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  1. tpenfield

    I know this will sound foolish, but hear me out please

    Folks . . . Let's be respectful of each other's opinion. DIY stuff is very situation dependent with lots of variables. Skills of the 'do-er' being a big part of the equation.
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    I know this will sound foolish, but hear me out please

    The boat & trailer may be worth about $10K . . . have you priced out what the conversion would cost? Are you good at building stuff and fiberglass work? Have you figured out what the overall project would cost? Could you buy a similar center console boat and sell you current boat at a big...
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    I know this will sound foolish, but hear me out please

    Center console boats are a dime-a-dozen, it seems. You might take a financial hit doing a sell & buy, but it will be costly and time consuming to modify your current boat as you have described. If it was just the engine swap, then probably fine. But you are planning on doing both engine and...
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    Need help with a 2016 Crownline E6 XS

    Welcome to iBoats . . . A couple of questions . . . Does the boat have shore power (which would have both an AC and a DC electrical panel)? Is there a switch for the refrig. on the DC panel? As for the toilet . . . If it is an electric flush toilet, there should be a switch on the DC...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    I have a 4.5 HP Johnson from the 1980's (maybe 1984) . . . but it is a long shaft. It was a bit finicky when I first got it, but now it runs pretty well. Maybe find its short shaft cousin. My plan is to go through the Blue Merc's ignition system, test the coils, replace wires, etc. It...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    The new(er) (blue label) Merc is not feeling well today. I was going out to the big boat, but the Merc 7.5 had other things in mind. I think the ignition is intermittent. I'll have to do some more testing to see for sure. I tried starting fluid, new spark plugs, but nothing. Last time out...
  7. tpenfield

    Loosing Faith in Humanity . . .

    I did get rid of a set of boat fenders on FB Mkt Place . . . as far as the engine parts go . . . nothing but crickets. I took all the listings down. It seems to me that eBay is still the go-to place for buy/sell of engine parts, despite the (somewhat high) selling fees. FB is better for...
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    Mercury 7.5 HP, 9.8 HP Flywheel P/N question

    Yes, it looks like the 7.5 HP came out in 1969. My brother actually bought one brand new back then with money he earned at his first job while in high school. $300 +/- if I recall. He sold it a couple years later for $200 ish. and bought something bigger. The 7.5 HP looks to be a slightly...
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    Mercury 7.5 HP, 9.8 HP Flywheel P/N question

    Never Mind . . . I found it . . . on the Mercury website. '219-2246A4' I think I better check some of my other part numbers . . .
  10. tpenfield

    Mercury 7.5 HP, 9.8 HP Flywheel P/N question

    Greetings, Some of the small outboard Guru's might be able to help with this question. As noted on my Mercury thread (recently revived), I have been disassembling my 1969 7.5 HP motor (Serial 263XXXX). According to the parts list (that I have found online) the flywheel is '239-4174A1' The...
  11. tpenfield

    Slip/moored boat what do you do with your trailer?

    I think HOA's are for people with no recreational hobbies. :LOL:
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    Slip/moored boat what do you do with your trailer?

    HOA and boat ownership don't mix that well. I store my trailers ( 3 of them) at my house. If you can store your trailers out of sight (behind house, fence, etc) then you may be able to store it, but your HOA rules would need to be well understood to see if that is allowed. Otherwise you will...
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    Penta V6-280 alarm in with DTCs 1155 and 1157

    Interesting that the batteries were causing those codes. I'd give it some time before you do a victory dance though . . . On my 2016 Mercruiser, I had a low voltage warning that would not go away . . . until I joined the single house battery (which was a bit weak) with a bank of 4 inverter...
  14. tpenfield

    Loosing Faith in Humanity . . .

    Thanks for the advice. I don't usually respond to the 'available' questions. The engine cover inquiry was quite the laugh :ROFLMAO: I did just sign up for the Mercury/Mercruiser Parts group, as most of my engine parts are those brands. Still a newbie on that group, so the posts are screened...
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    Loosing Faith in Humanity . . .

    I made the mistake of posting some stuff on FB Marketplace to get rid of some stuff. . . Some boating related items and parts to my now defunct outboard. I get a response to a posting for the engine cover . . . asking if it runs !!! :ROFLMAO: On other stuff that I have, I get a bunch of...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Here are the remains of the 1969 Merc . . . as I have taken off the stuff that is functioning/usable. .
  17. tpenfield

    Muriatic acid on stripped outdrive. Is it safe?

    That acid is too strong for aluminum. It would be best to try to neutralize it. I stripped my outdrives down to bare metal about 10 years ago . . . I think I used mostly paint remover and then a combination of wire wheel and sanding to get it to bare metal. Don't tell anyone, but I used...
  18. tpenfield

    Boat floor soft only around ski locker

    posting some pictures would really help folks here see what you are seeing. I am wondering if the boat had a deck-over in the past to cover up what lurks below. Take a look at the stringers . . . even do a core sample to see if things are solid beneath the floor.
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Yes, ugly works . . . it is kind of an anti-theft feature.
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    It's gotten heavy . . . I think the foam is getting water logged. Might be time for a re-fresh. I made this dinghy and designed it to be self-bailing, which it is . . . just not well enough any more.
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