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    48 years...

    Well, after 48 years (9 years in my possession) my '75 OMC120 stringer gave up the ghost. I'm sad that she didn't make 50, but not broken up about it, I know they get a lot of bad press but for me it was a good setup that was easy to wrench on and was actually very reliable. Suddenly lost 50%...
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    1975 Pontoon with OMC120 stringer, replace with Mercruiser 3.0 Alpha one?

    Got 8 years out of my OMC120 stringer before recently lost top end power with loud pinging and water spitting out of exhaust. I assume head gasket + whatever other damage. She gave me 8 good years but I'd like to just modernize a little to a Mercruiser 3.0 with and Alpha One outdrive. The motor...
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    75 OMC 120 Stringer, new impeller kit, won't prime itself

    Hi all, Just replaced the impeller kit in my 75 stringer and it will not prime itself. When I give it some water at the pivot flush fitting, it then starts to pump strong from the pickup tube, and both tattle tale streams are strong. If I turn off the motor and restart it within a minute the...
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    Looking for input

    I'm adding AC power to my boat. Using the manufacturers wiring diagrams I created the proposed schematic below. I was hoping to get some input as to the "correctness" of my proposed setup. Hopefully it is readable if you zoom in. The "Shore AC Panel" and "Inverter AC Panel" are Blue Sea 3116...
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