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  1. jjay74

    Mercarb rebuild

    Here's what I have: 1987 Sunbird Corsair Mercruiser 3.0 s/n 0B554398 Mercarb s/n 13899562 (stamped into side of carb under fuel inlet) I am looking to buy a rebuild kit, but I keep coming across "do you have a straight accelerator pump or a 90 degree accelerator pump?". Is there any way...
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    Family project, thanks to wife

    Got my feet "wet" in the boating world about three years ago with the purchase of a brand new 24ft pontoon with a Yamaha 115hp 4 stroke on the back. Didn't want to purchase a used boat since I was new to this world and didn't want to inherit anyone's problems. Boy, was that a two-fold mistake...
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    Water pump, round 2

    Being new to the do-it-yourself world, I have gained a wealth of information on this site. Need to ask another question......Is this where the water inlet on the foot is??? As you may have read in my other posts, I cooked the first water pump impeller by running it in a drum. The water...
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    Help! Lost water flow?

    with the help of Roscoe and others, my motor has been identified as a 1989 Force 85 HP. Purchased the FK1204 water pump kit with housing and replaced it last week. Couldn't get the motor to pump water on the muffs, so used a barrell and it worked like a charm. Took her to the river yesterday...
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    85 HP Force Impeller Housing

    Got the gearcase pulled off this afternoon to check the impeller. To my disgust, the impeller housing is cracked. The impeller is also in BAD shape. Larson 1550 Shark, US Marine 85HP Force I just bought this boat last week and am in the process of rewiring and checking everything to get it...
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    Getting wire from switch to bow navigation lights

    Need a little help here.....I have a Larson 1550 Shark Tri Hull. The navigation lights aren't working. I can access the anchor light with no problem and will have no problem fixing it. The bow light is missing off the front and it mounts on the very front. I understand how to wire the lights...
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    Engine "OFF" seperate from key switch

    Hello all, it's been a while since I have posted. I just purchased a Larson trihull with an 85 Force (not sure what year) and am trying to get it water worthy by this weekend. When I turn the switch off, the engine will not turn off. I cycled the key several times to try and cut the motor off...
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    Aggravating weekend at ramp

    This weekend started off Saturday morning with a successful launch followed by 4 hours on the water. My wife, who has never pulled a trailer, decided that she wanted to help on the launch. She volunteered to pull the truck/trailer out once the boat was in the water. I thought, "what could it...
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    Handheld GPS/Magellan explorist 210

    Does anyone here have any experience using the Magellan eXplorist 210 handheld GPS unit? I purchased one today and won't get a chance to use it until Sunday. I mainly want to use it for speed/distance measurements, but any extras such as route tracking/backtracking would be nice. I've never...
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