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    40 hp Mercury help and advice needed.

    1971 STARCRAFT 15 FT FIBERGLASS FIXER UPPER I'm looking at the boat above. It's a 71 Starcraft with a 40 hp Mercury. From the decals, I'm guessing that the motor is around a 1978. I have a 66 starcraft (same body style) but mine has the wrong motor. Mine has a 1959 Evinrude Starflite 50 and the...
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    Fat Fifty... Any advice?

    I had to take a break for a couple of weeks, but I hope to be back working on this motor this weekend. It's a 1959 Evinrude Starflight 50 (model 50518). I've got it running, but not very well. I have a friend who has more tools than I do and he is willing to possibly give me a hand Saturday. I...
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    Is this Sea King made by Starcraft?

    fishing boat christmas gift! 1966 Sea King boat for sale with a 30hp Chrysler. Pretty cheap. I'm kind of interested but I know nothing about Sea King or Chrysler motors. Any input?
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    '59 Evinrude shift adjustment.

    I just put my boat in the water for the first time yesterday. During my test run, it didn't want to engage in forward. Reverse was fine, but forward just kept kicking it out of gear. I adjusted the cable as far as I could and it got a little better. It would move forward, but it kept popping in...
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    Launch questions.

    Tomorrow I plan to launch my boat (new to me) for the first time and I will have to do it alone. It's been 20+ years since I've launched a boat and I always had extra hands with me. I might not even leave the dock, but I need to get it in the water to see how it sits. I have a fear that the...
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    1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble.

    I need help... Before this motor makes me a quitter. I recently bought an older Starcraft as a fishing boat. It has a 59 Evinrude 50 hp. I've been working on the boat and motor for a while now, trying to get it in the water for the first time. I finally got all the parts put in so that I could...
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    Pulley and cable steering.

    I hope this is the right place for this question. I just re-did the steering in my 66 Starcraft Explorer. It's pulleys and cable. I had to take the entire column apart and made sure that everything moved freely. Put everything back together with new coated cable and I figured it would be pretty...
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    Boat cover for a tri-hull

    I'm sure this is a really stupid question, but I haven't been able to find a real answer any where else. I have a 1966 Starcraft Explorer Deluxe. It's a 14'8" (without motor) tri-hull with a rounded front end and a center console mounted steering. It has a 65" beam and a 15' 10" gunwale length...
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    59' Evinrude 50 hp shifter and throttle.

    I'm new here so please forgive my ignorance, but I'm trying. lol. I just bought a fiberglass fishing boat with a 1959 Evinrude Starflite 50. (Model 50518) The guy I bought it from was replacing the throttle and shift cables between the motor and the "Simplex" control. The control has the gear...
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