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    Oil ratio 4 hp Evinrude

    Just got this today. What gas oil ratio does it take?
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    1972 Starcraft Nova

    I'm working on the floor right now. I'm using 5/8 marine plywood with the pink sheet foam underneath. I'm debating on covering it with vinyl. Does anyone have a recommendation for vinyl?
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    mercruiser 120 stalling

    1972 starcraft nova sn 3331071 Thanks for reading, and thanks for any help. My old 1972 mercruiser 120, sn# 3331071 is stalling half way through the day. The last time I took it to the lake it ran fine for half the day (with intermittent use). When I started heading back...
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    mercruiser 120 missing, stalling

    My 1972 mercruiser 120 was giving me some problems a couple days ago. I had my 1972 Starcraft Nova pretty well loaded, 5 adults in the boat with one adult being pulled on a tube. At about 3,300 rpms it would quickly drop in rpms like I was pulling the trottle back. It did this twice, and then...
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    trailer bearing failure

    I have a 1972 Starcraft Nova (about 18') with a mercruiser 120. I store it outside at my sister's place over the winter. I was towing it home a couple days ago and a bearing failed on me. I don't know what this says about me, but I didn't notice it until the next morning. I noticed the right...
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    second stripped drain plug

    I have been using my Starcraft Nova with a mercruiser 120 a little late in the season in Michigan. To protect the block from freezing and cracking I have been draining the water each time. Somewhere along the line the block drain plug got stripped. So I bought a new one and put it in today...
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    Is engine coupler toast?

    mercruiser 120 (sn 3331071) MC1 outdrive 1972 Starcraft Nova aluminum boat I replaced the transom plywood, and I am in the process of trying to get things back together. The alignment seems wrong. I thought it was aligned, but then I rotated the engine, and the alignment is off. Is the...
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    belt change Mercruiser 120

    I know there are no dumb questions, just dumb people, right? I think I might be one of those. In changing the alternator belt on my 72 merc 120 (sn 3331071) I moved the top pulley slightly; does this matter? Was I suppose to mark it or something. Somehow I thought maybe the valves might not...
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    front mount, mercruiser 120 installation

    I just replaced my transom plywood in my aluminum 1972 Starcraft Nova. I am going to install the engine tomorrow. Here is a pic of the front mount before I redid the transom. Should these fabric washers be here? The material looks similar to the rear engine mount fabric washers. As you can...
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    outdrive shift shaft position

    1972 mercruiser 120, pre-alpha outdrive I took the outdrive off and replaced the impeller. How do I know that the gear shift shaft is in the right position? (Yes, I did put the boat in forward when I took the drive off.) When I first took the drive off the boat and turned it upside down the...
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    15' Meyers boat partial restoration

    I bought a 15' aluminum Meyers boat with a 15 hp Mariner a few weeks ago. The transom was partially rotted, so I'm redoing that. The boat also has a very small leak. There is about 1/2 inch of water after a few hours. If I had a floor in the boat I might not even notice the leak. I would...
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    15 hp Mariner ID, year?

    I bought a 15' Meyers aluminum boat with a 15 hp Mariner outboard a couple of weeks ago. I bent the prop shaft and damaged the prop while running into a shallow area in the river. I'm hoping to find out more about this motor before I order parts. The guy I bought it from did not know the...
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    mercruiser 120 bent rod zero compression

    Hey everybody, thanks in advance for any advice/ideas. I have a 1972 18' Starcraft Nova I was given from my father-in-law. The boat sat for about 5 years in a pole barn. I have it running, but very rough. Today I took the valve cover off, and definitely found some clues. I don't know which...
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    1972 Starcraft Nova 18'

    Hi Everybody, This is my new old boat. I just got it last week from my father-in-law. It has been sitting for 4-5 years, and I believe was not used much before that. My wife's dad and grandpa bought it new in 1972 and used it in Minnesota and I believe used it quite a bit in the 70's, 80's...
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