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    1989 Mercury BlackMax 135HP Questions

    Thanks for the reply! Since the last update, I replaced the fuel sending unit in the tank and the fuel gauge is now reading properly. I have an RPM gauge on order and the trim gauge. I guess I might just need to get a new sensor. Are the sensors known to go bad? Right now as gauges are going...
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    1989 Mercury BlackMax 135HP Questions

    Now that the boat has been out a couple times, some of the gauges are either failing or are not working. The boat HAS been sitting for 26 years, could the gauges just be going bad from putting them back in service after being idle for so long? A new temperature gauge was purchased and it is...
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    1982 Checkmate Sportfire Restoration

    A light 30MPH, nothing crazy. I am ordering a new temperature gauge as the one that I have is faulty. I also might need to order a new trim sending unit because the gauge works, so it must be the wire or the unit. I’m still looking for a new or used transducer/chart plotter as well as the one...
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    1982 Checkmate Sportfire Restoration

    Bump Cooling passages seem to be free of blockages now, the engine is idling well and is holding a good temperature as described in the video description. The temperature gauge and trim gauge are both still inoperative. I hope to do a “sea trial” tomorrow.
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    2004 Pulse 185 PR

    For the boat, motor, and trailer I would say around the range of $11,000-$16,000. The price will depend on how many hours are on the motor, if it’s been well taken care of, if the boat has any structural issues, etc. Here is comparable boat with a smaller motor...
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    1982 Checkmate Sportfire Questions

    I know that at one time this boat had cup holders mounted on the floor of the boat in the middle of the rear bench seat. I have also seen people have cup holders in the storage wells for the passenger and driver. Does anyone out there have any 3D model files that I could 3D print, or know a good...
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    Cupholders.jpg

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    Hmm…I wonder what this little thing is…bye bye oil injection! See ya ✌️
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    My Introduction, Overdue!

    Hello all! I have been on this forum for three years now, and I have never made a welcome post! Well, here it is! I own a 1982 Checkmate Sportfire with a 1989 Mercury 135 BlackMax outboard. The boat was originally my dad's in high school. He bought the boat when he was 18, just four years...
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    Where are you from?

    Maryland
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    1989 Mercury BlackMax 135HP Questions

    Is this the trim sensor? I’m looking at my wiring diagrams and a wire that is brown with a white stripe seems to be the trim sensor wire. I’m trying to figure out how to get my trim gauge to work, but I’ve tested this wire with a tester and there’s no power going through it when I move the trim...
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    Rayson-Craft Boat Company Brochure

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    Rayson-Craft Boat Company Brochure

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    Running new wiring.
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    • Album: 1982 Checkmate Sportfire Restoration
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