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    Fuel coming out of carb

    I have a 1987 60HP Mercury OB, 3 cylinder, 2 stroke. I have been having problems with it stalling out after I run it for a couple minutes on high idle, or after I get on plane. I decided to take the fuel pump off to see if it had debris or anything and it was pretty clean. I put it back on, and...
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    Motor stalling

    I have a 1987 60hp Mercury 3 cylinder, 2 stroke outboard. It will start right up and idle, and it runs a bit rough on idle up. When I get it in the water, it runs fine, but after a couple minutes on plane, it stalls out and won't start unless I have the throttle at about 1/2. I get the feeling...
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    water stopped pumping out pee hole

    Hey guys, I hope you are all doing well. I am still fighting with the 1987 60HP Mercury OB that I had trouble with a week ago. A quick recap: I removed lower unit because it stopped pumping water and I didn't know when the impeller had been changed last. I cracked the housing removing the LU...
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    Lower Unit not coming off

    Re: Lower Unit not coming off In the center of the pic, you will see a spring. The clamp/bracket is located next to that spring. The top of that adjuster clamp mounts on a small shaft, and the rod comes out of the LU and goes up through the hole in the bottom of the clamp/bracket. A not goes...
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    Lower Unit not coming off

    Re: Lower Unit not coming off I am trying to find a bracket, if not, I can make one that operates in the same manner as the broken one. After the input from the guys on here, and taking it apart and messing with it, I can see how it works and I don't want to go without it. This is the first OB...
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    Lower Unit not coming off

    Re: Lower Unit not coming off It's out now. I tried the wedges, but the PT wood ones I had just splintered. I tried not to put too much pressure on any one spot, but there is only so much space to get a wedge in there. Lessons learned. If that had been taken apart every couple years to replace...
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    Lower Unit not coming off

    Re: Lower Unit not coming off Well, I didn't want to start a war, but all of your input is appreciated. The LU is still stuck on. I have broken a prybar, and several knuckles! The LU has dropped a total of maybe 3/4" of an inch. I don't know what to think now. I have broken a couple pieces of...
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    Lower Unit not coming off

    Hey guys, I have a 1987 60hp Mercury outboard. It has never had a real strong water stream coming out of it, and it appears its not coming out at all now, or intermittently at best. I wanted to check the water pump and impeller. I can't seem to get the lower unit off. I have removed the 2 nuts...
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    2 questions! Carpet and fuel!

    Good morning guys, hope you all are well. I have 2 questions: I am almost done changing hulls over from the one with the bad floor to the newer one. The old hull had carpet, and a rotted floor. The new one has carpet and no rotted floor and I want to keep it that way! Do the cons of carpet...
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    Setting up my trailer

    Hey guys, hope all is well. I have a 15'6" Tri-Hull and I just put it on a newer trailer. I am trying to set it up so that a couple inches of Transom hang over the bunks. When I do this, the bow stop and bow roller are way too far forward. After I set the boat where I want it on the trailer, can...
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    Drilling new transom holes?

    Hey guys, if you haven't read my old post about the Glasstream, I scrapped the job. I purchased another hull, a 1976 Arrow Glass Cougar 15 ft tri-hull. I have stripped the old boat, and moved the 60 hp Mercury OB over to the Arrow Glass. My question is that the Merc is attached to the transom at...
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    Help!

    I have removed the floor in my 16' glasstream. It was almost completely rotted, so I'm not sure what was used for plywood (thickness). I have half inch laying across the stringers, but it is too thick to fit under the lip I left from the old floor. The sides of the boat are covered in foam so I...
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    Converting from bowrider to ?????

    Hello everyone, this is my first time on here, so please be gentle! I bought a 1987 Glasstream Cutlass 172, with a 60HP Mercury OB, 4 HP Suzuki OB, Magic Tilt Trailer, cover and a bunch of other extras. I got a pretty good deal except for the fact that the floor is rotted pretty bad. I tore up...
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