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    mercury "ride-guide" steering cable

    first off, JB, please dont move this , cause i know you wanna :) <br /><br />now on to business...<br />i have a 1960 glasspar citation with the factory RIDE GUIDE steering from mercury. untill about 4 months ago, this boat had my mercury 1150 , 1976 hanging off the back. motor has sinced...
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    will this fit my motor...PIC

    well, i have a 1976 mercury 1150 inline 6 without tilt and trim... i know NOTHING, let me say it again, NOTHING, about tilt and trim, ive never owned an engine with it before.....so i am clueless ... if i purchase this setup, what else woiuld i need or would this be it....once again, let me say...
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    some ba$tards broke into my moms trailer during the storms evacuation!!! R A N

    durning the hurricane that blasted through central florida this weekend, my mother, who is 60 and lives by herself with her lil "dropkick"dog, came to stay with us in our brick house for the weekend because of a mandatory evacuation of all mobile homes in the saint petersburg area, where she...
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    tinted resin as floor paint

    hello, i am in need of painting teh floor on my boat, and i am sold on teh fact that i can use resin and tint it to any color i like, but i hear its not UV stable. what drawback would this mean, and how long would it stay that color. also , is there any way make it UV stable?<br /><br />ive done...
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    year of HP ratings change. prop VS. crank

    what year did they start rating the HP at the propshaft instead of the crankshaft.<br /><br />i ask this because i am looking for a new motor(to me) and dont wanna get a 1985 70hp if a 1986 70hp is gonna be more power.... i use those figures as examples only... not... i cant post that i wanna...
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    led trailer lights

    hello folks, i just installed a new set of LED trailer lights. boy are they bright and nice to look at.<br /><br />never actually had them in the water yet. my old lights were on the tops of my guide poles so as to not get them wet, but i got tired of corrosion from the salt water enviroment.<br...
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    looking to buy suzuki 85hp, 1989

    hello, im selling my big merc and looking to buy a suzuki 85hp. there is one listed on the local paper with controls, cables, wireharnes, ss prop, guages and TILT/TRIM.<br /><br />i know what to look for in general, as I own 9 other outboards currently, but is there anything specific to this...
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    please describe this mercry 80hp

    this is from a website i have seen, so far this is what i have. i know that it is a inline 4 cylinder. but thats it, what years were these made like this, anybody have any idea?<br /><br />i currently have a 1976 merc 1150 115 inline 6, is this basically the same motor, minus 2 cylinders?<br...
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    1150 on ebay

    (EDIT)No SPAM allowed PMM, unless its with some eggs and toast<br /><br />this motor looks real nice. just thought some of you inline guys might think its cool or whatever
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    1150 on ebay

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2488315251#ebayphotohosting <br /><br />this motor looks real nice. just thought some of you inline guys might think its cool or whatever
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    mini get together for tampa bay area, florida style !!

    hey all you guys ina nd around central florida! ever wanted to see honeymoon island state park, camp on the beach 10 feet from the glittering gulf of mexico? ever wanted to catch grouper 100 feet from shore and the go back to camp and grill em up?<br /><br />well now you can, yes thats right...
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    what will happen if.... ( stator question)

    what would happen if the two yellow wires coming from my stator on my 76 merc 1150 inline touch each other, they are old and all the plastic coating has crumbled off. is there a way to recover them without having to buy a new stator?
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    possible "unofficial" IBOATS mini get together, tampa bay area

    it all started from me asking snapperbait where the best fishing was....<br /><br />.... and this is what its become. there is no date set yet, and its not even an "official" get to gether... click here to read more<br /><br />but if we can entice some more local boaters, im sure it will be...
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    1976 merc 1150 bogs at high speed....sometimes

    hey guys, dudes, mates, blokes, and where ever else you may be....<br /><br />i cruise at about 4200 rpm. sometimes( not always) the motor will bog and slow down all the way to idle and then die. alsmost as if it ran out of gas. but i have a firm bulb and a clear filter so i can see the fuel...
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    what year is your current setup?

    im asking this, cause i see guys with these nice, new, fast boats being towed in but seatow and i cruise by in my 1985 center console with my 1976 merc 1150 motor. so what year is your current boat and motor that your using. i know we all have lots of boats, but what is the one you use most.<br...
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    how to spray gelcoat

    what type of gun is used to spray gelcoat. i have access to a hplv(or is it hvlp) gun, hoses, booth, compressors, etc....<br /><br />can gelcoat be sprayed through this type of compressor style of gun, i really think its called hplv.
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    attn MODS: message from clams canino

    his is copied and pasted from another forum i use, along with clams canino<br /><br />"Yes your rectifier makes a difference. You need to replace it.<br /><br />Also - please post on that Iboat forum that I lost my "cookie" in the move<br />and forgot my username and password.<br /><br />Please...
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    WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVIN'?

    let me be first by saying i am unemployed. i make my cheese by attending college full time and beeing paid through the VA's chapter 31 vocational rehab program. <br /><br />ive been unemployed since 10/2003.prior to that i sold tools at sears, i sold fountains and pottery at some lil hole in the...
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    best wet sanding ...

    hello, i wold like to know how to wet sand. i have done it on 2 of my boats, and im sure there MUST be a better way. <br /><br />heres what I did....<br />1 bucket of water<br />1 3m sanding block loaded with 400g wet/dry paper<br /><br />dip block in bucket about every foot or so along hull...
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    tach hookup on merc 1150

    hello. 1976 merc 1150.<br /><br />teleflex tach #58477 , for use with 12 pole outboards. teleflex say this is for "other " mercs, not the little japanese ones, but all " others"<br /><br />so, it has 3 terminals on the back......<br />I ignition<br />S sender(stator or rectifier)<br />G...
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