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    Tach issues!

    Alrighty, I'm back with some more tach issues. I have a 1969 Mercury 80HP. The engine runs great, and the tach worked fine about 5 years ago. It died during this time while it just sat, covered up.<br /><br />My grandfather gave me a tach you just clip to the coil. Trying that, I did get a...
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    Tach from control box?

    I have an old 69 Mercury 80HP outboard with a broken Tach. It worked about 5 years ago, but after setting around, it won't do a thing. I looked at the connectors, and they seem fine. There's some condensation inside it, so I donno if it's shorted out or what.<br /><br />I couldn't tell for...
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    Replacing switchs and guages

    Maybe someone here could help me... I don't plan to do untill sometime in the future, but no reason I can start planning it :p <br /><br />I just got a 1968 Cobia 15' runabout. I really like the boat, but the dashboard just isn't cutting it for me. An idea I had(but I'm still considering it)...
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    1968 Cobia 14'

    Arg...I forgot to type in a subject and when I came back...*poof*. So this might seem a bit short.<br /><br />I recently got my grandfather's old 1968 14' Cobia runabout. It's pretty basic; got a 80HP Merc on it :D <br /><br />Anyway, I'd like to restor this thing eventually. There are...
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    Restoring a boat...

    This probably isn't worth my time or money, but I'm just curious... My grandfather just gave me his old boat, a 1968 Cobia 14'. I'm not sure exactly what type it is...it's not a ski boat, as someone told me. It's got an 80hp Mercury engine on it.<br /><br />Anyway, the boat looks quite good...
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