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    serial number location...

    Where would I find the serial number on my motor? 1979 40hp Mercury outboard. TIA
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    1979 40hp linkage issues....

    I bought a 79 bass tracker a year ago and the previous owner was working on the motor, but had not fixed it completely. He put in new motor berrings himself. I made the repairs to the carb and starter after I bought it. It starts and runs, but this afternoon during a water test iI discovered...
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    Fishing in flooded areas....

    We have tournaments at work every other thursday. I think they are planning to call it off til the water subsides. If not, what do you recomend for fishing in flooded areas? The tournaments are on the Cumberland River, which is well above it's banks as of yet. I wonder if picnic tables would be...
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    79 40 hp carburetor probs.

    I have a 1979 40 hp Mercury motor. I am having trouble priming the motor. When I prime the fuel bulb it never prime up. The fuel starts to squirt out a brass fittting on th eside of the fuel bowl. I rebuilt the carburetor. Put it back on and it still did it. I removed the brass fitting with the...
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