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    Speedometer Not Working

    Find a different speedo, those pressure units are very inaccurate below 20 mph. Replace the Speedo with a more useful gage to fill the space then use or buy a sonar unit with GPS. Your speed will be very accurate from 1 mph on up to infinity....even if you get it unclogged or replaced, it will...
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    Thinking about selling my 90hp 1986 Mercury inline 6

    In my area ( lake erie) it might bring 1500 tops with all the paperwork if it looks really good !
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    Water or oil in Cylinders

    Have you run a compression test on all 4 cylinders ? What was the read ?
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    Very short dock lines

    Add more cleats so you can add springer lines if waves are an issue
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    Trolling Walleye. Any insight?

    Colors seem to change every year and it all depends on where your fishing and what the fish are used to seeing. Over my 40 plus years of chasing walleye on lake erie....things change...certain colors are staples, but when things get trickey, you need to experiment.
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    Bypass oil injection 2000 90ELPTO

    Good to know, my last OMC motor was from 1988 and it did not work reliabily, so mechanic showed me how to bypass it. Motor did not idle well after. Had two that were problems, enough for me.
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    Bypass oil injection 2000 90ELPTO

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    Trolling Walleye. Any insight?

    All depends on the walleye and what they are used to seeing and chasing. Here in my end if Lake Erie, I use crawler harnesses trolled and have caught more walleye on crawler harnesses than any thing else. Guys spend big buck's on gear to catch walleye, but when it comes to simple and...
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    Replacing water pump impeller for first time

    Be sure to coat the impeller and housing with some silicone grease before assembly, makes turning the impeller much easier and adds some lube on initial start.
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    Fuel water separator install

    Of more concern to me....how is the water getting in ? Check where you buy your fuel ! Often folks are getting bad fuel when they buy it if the vendor doesn't take care of his stuff. Years back I had a water issue on a boat I had recently purchased. Water was getting into the fuel tank...
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    89 Yamaha 70hp two stroke opinion

    I have a Mercury oil injected two stroke motor.....when starting cold, I let it crank a few times to get the oil pumping, then choke and start...the smoke tells me the system is working properly. Smoke goes away in a few minutes. You should have a quick connect on the fuel line, I unhook mine...
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    1962 evinrude fastwin on a 1236 aluminum john boat motor height.

    A 25 hp motor would be an accident looking for a place to happen, way to much ! If an accident were to happen, you would be sued for negligence! 10 hp would be maximum if the boat is rated for that much.....
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    Bottom Bunks and Rust-Oleum Paintjob

    I always used any cheap carpet I could find. Leave the bottom of the bunk board open, ( not covered in carpet) this way the water is not retained and carpet and boards last longer. Cheap carpet and plain old 2x4's lasted about 5-6 years and sometimes longer...
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    Broken Back Rest Fitting

    Are they made of plastic ? Check around to see if there are any hobby machinists in your area, if plastic they should be fairly cheap to remake. Before I retired, the ship where I worked, often took on farmer jobs like that for the public to stay in good standing with the community. Ask around.
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    1962 evinrude fastwin on a 1236 aluminum john boat motor height.

    With the cav plate parallel to the bottom of the boat ( disregard what hole it is in) is the cav plate above, below or right at the bottom of the hull ? Once that height is set, now you can trim to get the best ride. Do you have a fact for the engine ? Don't over rev, or you might be buying...
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