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    Need better Holeshot.

    I have an 18" larson bowrider with a 1999 135hh V6 Mercury outboard. Currently Im running a 14" by 23P prop which seems to be a good top end prop. From experience from past boats If you have a good top end prop, just drop it 2 pitches and it seems to do fine for holeshot. I found a brand new...
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    99 Merc 135 trim/tilt question.

    I recently bought an 18' larson with a 99 merc 135 v6, after putting it in the water I discoverd a slow leak in the power trim. This is what I have observed so far. After using the boat I tilt the engine half way, just submerging the cavitation plate, in about two hours it will leak down a few...
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    1999 135 mercury

    I am looking to buy a 1999 mercury 135 2 stroke that comes on a 1999 larson 186sei (18ft) bowrider. My question is this: Is this one of those motors that shuts down a couple cylinders below a certain rpm? I will be using this boat primarily for watersports and im affraid that the holeshot will...
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    16' with 100hp enough to ski?

    I am looking at a boat for waterskiing, its a 1989 sea ray 16' bow rider. it has a 1989 100 hp mercury. It appears to be a fairly narrow boat. I am a salomn or however you spell it (ski on one ski) skiier and I weigh 155lbs, and my friend weighs about 185lbs do you think this boat with a ski bar...
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    5.7 OMC cobra starting problems

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi there, I have a 1989 5.7L omc cobra all mechanical engine ( no electronic egnition or choke, has points and condensor etc...) I feel the problem may be due to weak spark. The last time the engine was running i...
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