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    HELP!!!!! Quicksilver wiring delema!!!

    My son was helping me change the throttle cable on my 1985 Mercruiser 120 (4cyl) with a Alpha 1 stern drive. The controller has the trim switches on the handle, marked "bow up , bow down" and "trailer". The problem is the wires for the trim switches were disconnected before I had a chance to...
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    MerControl question

    I have a 1966 Fiberform with a 165Hp L6 and MR outdrive. The shift/throttle lever is an old MercControl. It is pretty worn and the neutral safety switch is toast (PO did some funky wiring) There is no trim control on the control itself. It is actually mounted on the dash. I assume it is only to...
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    "Fiberform" boat label

    I am in the process of restoring my 1966 Fiberform. does anybody know of where I could find a chrome Fiberform label? I am missing the one off the strbd side. It reads "Fiberform" in a cursive font and below that "Spokane, WA" in smaller block font. If anybody knows of were I could get one, I...
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    In need of wiring diagram & advice

    OK, back again for more help.. This forum is the best thing to happen to boating since the invention of the oar! ..Anyway, I have decided to remove the "rats nest" that is my boat wiring..Uggh! What a mess! Lights work when they want to and there is a short somewhere in the charging system (I...
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    Is it a 140 or 165???

    Hello, I'm new to boats and new to this forum.. Last year I bought a 1966 Fiberform with a inline 6 inboard. The first time I took it out, after only a few minutes out on the water, it overheated. Back home in the garage, I took it apart and found the water intake line was plugged with what...
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