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Okay I have an update here guys. A buddy and I fiddled with the motor today and found out it was a throttle tension issue. There is a rod with thread on the end to adjust tension. It was too loose and had the throttle opened pretty good. So every time I set it to forward or reverse that is...

I have a 1990 mercury 25 hp tiller steer that was on a boat I just bought. I took her out for her maiden voyage and it starts up fine. But when I put it in reverse it revs up quickly and shift abruptly. BTW the motor shifts into gear by twisting the throttle one way or the other. When I...

I bought a humminbird 570 di and I am trying to decide if I mount it at the back of the boat or on the trolling motor. Obviously if I mount it on my trolling motor it will only be in use when the trolling motor is down. If I mount it on the back I can use it at all times, but by the time I see...

Thanks guys you have been alot of help. Some good ideas and good looking rigs!

I am thinking about putting a cd player in my jon boat with two small speakers. I kind of have an idea where to mount the speakers and cd player. I was wondering if anyone has done this in their boats. I cant find any pictures or any threads about it. Any ideas/pictures anyone has would be...

Looks good, pics are a lil hard to see. Get ya a lil seat in the front and a trolling motor and your in business!

Johny looks like your probably the man. I found this post on google... 78 Merc 1400 outboard grey sludge out the exhaust? Hi All, I was working on my boat in the driveway and was running the engine and noticed that when I shut it off I had a lot of grey sludge/foam coming out from the...

Okay scratch that last comment from me. After looking over the motor more closely there is some grey oil coming from the exhaust port on the prop and it smells kinda gassy, but it mostly is coming from behind the prop. I guess I should still drain my lower unit oil. But I guess I should try...

Im going to have to drain the lower unit oil to see if there is water in there. It was a decent amount of ail coming from behind the prop, not out of it. I sure hope its just me mixing my oil too rich, but Im afraid it is out of the lower unit. I may be able to post a pic of the oil, i put...

Ya johny this is the same post, Im new to the site and didnt realize there was a motor forum, until I posted this. I took the boat out for the first time today and their is milky looking oil coming from around the prop. The motor ran fine and didnt seem to have any issues. So hopefully the...

So took the boat out for the first time today and their is milky looking oil coming from around the prop. The motor ran fine and didnt seem to have any issues. So hopefully the lower unit is not damaged and I can figure out how to fix the leak and change the lower unit oil. Anybody have any...

No im not sure its not oil from the exhaust, I did just start it up for the first time since last year (per the guy I bought it from). So a little oil may come out of the exhaust after sitting for awhile?

The oil looks fine. Its not milky looking, so no water in it, didnt have much of a smell to it, faint oil smell. It is the first time starting up since last year, per the guy I bought it from. So this is usual for a little oil to come out of the exhaust after sitting?

I just bought a boat and I noticed a little oil on the floor. Looks like lower unit oil from around the prop. It is an older Mercury 9.8 hp Model 110. Anybody have any experience with this, and what to do. Im sure there is a seal around the prop, but I have no idea how to get to it or change it...

I just bought a boat and I noticed a little oil on the floor. Looks like lower unit oil from around the prop. It is an older Mercury 9.8 hp Model 110. Anybody have any experience with this, and what to do. Im sure there is a seal around the prop, but I have no idea how to get to it or change...

I see everyone putting foam in the bottom of their boats. Why is this? And I am about to start stripping paint on my boat and trailer. I played around a little bit with a wire brush attachment on my angle grinder today and seemed to work fine. Does anyone have any advice on what wire brush...

Cant see much of the trailer. Doesnt look like it has trailer lights...

Here are a few more pics? Any ideas on how wide this boat is or if it is even worth buying.

I am going to look at this jon boat friday morning. Its old and funky, but looks to be pretty wide and has potential, and $450. Any ideas guys?