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    Tilt/trim (popular topic!)

    Hi everyone,<br /><br />I have a question regarding the trim system for an Alpha 1 outdrive, Mercruiser 470 engine, 1984.<br /><br />Trim stopped working at some point, so I got a new armature (brushes were basically gone and their wires toast, inside of armature looked bad). <br /><br />Then...
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    What is this part and what does it do?

    Hi,<br /><br />This question concerns a 1988 Mercury Black Max V6, 150HP.<br /><br />The symptoms indicating a problem were, at first, a lack of power, taking a long time to plane (which it really shouldn't with this prop and HP) and not exceeding 4000 RPM, even with a smaller pitch prop...
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    1988 Merc Black Max 150 V6, strange

    Hey!<br /><br />Just posting this as I am pondering what is going on with a freshly-put-into-the-water 20'er with a "new" (for us :-) 1988 Mercury Black Max, 150 HP.<br /><br />After being properly winterized last year, it started immediately when we installed it this spring, ran as fine as they...
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    Whoohoo :)

    A few months back I asked some questions regarding our 1979 85HP V4 Johson, which worked (needed some work!) but was not all that reliable and a bit underpowered. For those who remembered, I even asked if it's practical at all to convert from OB to I/O.<br /><br />And then, just a month before...
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    What outboard size for this hull

    Hi,<br /><br />After the great replies in the I/O vs O/B thread about a week ago I've been looking at engines a bit more, now is a good time to buy them (end of season and all that).<br /><br />Most of the times when I mention the size of the boat (length 6.2m, 21') and the engine size (85hp)...
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    Practical? No! Possible?

    Hi,<br /><br />Before I get flamed, I know most of you will think it's a stupid idea, not practical etc, but I am going to ask anyway :) <br /><br />Start with:<br /> <br /><br />A Flipper 620, nice boat! We bought it halfway during last summer. As they say about boats, there is no better way...
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    Docter, these are my symptoms.. whats wrong? :-)

    Hello people,<br /><br />Tomorrow I have to winterize the boat (part of the marina is already frozen!) .. haven't driven it in a few weeks, and the engine doesn't like to come back on.<br /><br />(Engine is a 1979 v4 seahorse 2stroke Johnson 85hp)<br /><br />When trying to start normally, it...
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    Would this work?

    Hi,<br /><br />First post to this board which seems to be excellent!<br /><br />A friend and I bought a boat a few weeks ago, a Flipper 620HT, Finnish design so probably only known locally. It's 6.20m by 2.45m (20' about I guess).<br /><br />We both have more of an EE/CS background than...
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