
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    Force 120 1996 lost power to trim and ignition

    We were out fishing yesterday, motor was running fine. We were using the tilt frequently to lift the motor and drift over kelp to pothole-fish for bass. Lowering the motor, got it 3/4 of the way down and then no power to the tilt or the ignition. We were able to manually start the motor with...
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