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    Is there anything good to be said about OMC outdrives.

    I know Merc has it's share of problems but is OMC that much worse. Are there any good ones? I'm looking at a 70's with a 351 Cleveland.
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    Please name the Best Years and Models of (older) Mercruiser Motors and Sterndrives

    The one that if you treat it right will run forever! Is there a work horse of the Industry, a Gold Standard of Mercruiser that is the best one ever made. I know that there are truck motors and car motors and transmissions that can be said to be the best thing ever built. What about these...
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    This boat is unbelievably heavy, could there be another drain plug?

    I had a Lund double hull once and there was a second drain plug between the hulls that was full of water and nobody knew it until my cousin found it. I'm wondering if this 19 might have a plug between the double hulls somewhere and it's holding water. The bottom drain on the outside is open...
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    I just bought a 1968 9teen I think?

    He's getting the title for me. He says it's 19 1/2 feet, it might turn out to be a 8teen. It's turquoise and has the 120 Merc and the hardtop plus the rear curtain. I got it for $600 with a fairly good trailer. It has been started each spring and fall for the last eight years. It's been in...
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    Trying to remove power head and flywheel.

    I have a 1923 Johnson 2HP Model A I don't know how to get the flywheel off, I removed the one center nut and stud and tried tapping gently. Do I need a puller? Also I am removing the power head, I have removed the four bolts but it doesn't want to separate from the bottom. Does the bolt in the...
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