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    1973 merc 150 what is it worth

    I have a 1973 merc 150 which runs great with tilt and trim and the controls just wondering what would be the going rate for everything? pulled it off a boat with a bad transom.
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    73 merc 150 stalls when engaged in gear

    I have a 1973 merc 150 which dies if the idle is set where it is supose to be i have to raise the idle up to about 1100 so the motor will not stall but i hate that due to the slamming in gears, i had a tune up done 2 months ago at our nearest boat shop. but the problems still persists, the...
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    skeg

    new to boating so i think it is called the skeg on the very bottom of the lower unit (fin) i think my is bent a bit can i straighten it out? if so how? 1973 merc 150 hp inline 6<br /> when the motor is all the way down and shortly after plane the boat will "twist" and kind of turn to...
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    Battery overcharging?

    for some reason my battery gauge is right around 18 volts after the engine is running, is that ok for the battery? is the voltage regulator bad? where is it? 1973 merc inline 6 150 hp, pics help wonders if possible, anything else i should check?
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    prop question

    i have a 1973 inline 6 150 hp on a 18.5 foot glastron, i mainly want to wakeboard and speed is not an issue could someone tell be the best composite prop to buy for wakeboarding? yes i do have a tower on it also do i want a 3 or 4 blade, lower pitch?
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    stickers on a boat

    what is the best my to remove the previous license numbers on my boat with damanaging it? 1969 glastron fiberglass rebuilt
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    69 glastron rebuild

    i purchased a 69 glastron and gutted it down to the stringer and replaced everything, put it in the water for the first time with a buddy of mine and had hardly no water in the boat when taking it out. the next time had one other person for a total of three people and had alot of water in the...
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    Mercury Water pump

    the question i have is there supose to be a seal between the plastic tube out from the water pump to the copper tubing coming from the engine? If so is it an o ring just slide it on the copper tubbing and install the whole lower unit? 1973 Mercury 150 tower of power--the reason i'm asking...
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    help ----- boat cuts to the right

    i have a 1969 glastron that i have very recently gutted and rebuilt with a 1975 150 hp Mercury outboard with tilt and trim just went up the lake and with the motor all the way down just after getting on plane the boat will want to cut to the right (steering)--have the rack by telflex---then...
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    merc 1500 new to boating

    today i'm swapping out he whole lower half of this unit to a 20 inch shaft, so far so go pretty easy, the question i have is were is the water pump located? any tricks to replacing the impeller or gaskets? what to watch out for. Please, any help would be greatly appriciated! :confused:
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