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    planning first trip to thousand islands

    I remember, a few years back a bunch of American Rafters ending up on the Canadian Shores of the St. Lawrence. There was no Harassment by Canadian Border Services, the Illegals were taken to Hospital for examination, fed, and taken to a US Border Crossing, Had it been reversed, I suspect...
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    Pairing engine size with boat size

    How long are the Batteries good for before they lose Capacity, and what are the Replacement costs, and Disposal Protocols/Costs?
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    Upgrade from prestolite to pertronix or replace dist. with delco voyager

    Well the Dwell will have to be set with the Cap off the Distributor, but it is checked with the engine running, and once it is correct, the Timing can be checked and adjusted
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    planning first trip to thousand islands

    Just trying to keep Illegal Guns and Ammo out of Canada, which includes Canadian Waters
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    Upgrade from prestolite to pertronix or replace dist. with delco voyager

    Yet usually fixable, easy to troubleshoot, without Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Test Equipment
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    1974 mercury 2 stroke water pump operation?

    When the temp drops the Relative Humidity goes up, and that is very unbearable, as Sweat can no longer evaporate, and body temp goes up. I strive to keep the humidity below 30% inside the house.
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    4.3 Carb v 4.3MPI

    I do enjoy watching people who have only driven FI Cars/Trucks trying to start a Boat with a Carb. It was too bad they couldn't engage the Starter in Gear, some of them may have made it across the Lake on Battery
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    Converting old bow light to LED?

    I fried many LEDs in Grade 11(1975/76) Electronics Class. It was on one of the Teachers Pet Projects that I had no interest in, so I wasn't too concerned about waste
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    4.3 Carb v 4.3MPI

    Much easier to hop up a Carbed engine than an Injected engine.
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    Pairing engine size with boat size

    At minimum, I would put an Engine meeting the boats max rating.
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    Converting old bow light to LED?

    Make sure to get the Polarity correct, or you may end up with a LED Black Light
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    Questions on recent purchase of Mercury OB

    I clicked on the link, Adobe Reader opened, the PDF downloaded and appeared. I clicked the Download icon, and it saved it in my Downloads folder. However, this manual is for 3 cylinder engines...
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    RKL-24-L Proud daddy of twins. Maybe

    #13 are the Covers for the Transfer Passages Those Motors only had about a 6:1 compression Ratio, so the numbers aren't going to be all that high. 14.7lbs/sqin atmospheric, works out to about 90spi Those are Coils, and become electromagnets when energized, they rarely go bad unless the hub next...
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

    My Grandfather had on of those Naphtha Coleman Stoves. My Grandmother and Mom cooked many Fish Fries at the Lake on it.
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    1974 mercury 2 stroke water pump operation?

    I find 75 too hot, and have the AC going full tilt boogie
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    Spun prop on 1970 Mercury 200 20hp

    Rehubbing won't be much cheaper than a New Prop. Buying used, is always a gamble, because we all know Sellers NEVER fail to disclose faults.
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    RKL-24-L Proud daddy of twins. Maybe

    This is way better than a Seloc http://www.fiberglassics.com/library/images/e/ea/Johnsonservice002.pdf Hope those Shift Switches in the Control Boxes are good. As they are very expensive to replace. A new water pump impeller New Coils under the Flywheel as the old ones are likely cracked Being...
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    1974? Starcraft SS 18 Prop specs

    You didn't get any paperwork when you dropped the Prop off?
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    My First Boat, 1972 Starcraft Nova 16' Johnson 85HP

    When you get a New to You engine, always replace the Water Pump Impeller, inspect the Pump Housing and Bottom Plate, and the gear Oil. Your unit requires what was called Type C, later called Premium by BRP. There are some 3rd, Party Type C oils, but beware, not all of them are compatible with...
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    Please help 1975 mercury 200 20hp

    You will likely have to get a Socket with a thinner wall. Maybe there is just a bunch of crud in there(Can't see in the pic, too dark and even Photoshop can't lighten it up) that is keeping the Socket from going in
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