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    Older Mercury Oil/Temp alarm

    I have a 1987 70hp Mercury with a Quicksilver control. The problem is with the alarm giving false warnings. When the key is in the run position the alarm sounds and won't stop. Start the engine and the alarm may go away or go into this annoying fading off and on mode, mostly on. I've checked...
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    Honda outboards colours and styling

    Hello all<br /><br />I've a 10hp honda with white top and blue accents, blue bottom and yellow prop. Styling is squarish.<br /><br />I'm considering purchasing a 15hp that I came across at a marina that has white and red colours with squarish styling.<br /><br />Now I know from my own...
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    Mercury 70hp 1988 - electrics

    Hello all<br /><br />I'm getting ready to do some electrical work on my motor. It was sunk last fall, so the connections that were live to the battery are corroded. I've rebuilt the starter motor. I'm planning on replacing the solenoid and the rectifier. The solenoid is no problem, but the...
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    To weld or not to weld...

    Hi, I'm a sad boater. This past Thanksgiving weekend (Canadian) my boat sank in a fall storm on Georgian Bay. Its very likely that if it had been raised the same day it sank there would have been no problem. Unfortunately it took four days to be raised during which time the high edge rubbed on...
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    Deep Six that... Motor?

    <br /><br />Hello all, as you can see from the image, my boat has had an incident. The insurance company has said the hull is a right off. I'll be going up to look for myself and decide whether to go for the repairs or say goodbye.<br /><br />The motor is a different story, the insurance...
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    16ft Crestliner Identification

    I have a second hand 16ft aluminum Crestliner and I'm trying to make everything legal about the boat. The boat's interior was refinished by a prior owner who covered over the manufactures label and the Coast Guard label. Crestliner believes that it is a "Viking", which makes sense as the...
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    Limiting RPMs on Mercury

    I've a 1988 70HP Mercury that requires a little extra rpms when starting from cold. Now I know to keep the rpms below 2500. The rest of my family and particularly my niece, aren't very mechanically savyy. The controls for this motor have the separate cold idle lever or warm-up lever. The...
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    Fuel Consumption

    I've an 16 1/2' 87 Crestliner Viking (Nordic) with an 88 70HP Mercury on it. I'm wondering what is normal fuel consumption for this configuration. The trip is about 30-40 minutes each way running about 36-3800 rpms. The round trip will have used almost all fuel in the tank, on empty , but...
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    Carb rebuild kits

    I've a novice's question. I'm considering rebuilding the carbs on my 1988 70hp merc.<br /><br />When purchasing a rebuild kit, what can one expect to be included in the kit? I would assume local gaskets, but what about any front and rear gaskets. Would jets be separate, what about springs.<br...
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    70hp Mercury, bad idle

    I have a 1988 3 cylinder 70hp Mercury, that idles really badly. I'm new to Mercuries, so I'm not sure what is normal.<br /><br />When cold starting I have to keep the rpms up to about 2500-3000 and play with enrichment at the same time. If don't do this it catches and dies over-and-over...
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    Mercury 70hp 1988

    This is a question about the transom release mechanism for this motor. I've had experience with an old Evinrude and a dead Force, on both of these you just flipped a mechanical toggle to "release" or "lock". In release, if you hit something the motor flips up and minimal or no damage. On this...
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    Merc 70hp

    Hello all<br /><br />I'm buying a new used boat, a 16' (75" beam) 1987 Crestliner with side counsel. Its in good shape, no dings or patches in hull, new floor could use new seats.<br /><br />The marina that I'm getting it from hung a 70hp Merc, think its a 1988 (OA739861) as it is oil-injected...
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    Repowering 1990 18' Bayliner

    I'm looking for input on a new motor for our family boat. The original 1990 90hp Force died and the quoted rebuild price is $2500-$3500 CDN. So forget that. Our normal cruising speed is 20-25mph (two people, three cats, and gear). We've been told that 115hp is more appropriate for this boat...
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