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    1981 150 Mercury - what's it worth?

    I've got an old rotten bass boat with a good 1981 150 Merc on it that I'm trying to help my daughter salvage some money from. Since the transom and paint on the boat are bad, I figure the main item of value is the motor, the trouble is, I don't really know what to ask for a motor this old. It is...
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    Can you calculate boat speed from prop pitch and rpm?

    I tried it with my prop. Taking into accout the pitch, gear ratio, and using about 15% slip, I came up with 43 mph at 4500 rpm, which is about what my speedo says. Anybody have any reasons why that wouldn't get you at least in the ballpark?
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    Just say no to...

    I couldn't believe this. We were at the river on Sunday, and of course, there were quite a few boats on the water. There was a family in a bass boat pulling a girl on a kneeboard. She yelled for them to look at her because she was proud of getting up on the board. Well they looked all right, all...
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    merc hour meter question

    This is stupid, but how is the hour meter hooked up on a 4.3LX Mercruiser (96 model)? One lead comes from the wiring harness which I assume is hot from the ignition switch, and the other is just hanging. Does this one go to ground or to the + terminal on the battery. I just bought this boat and...
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    Hello, and a question

    Hi everybody. I'm new to the message board but have owned and worked around boats for 20+ years. I wanted to find out if anybody here has had any experience with aftermarket lower units for Mercruisers, specifically an alpha 1 gen. 2? I just bought this boat, and have a twisted prop shaft. The...
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