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Took the boat out yesterday for a test drive by myself and was working fine. 1. One person on board (200lbs) 2. Idle was steady at 800-850 rpm. 3. Throttled up real good and got her up to 39 mph at 5200 rpm. Believing everything was good to go, I called the wife and kids for an inter-coastal...

May the best of all gifts around your Christmas tree be the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other. :beer:

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. --John Fitzgerald Kennedy :clap:

I have not abandoned nor forgotten about my V20 friends, however I have been doing a lot of traveling and with not much time on the road to check in as much as I would like to. Our architecture and building business has been very slow so we’ve taken on to do building inspections for the Federal...

Motor was working poorly, assumed that I had a power pack or coil problem (which I’m getting thru bigshrimpin), however I cleaned the carburetors and she started up right away, with higher rpm that it’s had been set at. I figured, the cleaning did her good. For good measures, a replaced the fuel...

I have been having problems with the power packs (switch boxes) and although I’ve heard that you should replace both if one goes, I have only replaced the one that goes bad (they are about $170 ea.). But it’s happened over three times in less than a year. Is there any truth reasoning that they...

We had a break in the weather (it's been 6'-10' lately) last Saturday and I was out fishing by 6am. Ran out about 6 miles to the gulfstream and trolled two lines running north out of Miami parallel to the weed line. By 10am I was going home with enough dolphin for my immediate family. Thinking...

Some pics taken over the weekend - The Columbus Day Regatta...yeah. The fishing machine converted into a party animal. My son, my nephew and I stayed overnight Saturday. They had tons of fun in the sun....I'm still hurting.

Is anybody using a safe and reliable breakaway anchor rig and willing to share their great American Ingenuity with the rest of us?

Taking into account the overheating issues I had with my previous motor, I've decided to install a temperature gauge in addition to the audible alarm, however I have no idea what's the normal operating water temperature and at what temperature should I begin to be concern? Thanks! RE: 1989 Merc...

In anticipation of a lousy weekend with a named storm on each side of our Florida peninsula, my oldest son, his soon to be wife and me, took the boat out late Friday afternoon to test out the new (to me) motor and an evening cruise down the Miami River. The motor tested out flawlessly! Thank you...

Making it back' is the theory that the V-20 Step-Lift was built around. From the drawing board of Harry Schoell, the patented Step-Lift hull would form the basis for an assault on the offshore endurance racing programs just as this venue was coming into vogue in the early '60s. 'Making it back'...

My town is a Pandemonium, but what else is new. We're looking at a late Monday or early Tuesday. What a way for kids to start school on Monday, that is, if they even start.

That is, if I get the blessing from my fellow member, specially Spare and Theferm. Ok guys, I'm going to go see this on Saturday, what do you think. "1998 MERCURY 200 EFI - $2900 RUNS GREAT A MUST SEE CALL 239-289-4123 Called the guy up (Capt. Chris) and said he's not the original owner but...

If you had a budget of $3,500 for re-powering the mighty V20! a) Buy a Mercury factory remanufactured (not a rebuilt) 2.4 power head for your 1980 Merc 200HP. b) Or buy a newer used and/or rebuilt motor – most likely a 1998-1999. I’m hurting over here seen the beautiful summer days going by...

Check out this video and tell me if you've got the "cojones" to try this out. http://www.heavy.com/video/54041?partner=aff01 You've got to be nuts!

I tried the oil on the cylinder trick and the compression when up to about 75 psi, so I'm selling the motor on Ebay. Since my original motor blew a rod out the side and they sold me a rebuilt powerhead, I'm not sure if it's a 2.4 or 2.5. What do you think?

What's the difference and which one would you choose for a 1980 Merc 200hp. I'm torn between spending $3,500 for a used 1995-98 200 hp motor with who knows how many hours and a potential short term use before having to rebuilt either power head and/or lower unit or just repair mine. It's getting...

Well my 1980 Merc 200 is shot and I will be breaking it down to sell parts on Ebay, so if any of you guys need any parts, let me know and will work something out. Now, I'm looking to buy a 1998 Mercury 200hp for $2,850 and need your help once again. Most important is what's your opinion about...

Due to a water pump failure, my engine overheated and hoping to make it back to port, I continue to navigate until the rubber grommet on the temperature sender melted and started to smoke. Shut it off and it did not start again. Compression tested all cylinders and got about 65 psi, way below...