I've been searching and reading a lot about the types of oil that can and should be used in my 1972 Hydraulic Shift Johnson and came across a post that said you could use ATF. The post explained that ATF could be used but that some types of ATF could be bad for the gearbox seals, but didn't...
I recently bought a boat from my local Marina. It was sold by the Marina to cover Marina dues left by the previous owner, and, as such, came "as-is" without any hardware in the cabin (just the remaining electrical plugs). It has 3 antennae on it, one VHF, one GPS and one I'm not too sure of...
I just changed the outboard on my dads boat from a Johnson to a 1981 50HP Mercury Blueband. The boat has an an Ultraflex Single lever sidemount control box on it. The control box is an older version of the following, but exactly the same dimensions etc..
Here's some pics of the unit off the...
I've had a 1981 50HP Merc in my garage for a year or so and I decided to get it running and put it on my dads fishing boat. I bought the outboard as a runner but have never tried it up until now (so this may be an issue the previous owner had with it?)
It has Tillotson carbs on it, I stripped...
I've just bought a boat with a BMW inboard. It has a hour meter (see pic)
Does it read 1201 hours 22 minutes? :facepalm: Apologies in advance if this has been answered elesewhere (I did have a look) - I've never used an hour meter before...
Many thanks
I'm nearly finished a complete rebuild of one of my early 80s Mercs. It's been painted, I had the decals shipped over from Peter at North York Marine (http://www.nymarine.ca/) I can start to see what it's going to look like when finished. However, I can't seem to find anything suitable for the...
Does anyone know of a downloadable list of older Belgium made Merc serial numbers and their corresponding year of manufacture?? I've got a nice list for American made ones, but cannot find a Belgium one for love-nor-money (well I haven't actually tried to buy one (yet!)) - Alternatively, can...
I've just been inspecting the wiring on the outboard that came with my 'new boat' and noticed that the wiring has been modified. The serial number is 5534128. I have the shop manual for this outboard and on comparing the wiring diagram to the actual wiring, I've noticed some differences and an...
Hi there all - I've just bought another 50hp Merc Blueband with the serial number 9207200 and can't find it's year. I suspect it's and 80's outboard made in Belgium but try as I may I can't find a site with a guide on that covers this serial number range - I'll be buying more old mercs that'll...
I've recently bought a 1980 Merc Blueband 50hp - and need to find out how the remote throttle and shift controls attach to the outboard itself. Can anybody point me in the direction of some pictures illustrating this or website link - any help would be greatly appreciated.
lee
I've just bought a Mecury Blueband 50HP with 'Thunderbolt Ignition' Serial Number: 9248413 ; Can anybody tell me...
the year it was manufactured (or how I can find out)
where I can get user and repair manuals for it
how good an engine is it
Thank you
Lee
Hello All
My father has picked up an outboard engine, he thinks its an Evinrude 18hp Fastwin - I'm having trouble identifying the exact model and year of manufacture. It has some information on the motor itself; here it is...
Revs: 4500-5000
Model No. J25BALCTE
Serial No. B018081
Outboard...
