mercury

Hey all, I've read many of the threads on motors and so far, so I'll sum up what I've learned specific to a first generation Catalina 22 (mine is 1984) and my only ask now is if anyone knows of any red flags for this specific model: a Mercury Sail Power 5HP 20" (Long Shaft). The motor on my...

Take a look at this picture: (and first, this image is from before we bought it -- the boat is now clean) My concern is raising and lowering the tilt. The way the tilt on that motor works is that in order to release the tilt you have to raise the engine even higher than it is there and then...

We have a 2003 Mercury 15hp outboard motor on our dinghy (which we purchased with our Beneteau sailboat) and it shuts down (or off) when under a heavy load. He had a mechanic rebuild/service the carburetor ($300) and still have the same problem. Since then he has tried: -Changing the fuel tank...

So I finally made the decision and purchased a Zodiac Cadet 270 and now looking for a motor to push it. I am looking at a Yamaha 2.5 hp since we have a local dealer. My question is there much of a difference in power between the Yamaha 2.5 and the mercury 2.5. Would there also be any...

"My 2010 6 HP Mercury developed an exhaust leak near the backing plate of the swivel mount. I took it to a local shop, which informed me that I will need two new bushings and the backing plate itself (because one of the bushings vulcanized and adhere to the plate so that they cannot clean it...