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    2005 50hp alarms and WTF is going on here

    I have a 21' toon with 2005 50hp 2 stroke that pumps about 6 lb of water pressure. Last trip out ran great and I usually putt around under 3000rpm but when I kicked it up to 4000rpm the water gauge moved to 8 psi then when I moved to 4600rpm the psi went to 10 and the alarm went off. HMMMM I...
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    2005 sun tracker w/no juice

    I have a 2005 50hp 2 stroke on a suntracker party barge that was running great when my dumb azz did something near the fuse panel under the steering dog house and now I have no power to the ignition, the trim and the gas gage. I checked all the fuses and all look ok.. Is there another place...
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    50 hp merc lost the juice

    I have a 2005 50hp 2 stroke on a suntracker party barge that was running great when my dumb azz did something near the fuse panel under the steering dog house and now I have no power to the ignition, the trim and the gas gage. I checked all the fuses and all look ok.. Is there another place...
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    1400 merc (78) water pressure in question

    Hi all, I finally have this thing running pretty good. After a few rounds with the carbs coming off and on I finally got the floats right. Thanks to you guys and the Boat Doctor, and Paul in Panama City Fl. Great advice but they refuse to touch it. So now I'm becoming somewhat of an x-pert with...
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    Trigger wire not good on my 78 1400

    I have a 1400 that the wires going into the distributor have rotten insolation and I have coated them to avoid the removal and maintenance on the distributor but it's worrying me. Do I have to pull it out to change the trigger and how big of a job is that... or should I replace the distributor...
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    1400 merc carbs ARE KILLIN' ME!

    I took the carbs off because the ctr carb float was sticking and dumping fuel at a rate faster than I could buy it. Carbs had a little jelly but cleaned easy enough. Put them back on and it ran bad. lots of misses... I adjusted the idle mix to about 1-1/4 turns out and it seemed to do better...
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    4.3 cobra doesn't want to go into fwd????

    I am planning on buying an 86 galaxy 18.5 bow rider with a 4.3 cobra OMC v6 stern drive. The boat seems solid and has some cosmetic stuff to deal with but the mechanical problem that has brought the price down is the fwd doesn't want to engage and you have to go fwd and aft to try a find the fwd...
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    anchormate froze up

    Can these be repaired/rebuilt? Mine was tight when I bought the boat but now it's stuck. It's the "WORTH" brand and they are 50-70 dollars new but I like to tinker and save a buck if possible. I have a wire wheel on my bench grinder and if it will come apart I hope to save it. Has anyone ever...
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    Pwr Trim Has Pwr But Motor Wont Spin

    My 78 1400 Has A Remote Pwr Trim Motor With Dual Silinoids. It Has Pwr Going To The Motor On Both Blue And Green Wire When I Push Either Up Or Down. The Silinoids Click But Motor Wont Spin Either Way. Tells Me I Had A Motor Failure And It Needs Torn Into. I Have Never Worked On A Trim Motor...
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    78 1400 wide open falls on it's face

    I did sea trails today after redoing my carbs, water pump, stern, trim motors, electrical system and fuel system. I have 2 complaints.. 1) it seems to cavitate or ventalate when I get on it. and 2) at wide open it screams for a minute then falls on it's face. Like maybe the fuel pump can't keep...
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    tach for my 78' 1400

    Can i use a automotive tach on my 1400? I have an old sun tach in the garage that i would like to use. Seems to me Brown wire for the signal and Black for the ground. Will it work?
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