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    Alpha One bearing issue

    Hey people, may someone have a look at the Youtube video and tell me, if it?s ok to drive like this? http://youtu.be/cumTvKJ7J6g It?s the ball bearing of the lower outdrive part. (Right between the waterpump and gearhousing). Most likely it?s not ok, so is that hard to replace? Thanks in...
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    Mercury 40hp strange noise (video attached)

    mercury 40hp chirp chirp - YouTube mercury 40hp chirp chirp - YouTube Hey guys, I finally got the Mercury running, but there is already another issue. Strange chirping noise is coming at low rpm. For me sounds like from the lower unit but thats only "by ear" check. I already changed gear...
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    Mercury 40hp 3cyl no power

    Hello people, I bought a 144 Glastron with a 40hp Mercury yesterday. The engine is a 40hp 3cyl. Dont have it close to me so I dont have the serial. The motor starts up ok but has no or bad idle. If I put wot right after start, it runs really good for lets say one minute, then only the top cyl...
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    How charge a 50HP Merc Blue Band after Statorswap?

    Hey guys, I had to swap the stator on my merc, it was shortened somewhere inside. The engine is running fine now, but the bad thing is, I can not charge anymore. I converted the merc from handstart do e start (made a toothed wheel out of the original flywheel and bought a e start) To charge...
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    what is this screw good for?

    hello guys, does one of you know what that screw left of the intake is good for? is that original? looks strange to me thanks! andy
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    cold start on thunderbolt 50hp, help please

    hi! i have a merc 50hp blueband 4cyl, 2stroke, handstart. i think its 1981 got it from ebay, let the seller coldstart it (but guess he fooled me on that) anyway, i can't start that thing if its cold. tried different ways. at 1st choke it, nothing happened, no smoke, nothing. screwed out...
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    Merc 50hp identify/mod to estart/tune up?

    Hi Guys, I just bought this Mercury 50hp 4cyl, serial 9362455 from ebay. It fits my boad well and short shaft is hard to find actually. 1st thing to know: When is it build? I tried a couple of links mentioned here in the board. For me it seems to be 1981, may anybody confirm that? 2nd thing...
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    Mercruiser 5L dies at WOT

    Hi Ppl! We have a Glastron SSV 194 Laraya with a 5L Mercruiser. The engine has the Quadrajet on top. The problem we actually have is, if you run WOT for 1-2 minutes, the engine simply turns off. You can restart most of the time but only drive on idle. If you idle a few minutes, you can...
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    Slip on Glastron SSV195

    hi ppl sorry for crossposting, as this followup seems to turn into a prop-specific thing the baby is running for a while now with the 350, alpha 1, 23" high five prop. actually we are running 55mph (gps) at 5100rpm the only bad thing is, that if you hit the gas from low speeds, cavitation or...
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    May anybody identify this Mercury please?

    Hi Ppl! Got a Mercury from a friend yesterday. He told me that it's a 6hp model. I doubt that. Everything looks too big for that power. It's a 2 cyl and it weights way more than my 6hp Johnson, thats all I can say. On the transom mount it has a serial number that says: 09610688 Another...
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    Will a 350ci do it?

    Hi ppl, a buddy of mine just bought this old Glastron as a winterproject. We are now looking for a matching engine. The only thing this baby should is run at least 50mph, more would be welcome :) Should all be done with "lowbudget" so maybe an old 350 mercruiser may come into consideration...
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