My 1973 Merc 7.5 hasn't been run for several years. I finally had it in the water on Saturday and it runs great on my 12' Alumacraft boat. It has a new water pump and fuel tank. Before launching it I connected the fuel line and squeezed the primer ball until it was firm. When I primed it fuel...
1958 Alumacraft 12' boat with 1973 Merc 7.5 outboard.
Transom length: 15"
Shaft length: approx 17" (top of transom clamp to bottom of cav. plate)
The best I could measure the bottom of the a/v plate is approx. 1-3/4" below the bottom of the hull. The attached Pix will illustrate that the top of...
I have a 73 Merc 7.5 HP outboard with part of the skeg broken off. I have searched the web for replacement skegs, but I found nothing for 7.5 HP motors.
Can I dress up the edge and use the motor without the missing piece of the skeg. I plan on installing a rock guard on the motor since it will...
I have a 1973 Mercury 7.5 HP outboard that hasn't been run for many years.
I started it recently and believe it or not it runs great, but no cooling. The paint on the power head is shiney so I don't believe the motor has many hours on it.
I removed the lower unit and removed the water pump upper...
