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  1. tpenfield

    Stuffed the bow yesterday !!!

    I took the boat from Buzzards Bay over to the Vineyard side of Cape Cod yesterday and met up with a former work buddy of mine who has a SeaRay 270. We beached for a while at Waquoit Bay. The wind forecast was for 10-15 mph for the day, but as per usual, the afternoon winds really kicked up...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! I made a new cable harness today and replaced the push button kill switch with a toggle switch. The engine seems to run fine now . . . I will be testing it in the water tomorrow to see if it remedies the oil slick issue. Here are a couple pic of the new cable...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! I *think* that I found the problem . . . or at least a problem. As I was cleaning up the wiring connections this morning, I noticed that the harness to the shut-off switch was really deteriorated . . . kind of crumbly. Probably shorting out the ignition. . . . So...
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    Water System Enhancements

    As I gain experience with my 'new-to-me' boat, I seem to continually come up with ideas on how to make things a bit better. This weekend was the water system . . . it has a fairly large water tank in the bow and a pressure pump. There is a deck fitting up by the anchor locker. However, as I...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! UPDATE: I received the $45 !!! fuel line connector and installed it on the fuel line, etc. Then I went to take the dinghy/motor out the the 'big boat' and the ol' Mercury would not start . . . tried for quite some time, checked all sorts of things, etc. No go...
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    Help with new tow vehicle.

    Re: Help with new tow vehicle. I would check to see if you are getting brake, turn signal, flasher voltage on pins 5 & 6 of the 7 pin connector of the vehicle. Those are left & right turn signal in the image below. Click thumbnail for larger version. That will tell you if the problem is at...
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    So, I think I got a '72 Merc 9.8?

    Re: So, I think I got a '72 Merc 9.8? Here is a picture of the clamp(s) from my 1969 Mercury 7.5 . . . kind of like a "T" bolt with a swivel pad on the end. Very fine thread . . . Click on the image for a larger view.
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! There is one thing that I am still trying to sort out . . . FUEL LINE CONNECTOR :rolleyes: Female bayonet style . . . It seems that the one I got is too big . . . does not fit into the inset/flange that is around the mating male connection on the engine. I rigged...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! Thanks, Salt water; and I do recall much hearsay back in the day about the Merc's of that era being better in fresh water. We shall see how it goes. . . no serious money at stake here. When my brother had one of these engines (about 40 years ago), I recall that it...
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    Boating Accident at the Tappan Zee Bridge . . Fatalities and Serious injuries

    Just saw this on CNN . . . a Stingray bowrider hit a barge at the Tappan Zee Bridge (Hudson River, NY) last night . . . Boating accident leaves 1 dead, 1 missing from wedding party - CNN.com The people involved were to be married in a couple of weeks. Tragic. . .
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! UPDATE: I got everything set up today and took my 'new boat' out for a test ride. Here are a few photos from the day . . . Started at about 8 AM at the ramp getting the engine installed, the security locks rigged, the registration number on, etc. I designed this...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    I've been wanting to get an outboard motor for the dinghy that I made a while ago. Today I picked up an engine . . . Mercury 7.5 HP, twin cylinder Looks to be a 1970's vintage motor. When my brother was about 16 years old, he bought one of these brand new. Looks just like it. :thumb: I...
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    Bravo Trim Cylinder Maximum Extension Length Question . . .

    Re: Bravo Trim Cylinder Maximum Extension Length Question . . . Also thinking that if anyone had good access to their Mercruiser Bravo 3 outdrive out of the water and did not mind taking a couple of measurements for me . . . Looking for the bolt-to-bolt distance of the cylinder ends in the...
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    Bravo Trim Cylinder Maximum Extension Length Question . . .

    Hi Folks: I am doing a little bit of design work for a D-I-Y "mechanical trim indicator system", and in the process I am trying to find any published specification to the Bravo Trim cylinders. (FWIW - I am tired of the inaccuracies of the regular trim/tilt gauge so I want to go with a...
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    Great White Sharks Visit Cape Cod . . . (again)

    Shark Sightings Rattle Nerves Along Cape Cod Coast - ABC News Years and years ago, shark sightings around Cape Cod seemed to be rare. . . but now we are getting an annual pilgrimage of sharks, mostly to the Chatham & outer Cape area, where there are seal populations. IIRC, scientists have...
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    Swim Ladder Down !!!

    Yea, so this weekend I forgot to raise the swim ladder before starting the engines and proceeding away from where we were anchored. Once I gave the steering wheel a turn the oversight became audibly obvious as the prop struck the ladder in a rapid grinding fashion . . . :facepalm: No harm...
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    Looking for a 'new' boat . . .

    Re: Looking for a 'new' boat . . . Summer update . . . I wanted to post an update now that I have a bit of experience under my belt with this boat. I was initially concerned about the ride, but have experimented with trim and have trimmed in when heading into a chop and then trimmed up when...
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    Got into a sailboat race yesterday . . .

    Of course not my my sailboat . . . instead with my 33 foot powerboat :eek: We happened to be heading out of the harbor yesterday morning and as we came up the channel, I noticed the local yacht club was having a sailboat race (12 foot sailboats). The sailboats usually race in the harbor and...
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    Sanitation (waste) system design/alteration question

    Re: Sanitation (waste) system design/alteration question UPDATE: I finished the plumbing alteration, so now the toilet pulls water from the fresh water tank . . . I added a new pick-up to the fresh water tank . . . (light colored tubing) Then I routed the hose along the starboard side of...
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    Boat refueling on the water from 5 gallon gasoline cans . . . Regulations???

    Yea, so I did some searching here and found a few threads, but nothing definitive. I refueled my boat (or should I say added a bit of fuel) this weekend on the water at its mooring with 20 gallons using 5 gallon cans. I have done it in the past on my other boat, and was remembering what a PITA...
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