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    Mercury 1150 leaky carborator...

    I had cried uncle last year trying to tune up my 1972 Mercury 1150 and took it to a shop where I was slippery sloped into a $2000 repair bill (starting with a lower unit). Had I known it would have ended up being so much I would have looked for something else. One of the things they did was to...
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    1972 Mercury 1150: What goes here?

    It took so long for my parts to come in and plus the cat knocked my neatly organized parts cups all over the place, that I don't remember what goes in the bottom of the middle and bottom float bowls. The top bowl has a stud that attaches to the choke linkage, but I don't remember and can't find...
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    Timing marks 1972 1150...

    I replaced my timing belt this week. The flywheel was marked already and there are some marks on the distributor pulley 1) an arrow, 2) a little stud that the plate on top of the pulley goes in, 3) a tab on the bottom of the pulley, and 4) a tab on top of the distributor. I did not take a...
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    Changing timing belt on 1972 Mercury 1150...

    Re: Changing timing belt on 1972 Mercury 1150... I could not find a good place to wedge a screw driver so I tried wrapping a band clamp around the flywheel but it stretched too much. I decided to try a plastic coated cable I had laying around - I think it was something I bought to lock...
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    Changing timing belt on 1972 Mercury 1150...

    So when removing my carbs to clean them I noticed the timing belt was cracked in numerous places and ordered a new belt along with the carb parts. I got the flywheel off and the top of the distributor gear for the belt but I am unsure of the best way to get the belt off and then back on the...
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    Carb dissasembly on a Mercury 1150...

    Re: Carb dissasembly on a Mercury 1150... So I am looking for a gasket kit for this carb, a 1972 1150 serial 3369246. There are a couple out there, two on iboats and two on **********. the bottom of the carb says mercarb 1399-3682, with a 1 1/4 in the middle. It looks like the following...
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    Carb dissasembly on a Mercury 1150...

    I have not cleaned my carbs in a few years and now that I am trying to I realize why I put it off so long - it's a real pain disassembling them. Here are the steps as best I can figure out and I am stuck on the last one and could use some advice. Feel free to chime in if I am doing something...
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    Mercury 1972 1150 reverse issue...

    So I finally got my 1972 Starcraft out for this year's shakedown this morning and things went well until I got back to the boat launch. I have always had a problem with the motor stalling when landing the boat, but that's for another thread. My bigger problem was that the reverse seemed to...
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    Adding brakes...

    I have a 21' Starcarft Chieftain on a trailer that came with no brakes. The trailer passed inspection but I am coming close to the 3000 lbs weight limit the state has and I am thinking brakes are probably a good idea - speak up if you think I don't need them. I found a place that will put on 4...
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    My 1972 21' Starcraft Chieftan

    I just wanted to show off my 21' 1972 Chieftan. I paid $1600 for boat, motor, and trailer, $1800, if you count the new tires I had to put on, with another $500 worth of work on the motor, a Mercury 1150 Thunderbolt. The previous owner was a marine mechanic who had upgraded. He had replaced...
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    1972 mercury 1150 starting problem...

    I pulled the cover off the boat late in the season and fired it right up. Took her out and it started tough and ran inconsistently, and I could see the fuel line from the boat to the motor was bad. I replaced the line and also replaced the fuel pump diaphragms. Now it won't start at all and...
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    1972 Mercury 1150 cracked water inlet tube..

    So after changing my impeller on my 1972 Mercury 1150 (serial # v3362946) I cracked the water inlet tube really bad trying to reinstall the lower unit. I can find the part online ( part number 38...
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    1972 1150 misses after it warms up...

    I have a "new" 1972 Mercury, serial number 3362946. I have solved a number of problems, 1) new parts for lower unit obviously with a new impeller so it's working well, 2) new fuel pump diaphrams, 3) new filters for the fuel lines and making sure connections are tight and vents are clear, 4)...
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    Gasketcinch....

    I am trying to rebuild the carbs on my 1972 1150 Mercury, and there is a hard, red sealant on some of the screws and caps which my manual calls "Gasketcinch". I can't seem to find this and was wonder what other people are using. Any other advice on rebuilding these carbs would be appreciated...
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    Trouble reinstalling lower unit 9.9 1999 mercury?

    I rebuilt my water pump and was able to get the lower unit on but then noticed the throttle/shift won't go in reverse. I pulled the lower unit off and can't figure out how to insert the shift cam so that it works properly. My SELOC manual is not much help.
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    Lowrance HD5s versus Garmin GPSmap 440s

    I am trying to decide on how much to spend on a GPS combo, primarily for Long Island Sound. I can find the Garmin for about $470, a substantially lower price than the Lowrance at around $850 (w Nautic insight). Any advice or alternative suggestions?
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    Protecting used transom....

    I recently bought a 1972 Starcraft Chieftain 21' Cuddy. The guy who sold it to me did a very nice job replacing all the wood, including the transom, but he painted it with exterior oil paint. I wish he had painted everything with epoxy and I was wondering if it would be worth painting the...
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