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    McCulloch 15' fiberglass boat.

    Re: McCulloch 15' fiberglass boat. well....i started sanding job ,where prevous owner made a patch up job.got to loose one layer of fiberglass.after sanding down to investigate i fuond wet center stabilizer about 1 ft long with the hole.i guess someone had a hard beaching.went further and...
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    McCulloch 15' fiberglass boat.

    Re: McCulloch 15' fiberglass boat. . any work on the boat will be preforme in the driveway.i have few basic tools(grinder,drill).what would be fairly inexpensive way to bring her back to glory?
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    McCulloch 15' fiberglass boat.

    Hi all.i recently acquired McCulloch royal 15 feet fiberglass boat.it needs new paint job,as old one is flaking off.what is good way to prepare hull for painting and what kind of paint i should use.easypoxy???
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    1977 merc 850 lower unit

    So I end up buying 1977 merc 850 LU.there is a catch thou.drive shaft spins only clockwise,not even a movement going counterclockwise .is this normal for this year to do that?.all gears are working correctly at prop shaft.if I recall drive shaft was spinning both ways on 1975 year.any thoughts...
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    '75 to '77 Lower unit interchange

    Engine is 1975 merc 850 with preloaded pin(nipple at the top of steel driveshaft),with disstrobutor,and i want to buy 1977 lower unit with stainless steel drive shaft with no pin at the top.are those can be interchanged?
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    40 hp electromatic throttle cable

    Hi.I have 1966 40 HP seahorse electromatic and lost an end casing from throttle cable.saw it going into the abbys while I was fishing:(.its the part that attach to the motor and throttle cable.does someone knows compatibility of this part from other motors?omc #377850.thanx
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    9.8 blue band

    Re: 9.8 blue band here is diagram.pelsonally i did not had to preform this task.9.8hp,7.5 hp have the same motors with bigger carb on 9.8.
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    1983 7.5 hp mercury carb to throttle linkage

    Re: 1983 7.5 hp mercury carb to throttle linkage her is some pics. i see.there is two shutters in that carb.one for choke and one for throttle.did not see the one further inside the carb.is there a special procedure for link and sync on this engine.i tried to adjust carb idle for lover revs...
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    1983 7.5 hp mercury carb to throttle linkage

    Hi.i Need some help with with this motor.sn is 6240895.after water pump change I started the motor and idle is pretty high.noticed that there is no linkage between carburetor and throttle,only choke is hooked up to butterfly, and it stays wide open when advancing the spark/trigger lever.is this...
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    1983 7.5 hp merc water pump for .438"shaft

    hi.recently i have purchaced 1983 7.5 hp kicker motor,sn#6240895.after compression and spark turned good.now...when changing impeller found that it was a miss fit(47-89981).it had lots of play by the shaft,water pump base is melted inside by the cupandthe water intake is almost blocked.i dig...
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    power trim ram 0rings compatability

    greetings.i finally got 2 ram power tilt and trim unit to install on my merc 850.it came off 1969 merc 800.i want to replace rubber Orings on both cylinders.i am stuck with O-ring dimentions.i went to local hydraulic and fluid shop with numbers from genuie mercury manual.guy said that some of...
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    rectifier tosted?

    greetings.i found today that my 25 amp full wave bridge recrifier has burned connections same as issolating tape it was wrapped in.took tke boat for a long run today at WOT and at one point tach stopped working,so i thought that plug got loose.then i see battery gauge is steady at 12v.so after...
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    1957 Johnson fuel conversion

    Hi.i have 7.5 hp motor that I would like to convert to today's one hose fuel supply.i have read few posts already.what size of fitting should I use for bypass cover,is the size makes difference in the flow?.cover looks bit thin,so is there a special plate to be made to hold the nipple.i decided...
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    1972 ?? 1150 merc 6cyl power of tower ser. no. 3370711

    Re: 1972 ?? 1150 merc 6cyl power of tower - brown tach wire stator block or switch bo Re: 1972 ?? 1150 merc 6cyl power of tower - brown tach wire stator block or switch bo newer ones are ussually TELEFLEX or FARIA.old would look as on pic
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    thoughts on idle vs gear,mercury 850

    1975, 850 mercury motor is on 17 ft fiberglass Humber boat from 1970's. I can't get merc to go into gear without dying form 800 rpms in neutral. Have to have at least 1500 rpms to shift into gear. When I get it going, the tach shows 3500 rpms at WOT. Carbs were done, same as sync and link. I...
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    starter selenoid

    greetings.i picked up new sierra starter selenoid and it sounds strange.does any one knows if constant clicking is normal instead of one click on old selenoid?new one keeps engaging very quickly with buzzing noice.just want to know if this part wont fail me when needed.tnx in advance.cant wait...
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    drive shaft hard to turn

    well,its 1975 merc 850 lower unit.after complete water pump change (really tight fit)i cant turn drive shaft by hand.it gives whith vice grips on splines.i was expecting it would have some resistance given that seals are new,but not that much.what did i do wrong?i am pretty sure parts were...
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    mercury lower unit,prop shaft play

    Hi.i am in the process of changing water pump on merc 850.have 2 LU's and found that both of them have some play on propeller shaft.its up and down and side to side movement.IS THIS NORMAL??
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    total tear up?mercury 850!

    Engine powering 17' boat ,out of service.#3piston gone same as "4 cylinder power head as well".no idea to what to invest and keep boat going....parts motor for c$ 800 or parts for c$400? cylinder hole borring 150,gaskets100 if,ignition system still oryginal. I will post pics of progress.
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    85 mercury,rev gear

    hello.i am new to boating.this forum is great,lots of helpfull intel.i have problem with 850 merc(1975)i recently purchaced with knowlege it has no reverse.i did adjust shift cable,checked control box/unit(ok).and still no reverse gear.i was told that boat had 50hp motor on it before.are 85hp...
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