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    Waterlogged Flotation material?

    I've got a 69 16 foot glassmaster trihull. I keep hearing horror stories of waterlogged flotation material in older boats. I'm just a little concerned cause my boat drafts so much water. The hull alone drafts about 2 feet of water with 700 lbs in the boat. The boat planes fine with only a 50hp...
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    1966 Mercury 500 Lower Unit Seal Kit

    Looking for a complete lower unit seal kit for a 66' Mercury 500. Serial 2105850. All I could find was individual parts no kits. Thanks.
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    Mercury 500 1966 where is the rectifier? (not charging)

    Working on a 66' Mercury 500 4 cylinder. I can't find the rectifier or wires leading to it anywhere. I have a factory service manual and it dosn't tell me where it's located. Thanks in advance.
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    3.5 hp sears won't rev past idle under no load

    Have a 3.5 hp 1972 sears outboard that starts fine but won't rev right past idle. If I throttle up past idle it will rev a little/bog/rev a little/bog. The carb was cleaned out and I tryed fiddling with the float level. I replaced the spark plug. I tried adjusting the jet on the bottom of the...
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    72 Crestliner 16' v hull wake problems (spraying up)

    Just finished transferring my friends 60hp mercury from the old sinking 16' trihull to the new to us 1972 16' crestliner apollo 16 rts v-hull. The crestliner is wider and has taller sides than the old boat. The new boat has a cutout in the transom though and I measured the same distance from the...
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    12 hp sea king oil ratio and carb settings

    I've been running 50:1 in my late 50's to early 60's sea king outboard. It is tuned ok and runs fairly well. Should I be running 24:1?
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