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    another prop question... 4 blade help me?

    Ok I have mounted a 150 marinier 2.5 efi inplace of my blow 75hp mariner. I cannot get a good bite on the prop, I tried the best thing I could find at the marina witch was a 3 blade 17pitch solas 14.8" diameter.. It hooked as long as I had the trim all the way down witch is not good at all. As...
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    96 150 2.5 EFI beeping

    just put motor on a pontoon and ran it for about 20 min yesterday, it ran fine and smooth. I get back to the dock and after idling in the no wake zone for baout 5 min the beeper started beeping... It was going, beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep... and wont stop. so I shut it down and...
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    put a 150 on 24 ft pontoon and now prop blows out almost instantly?

    Boat: 92 Fisher pontoon 24ft Motor: 1996 mariner magnum EFI 150 Prop: 25pitch quicksilver Now I know the prop has way to much pitch for the pontoon but I am wondering if the pitch would make the prop blowout. The boat will get to maybe 10mph and then if you try to go any faster if will just rev...
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    how to hook up tempurater sensor on 88 2.4?

    This motor orgianly just had a beeper alarm for the tempurature, I bought a temp guage and hooked it up and obviously it doesnt work. Can anyone tell me how to get this to work? thanks
  5. J

    swapped Xr4 in place of my old inline 4 now poping fuse?

    I have a 1988 sea ray seville 16.5 ft ski boat. It originaly had a 100Hp I4 mercury. I swapped on a 89 Xr4 and now as soon as I turn the key on it beeps for a split second then pops the ignition fuse?? The only wires i have hooked up is the main harness plug. there are a few single wires that I...
  6. J

    center hill lake in TN

    Anyone been to center hill lake in middle TN? I have been reading about it and it seems like its probly the best lake in TN for pretty much everything. There are also a few waterfalls you can boat up to. Just wondering if anyone as been? thank
  7. J

    thinking of taking my boat to the keys?

    I have never been down there but always wanted to do some island hoping on a boat, I know I couldnt afford to rent one so I am thinking of taking mine. Is it possible to just launch the boat and take a tent to an island? I dont know if it would be trespassing or somthing stupid like that???? Are...
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    can i run my boat in saltwater?

    I have a 1988 SEAray seviile 16ft it has the SEAray/mercury 100hp outboad on it. I live in TN and have no exsperiance with saltwater engines. But I travel to florida quite a bit and would like to use it in some of the bays because renting is very exspensive. I am just wondering if I can even...
  9. J

    anyone from West TN?

    Just wondering if I am the only one on here from west TN. I normally go to the TN river around Cuba landing, Perryville, Clifton, or pickwick if there is not to many people out.
  10. J

    16ft searay sevvile 100hp outboad prop

    The stock prop is a 13x19 i think. and AT WOT the Rpms are at 5000 and around 32-35mph I have been told these engine dont like to rev and am wondering if a higher pitch would benifet me any. I am the only person that skis/wakeboads behind the boat and im only 140lbs and a crack of the throttle...
  11. J

    thinking of buying 88 searay seville 16'

    I test drove the boat and it seemed to handle great and rode pretty well for a 16'. It has the orginal 100HP mercury O/B engine that seemed to run excelent. I am really just wondering what everyone thinks of these I dont think I have ever seen one before. Also are there any troubles with these...
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