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    Troubleshoot/confirm idle issue

    Picked up a lightly used 03 Smoker craft with a 75hp 4 stroke motor.. went through everything and got it running pretty good after it sat a few years. Occasionally after it's really warmed up it will die when put into nuetral and can be a pain to restart. I changed all the plugs and it seemed...
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    Long Beach WA / Astoria, OR area Boat ramps?

    Weather down there is currently forcasted in the upper 70s lower 80s with only 5-10 winds.. I was pondering taking my Smoker Craft up there and cruising up the river to Cathlamet, WA.. Anyone done this? Recommended launch points or things to watch out for? Might as well have some adventures...
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    Prop help 75 hp 4 stroke mercury

    I recently picked up A 2006 Smoker Craft Osprey 16dlx While getting it running better I noticed it tends to nose up pretty high unless play with the trim to get it to plane out. Well I managed hit something in a canal and noticed I sheared a few inches off of one of the prop blades, and while...
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    Can I shorten a steering tilt/support tube?

    The steering cable nut that connects to the tilt tube was seized on after using penitrating oil for a while I put heat to the nut and it came loose, but the threads on the end are basically gone. Can I just cut the 3/4-1 inch of threads off and install new cable?
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    asking: Alpha gen2 adding grease fitting clarification

    I have a 2000 Mercruiser Alpha Gen2 with stiff steering, I have unhooked the cable and it moves freely. The Drive is hard to move by hand with cable unhooked. After two days of spraying the upper and lower pivot points on the gimbal ring it is starting to loosen up but I would really like to add...
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