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    motorguide varimax no reverse

    i've got a motorguide varimax. bought 2 of them used for $100 for the pair s even with this one not working like it should i still feel like i got a good deal. but i'd like to try and get this one fixed if i can. motor works in forward but suddenly stops on the highest speed, and wont work in...
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    almost there-mer 850 tach and speedo help

    well im in the home stretch now with my boat project. but i need some help with the tach and speedo. good news from anyone who read my other post is i didnt destroy anything when i ran it without the hose for a minute like a dumbass. anyways some other stuff i did- i was having intermittent...
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    rebore or replace jugs '99 polaris slh

    picked up a 1999 polaris slh wth a trailer for free because the owner just wanted it off their property. didn't have a title for it (we're in florida btw) but he did give me a bill of sale. so first thing i did when i got it home was to call police department to hace them run serial numbers and...
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    ran without the hose like an idiot merc 850

    dear god i just screwed up with my 1973 merc 850. i was working on fine tuning some stuff with it in my driveway and running it on the hose. in between short runs, killing the engine, tweaking things and starting it up again, i was turning the hose off after killing the engine (trying to save a...
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    Force 70 cylinder 2 not firing

    Buddy of mine just bought a cheap boat from Facebook which came with a 70hp force. Guy he bought it from let it run it on the hose but they didn’t take it to the lake. Having some experience buying used boats now that sent up a red flag to me. So we started it up on the hose together and I...
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    volvo penta parts compatibility

    i've worked on a couple merc and johnson outboards but i'm unfortunately new to stern drives. my buddy has a 21 foot stern drive with a volvo penta engine, and 2 days ago he hit a rock and managed to break the prop shaft losing the prop and everything with it. bearing carrier and everything...
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    1973 850 saltwater care and how to not blow a powerhead

    Well awesome news is that today I get to ask a much different question than I thought I was going to. Kept having issues getting my 1973 merc 850 to run under throttle. Took the carbs out for cleaning again, put in new fuel pump diaphragm and set the idlers and lo and behold it’s finally running...
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    1973 bonito restoration

    Figured I’d share what I’ve been up to. Scored a free bonito with a 1973 merc 850 on the back of it. Unfortunately it had been left outside uncovered for a year through multiple hurricanes here in Florida so it looked to be in rough shape (hence the free). After taking a close look at it though...
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    unidentifiable mercury tilt/trim pump

    not sure if this is the right forum for this post but i didn't see any other forum categories that seemed appropriate, so sorry if this is the wrong place to ask... I cant find any name plate on the tilt trim pump the only identifying info is the number: 45060A1 seems to be a merc. trying to...
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    1973 mercury 850 carb broken and fixed

    So I got a 1973 motor and boat for free last week (awesome!) but it was free because it wasn’t running (not awesome!) and as someone who doesn’t have much mechanical skills but with a basic understanding of how it works I set forth to YouTube to learn as much as I could to see if I could fix...
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