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    Motor sitting for 20 years

    I found someone selling a 9.8 mercury that's been sitting for a couple decades (Which would mean it hasn't even got 10 years of run time). Are there any concerns you would all have regarding just throwing this thing in the water and running it? I would probably replace the impeller before I...
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    76 mercury 7.5 and 9.8 difference?

    Any way to tell the difference between these motors if they do not have any markings?
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    Merc 110 Identification

    I looked at a Merc 110 to buy today. My last concern is that I've heard that the 7.5 and the 9.8 merc are the same motor. I looked around but couldn't find any identifying marks that indicated the horsepower. It just says "110" all over it. The serial # is 439XXXX if that matters. Any way...
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    Evinrude 6 Fisherman not pumping water?

    I just started up my evinrude 6 fisherman (apologies, not sure of the year right now, think it's '67 for some reason) for the season, and I don't see it peeing any water. Where should the water spray out of? Is it that hole on the backside halfway down the lower unit? If it should be spraying...
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    9.5 motor mounts

    I just got a 9.5 and I think the motor mounts are bad. I bought it along with a parts motor. The parts motor is sturdy when I grab the flywheel and push it, but when I push on the flywheel on the working motor, it will move the engine about half an inch. I've read from other posts that this...
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    Outboard stand height?

    Hey, I'm going to be building an outboard stand so I can do some work on my outboards. Should be simple enough. How tall would you guys recommend? I'll mainly be working on short shaft motors. I don't have a flusher/hose (apartment complex) so I plan to run them when necessary by putting a...
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    65 evinrude 9.5 carb replacement?

    So, despite the general consensus that most carb problems can be solved by a rebuild and not replacement, I still think I need to replace the carb on this guy. The guy I got it from dropped it while working on it, and it broke the top part of the carb, where the choke is, clean off! He told me...
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    Comparing 80's 9.5 and 9.9 OMC and Merc 110

    So in my quest to get the perfect ~10 hp motor, I've found that some of the common ones under $500 are: 60's/70's evinrude sportwin 9.5 hp (johnson included) 70's/80's evinrude sportwin 9.9 hp (johnson included) 70's/80's mercury merc 110 9.8 hp Anybody well-versed in these motors that can...
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    1957 mercury mark 10 weight

    Just curious if anybody knew the weight of this beast off the top of their head. Thanks!
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    Merc 110 9.8 late 70's weight

    Looking at one of these motors. Anybody know the approximate weight on this thing? I currently have a '57 merc mark 10 which is just a horse and weighs way too much for my boat. Looking to get something that is a little lighter that's still got that ~10hp "go" to it. Any thoughts on this...
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    68 sportwin 9.5 sticky throttle

    In my quest to get one of these motors, I found one a guy wants to sell. I haven't looked at it yet, but he told me it's in good running shape, except that the throttle arm is really sticky and hard to turn. I asked if it was just a pain in the butt that i could deal with, or if it was...
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    64 '10 hp' evinrude

    Hi, Last year I got to use my girlfriend's father's early-70's Johnson 9.5 (or 9.9?) and I fell in love with it. I feel that with my small boat, the light weight of this motor would make a huge difference, and the low profile would not get in the way of my fishing, as my current mercury does...
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    Mercury Mark 10 fuel line connection repair

    Hey all. I've got an old '58 Merc Mark 10 I got off of craigslist last year for $75. Older than my old man and it still purrs like a new engine. Here's the issue I caused today. The piece on the engine that connects to the fuel line (right under the throttle arm) snapped off. Right now I...
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    Tricky Transducer Mount. Anybody creative enough?

    So i have a 14' aluminum boat and a have a mountable transducer for a depth finder. Now, I -could- just mount it like a normal person. But, I do a lot of fishing up near a spillway with a lot of rocks. Basically, I do a lot of bumping into rocks with the boat. Not terribly hard, of course...
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    1958 Mercury Mark 10 sputter

    Hey, just got my merc mark 10 out in the water for the first time. Seems like it runs fairly well. It was not very difficult to start, considering that it had been sitting for awhile. Once I got it started the first time, it started on the first or second pull thereafter. Couple of...
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    '67 evin 6 fisherman prop piece (drive/shear pin)

    Hey all. Hit a rock today with my evinrude (woops). Prop itself is fine. However, something else broke, and I'll try to explain what it is.There's a pin inside the prop that connects to the lower unit. The lower unit turns, turns this pin, which turns the prop. I'm sure there's a formal...
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    Fuel line problem? ('67 6hp evin)

    Hey guys, Just got ahold of a '67 evinrude 6 fisherman w/ fuel line and tank. Took it out last night. Took a little bit of work to get it started the first time but after that everything ran and started surprisingly well. Nice, rich sound to it, too. However, it would periodically have...
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    '58 Mercury Mark 10 Mix?

    Title says it all... I just got my hands on an old '58 (Older than my dad!) Mercury Mark 10 motor. I wouldn't know where to begin at guessing how much to mix my gas. All I can find on google is things about using 10W30. But I should be using TCW3 or TCW2 now, right? I'm kind of new at this...
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