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    New to Merc and need Motor Purchase Advice

    I just gave my forwell's to the Johnny/Evinrude forum, who has been exceedingly helpful with my old motor. I'm planning to upgrade this month to a newer boat/motor and need some advice since I'm new to Mercury outboards. (plenty of jonny-rude's). I'm looking at a 1999 Mercury 115 ELITPO. Any...
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    Thanks & Goodbye to the forum

    Well, the time has come to finally trade up my old boat for a new model. Since my ole' 1976 evinrude 75 hp will be celebrating it's 30th birthday in a couple more months, I figured now is as good as any to trade it off. <br />I wanted to express my gratitude to all of the helpful folks on this...
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    '76 75HP 'Rude runs too cold

    Model#75643D. I can never seem to warm this engine up. Even after a WOT run across the lake, or even idling through no-wake zones, it never seems to get hot. I can consistently keep my hand on the head indefinately in all circumstances (which is probably causing my excessive smoke problem as...
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    2cyc "Loading up" ?

    Sorry for the dumb question, but what exactly is loading up a 2 stroke? I ask because ever since a fishing trip a month ago, (where we did a lot of trolling at low speeds) my 1976 75HP evinrude is acting up a bit. It is slower to take off, idles poorly, and has a bit of a knocking sound...
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    '76 75hp Evinrude Thermostat?

    I am planning on pulling the L/U to replace the water pump, and would like to replace the thermostat at the same time. However, I can't find any information in my manual (Seloc) nor anywhere on the web for the actual replacement parts.....I can't even find an exploded view of where the...
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    Dual FishFinder Interference

    All,<br />I've gotten great help in the J/E motor forum, so I thought I'd bug the experts in this forum too. I have, quite possibly, the ugliest boat to ever grace a waterway, but it hauls in the fish like no-man's business. It's named "The Nappy Goose". The boat came with an old Humming Bird...
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    '76 Rude 75hp poor at altitude.

    I have a 1976 75hp Evinrude 3cyl that runs rough at best. Thanks to this great site, I've been able to troubleshoot to this point. I usually run at 5000-6000 ft. around Denver, but often up to 9000ft. I've had mechanics work on this several times with no improvments, so I'm taking it on...
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