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Just wanted to follow up on this. Spoke to Lithium Hub today and they sent me a return label so they can service the battery under warranty and get it back to me quickly. Very impressed with their...

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Any tips on how to get it out of standby? 12v 50ah to run 2 Elite TI 12”. First time using the battery on the water since buying last October and it won’t come out of standby....

1988 Mariner Mag II serial 0B384013. Switched to a Tempest A45 and had to remove the regular trim tab for clearance so ordered a flat one. Ordered part # 15300 which says is for a 88-91 XR4/Mag II...

Thanks for the tip! Mine actually lives in the garage and I also disconnect the line during the non-fishing months just in case I ever have to move it outside while working on any other projects. I...

Was going to finish up the last few hours of break in this morning but the lake was pretty rough from the winds, and a little chilly for 3 hours of just running. Got about 1.5 hours in and decided to...

Thanks for the info! I actually bought the next day a flo torq II hub kit and a new prop bushing kit which is the insert and bushing. But I sincerely appreciate you looking out and sharing the info!...

Thanks for the feedback, appreciate it.

Left with the 25p A45 Tempest and a 24p Tempest Plus, both in very good condition for $300 for both. The 24p is probably not enough prop but for the price...

I talked myself into it LOL, going to get it in the morning. Going to finish break in with the Turbo and then try out the Tempest after.


Willie

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1988 Gambler 183 with a fresh rebuilt 1989 Mariner Mag II 150, has everything done to it you can do except for the 200 front half. Motor is built to turn 7000 rpm although don’t plan...

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Has been years but I used to fish the Kaskaskia quite a bit. I’m currently breaking in a rebuilt motor, my local lake has a 55 mph speed limit which I’m past so needing to go...

Have had the boat back for a while now but hadn’t had a nice weekend where I wasn’t busy to get her out. Well actually I took it out about a month ago but wasn’t happy with the water pressure so I...

Yeah that was kind of the problem when trying to repower. Boat is only rated for a 175, found lots of 200s and 150s but if I was going to repower really wanted that 175 and really really wanted a pro...

Thanks Don! Really not that much extra effort or labor hours since the motor is tore apart for the rebuild anyways. Just trying to have done all of the things that make sense to do while it is...

Sorry did not include that in my original post - heads are already cut to 145#, have the steel caged bearings, oil injection deleted, advance module removed and re-timed, and have the “good” divider...

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So I gave up on repowering and am having my Mag II rebuilt. While apart doing a few other things like the 200 tuner, solid motor mounts, some port work, etc. My builder will...

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My search continues to upgrade from my 1988 Mariner Mag II 150. Found a 2008 with 90 hours on it which is only a little more than 6 hours average per year. Provided the...

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Willie

Thank you VERY much everyone, truly appreciate the comments. I’m going to sit tight until next week and see what my mechanic thinks (Dennis Berry who is truly one of the old school best Merc guys...

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Looking for some opinions and value those on BBC. Current motor is an 88 Mariner Mag II 150, boat new to me in April, still runs decent, gets my Gambler 183 out the hole in about 3...

Unfortunately that didn’t correct the overheating after longer idle. Just going to work around that for the rest of the year then she’s going to Mercury genius Dennis Berry over the winter for a...

1988 Mariner Mag II 150
OB384013

Have been overheating after long idle so went to install new thermostats and found that the bodies of the old ones had been cut off leaving only the stat head and...

Thanks I appreciate the reply!

Went home took the poppet assembly back off, reassembled and this time made sure the screw was snuggled ALL the way down. Back to the lake and everything seems good...

Went back to dock and opened up cowl and have water shooting out poppet cover so guess I’ll go back home and take it back apart. Hopefully that’s the problem.

One thing I couldn’t find is how...

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OB384013 1988 Mariner Mag II 150

Was overheating on longer idles so replaced poppet valve. Also add scoops as my water pressure was low (10 or so) at higher rpms after raising...

Thanks as always Don!

Is 17280A 2 the right part # for the kit to cover the 8 hole pickups? And whatever the right part is, are you still able to get it?