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    Mercury 430HD Rebuild and restore

    Bought a 2008 Mercury 430HD that needed a little TLC THE BAD -Had wear all around the edge of the floor. port side had several spot (about 6 inches each) that has worn completely through. -The edge of the floorboards had been removed to attach brackets then reinstalled using flush mount rivets...
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    Exceeding max HP: 40 HP 2-stroke on a Mercury 430 Heavy Duty?

    Pictures of wear
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    Exceeding max HP: 40 HP 2-stroke on a Mercury 430 Heavy Duty?

    Breathing life into an old topic (and boat) in the middle of a full restoration of a Mercury 430HD pvc model that was formerly owned by another user The good: -Yamaha 50 2-stroke (makes good power, needs tune up) -Hold air -has seats -PVC (cheaper and easier to work with than Hypalon) The Bad...
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