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    Force 120 or 125?

    I've purchased 2 force 120hp motors (i think). They were cheap with good compression. They allegedly run but one developed a miss and the previous owners mechanic told him that forces weren't worth investing any money into. So long story short, he re-powered and i bought the motors for a few...
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    Mystery part on drive shaft

    From the way your explaining the re assembly, it does sound like i have it on the shaft in the correct direction so thats good. So your saying there is enough vertical space between the bottom surface of the crank shaft and the top surface of the mid section when the powerhead is installed for...
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    Mystery part on drive shaft

    While pulling a Powerhead off of a 25 inch midsection to put it on my 20 inch midsection I found the part pictured on the driveshaft between the Powerhead and mid section. Out of my own stupidity, i took it off to inspect it and forgot what direction it was on the drive shaft. I cant find the...
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    Fisher sv-19 gt w/ 150EFI prop pitch?

    Its a 2 stroke from the same time frame the boat was built. I took the weight into consideration when making a motor decision. At this point im thinking that i will just try to buy a cheap used 23p or 25p prop to do a water test and then purchase a nice prop from there. I will of course have to...
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    Fisher sv-19 gt w/ 150EFI prop pitch?

    Thank you for adding this info. I was very curious about this part. This helps with at least the rough calculations.
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    Fisher sv-19 gt w/ 150EFI prop pitch?

    I have a tachometer. My understand is that if i hit the max rpm of the motor (6000rpm) before i hit the max rpm due to the prop, that the test wont mean anything. Because at that point the motor is the rpm limiting factor and not the prop. From what your saying it sounds like i need a prop...
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    Fisher sv-19 gt w/ 150EFI prop pitch?

    I have a 1995 Fisher sv 19 gt. Nadaguides claims my boat has a “net weight” of 1100lbs. Its not clear to me whether this includes the motor dry weight or not. originally it had a force 120 on it. This force 120 had an aluminum 19p prop. I decided to get rid of the foce and pick up a very...
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    Mercury 2.5 liter interchangeability

    well, i dont see a pin in the top of the drive shaft so it seems like its not a pre load
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    Mercury 2.5 liter interchangeability

    Alright that makes sense. I guess i should specify. The guy thats selling this lower unit bought it for his 82 merc but the motor “lost cylinder 2” about 2 weeks after installing so he decided to sell the lower unit that he just bought. Ill attach the picture of the listing. Ive heard that...
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    Mercury 2.5 liter interchangeability

    So it sounds like no adapter plate is needed. If its the same exact gasket then i suppose all of the ports are the same size and shape. Is it safe to say, just for my own knowledge, that all 2.5 motors and midsections are interchangeable or is this not necessarily true? I will also need to to...
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    Mercury 2.5 liter interchangeability

    Ive seen variations of this question asked but i cant seem to find a concrete answer. My question pertains to the interchangeability of 2.5 litre mercs from the late 90s and early 2000s. Specifically my scenario is that i have an xr6 150 with a blown powerhead. I havnt had a lot of luck in the...
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    wncmarinesalesinc.com

    Well heres my experience so far. I got desperate enough to try buying a used outboard on the internet from this web site. Contacted them and they quickly replied back saying that the motor i wanted was still available. They offered a different ways to pay digitally so that they could ship it to...
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    wncmarinesalesinc.com

    Looks like they are a little light on inventory like everyone else but at least this gives me another place to look.
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    wncmarinesalesinc.com

    Northern California
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    wncmarinesalesinc.com

    Quick question for you all. Looking for a used 150hp motor for my bass boat. Havnt had much luck locally at boat shops or on marketplace/craigslist. Havnt seen anything on ebay either. After looking online for a while i did find a used motor that i like on wncmarinesalesinc.com. I cant find...
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    External trim/tilt pump

    Hi all, Im looking for a motor for my bass boat and i found a reasonable priced mid 80s mercury 150 for sale. Motor runs great and starts right up. My only concern is that the motor requires an external pump for the trim/tilt. I had a 1995 force 120 that had the internal trim/tilt pump so i...
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    gel coat curing

    I did a full gel coat job on an old 80s bass boat. The process was a real pain and took a lot of time but everything went really well. I used FIberglast materials starting with a red base coat, followed that with clear and flake, and then many coats of clear over that. On the last coat i used...
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    The differences between a 135 and 150 optimax

    I looked around the web for the differences between the 135 and 150 Optimax as i hard that they were almost the same motor being manufactured out of the same block. There was some good information like the fact that the gearing is different in the lower end (135 is 2:1 and 150 is 1.87:1), they...
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    Redistributing weight after repowering

    I recently re-powered my 19-ft Fisher shallow v bass boat with its maximum horsepower of 150 horsepower. On the first test drive I quickly realized that I would have to remove my 10" jack plate as the boat sat very unlevel. (I know the ridiculously big Jack plate to try to use on the maximum...
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    Painting an aluminum boat "professionally"

    I have a 19' Fisher aluminum bass boat with faded paint and graphics. I plan to repaint and have the graphics re created to make it look nice again. I've done some research on painting aluminum boats and all I can seem to find is information on painting jon boats with Rust-Oleum. I'd like to...
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