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    Where to put temp sender

    Installed most of my Faria temp gauge kit last nite, but can't find a good place to put the sender on my mid-70's Merc 500 4cyl. 50 hp with Thunderbolt ignition. Instructions say to put it under head bolt, but I know I'll break the head off trying to get one out of an engine this old. Don't want...
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    Add a gauge

    No answer to this in the Boating forum, so I'll try here:<br /><br />I decided to put a temp gauge on my Merc 500 outboard and ordered one from my boat guy. Got home and decided my dash is too crowded as is. I could move the cig lighter and enlarge that hole, but I would rather add a little...
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    Add a gauge

    I decided to put a temp gauge in and ordered one from my boat guy. Got home and decided my dash is too crowded as is. I could move the cig lighter and enlarge that hole, but I would rather add a little console above the dash. I know I can make one myself, but are these readily available...
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    New Impeller (blues) Part II

    My thanks to Lonewolf, SeaDawg, Bill G, Alcan and Keg. Your advice/encouragement taught me how to pull the lower unit on my Merc 500 50 hp outboard. Turns out the impeller is good, must have been replaced just before I bought this rig. Bad news is a seal down there is shot...my lower unit lube...
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    New impeller

    Hey all,<br />Love this site/board. I need to replace my water impeller on my Merc 500 50 hp (74 model I think). Now I can take it to the boat guy and spend about $75, or I can start learning how to do this stuffy myself since I'm pretty handy (do all my truck/auto maintenance, etc.). However...
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    trailer length

    My 15-foot fiberglass fish/ski overhangs the back roller on the trailer by about 5.5 inches. Everything I read says it shouldn't. Trailer tows nicely now and I have rigged up a rear extension so I can use an engine support bar for going down the highway. I can move the bow tower forward 5.5...
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    Manuals for Mercs

    Are the Seloc and Intertec manuals for Merc's any better than the sucky Clymer's I bought for my Merc 500 4-cyl 50 hp blue-stripe with Thunderbolt ignition? I forget the serial # but remember than when I posted it with Merc they told me it was a 72-75. Anyway, the Clymer's manual just doesn't...
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    bimini straps

    Hey all,<br />Just got a good bimini top for my boat. How tight should the hold down straps be? Don't want to have this thing flapping about out on the lake! Thanks.
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    Gale Sovereign

    Hey All,<br />Does anyone know anything about the Gale Sovereign outboards from the early 60s? What was the reputation of the 63 Sovereigns, 60 hp?
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    Pinhole leak in hull

    Hey guys,<br />I have an old 72 Ebbtide fiberglass runabout and recently picked up a pin-sized hole in the outer hull...from a rock, etc., on the road, I think. I found this when I noticed a puddle of water under the boat/trailer in the garage. It's still weeping water out of the hole, 2 days...
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    Merc 50 control box

    Hey, I like this forum. Could anyone tell me where/how to get ahold of a diagram/schematic/manual that will show me how to troubleshoot/replace the cables that go from my Merc 50 hp outboard up to the control box? Coming back to the ramp this last weekend, the forward throttle developed a lot of...
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