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    100 hp Evinrude Electric Shift

    I have a 70's 100 hp Evinrude electric shift. The motor runs well, but the lowe runit went out the other day. Initially the lower unit was locked in forward gear. I thought it may have been an electric issue but then the lower unit slipped out of forward and will not go into any gear. It was...
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    evinrude 100 hp power loss

    Had the boat out a few days ago, engine was dogging, at full throttle it seemed like the boat was running like it was at half throttle. Checked some things out, found a fuel filter in the line that was in backwards. I removed this since it was pretty gummed up and there is another anyway...
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    1971 Evinrude 100 hp regulator problem

    I have a 1971 Evinrude 100 hp outboard that has an issue with the rectifier/regulator. I had the battery out of the boat and when I put it back in and connected the motor battery cables they sparked and then i noticed smoke coming from the motor. I unhooked the battery cables immediatly and...
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    New Boat restoration, 1981 16' checkmate w/115

    This past winter i bought a 16ft Checkmate Enticer with a 115 inline 6 merc. The boat runs... not particularly well... but it could use some work. I don't know how good the price I got it for is (1700) but I think with a little work I can turn this baby around. So I'm going to list what I'm...
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    1981 Checkmate Enticer

    Last fall i bought an 81 checkmate enticer with a 115 merc. I got it for cheap and am looking to fix it up a bit. One things im going to replace is the floor. the floor is wood right now, but the wood is sort of built into the fiberglass body. After trying to figure out how to get the wood...
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    Tilt and Trim Question

    My 1981 Mercury 115 inline 6 has a power tilt and trim system that I know very little about. when i first bought the boat i tried it out and the tilt seemed to work fine. The guy said he replaced one of the cylinders and it does look newer. When i got it home I took the transom saver off and...
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    1981 Mercury 115 horse

    I just bought an older boat with a Merc 115 horse straight 6. The motor has not been run in about a year and I am unable to get it started. There are things I know are working well on the motor which include, the starter (which engages and turns the motor over well) the batter, which i...
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