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    Flooring

    When pulling up a corner of the old carpet on my Yar-Craft Yankee I noticed underneath was all fiberglass. Not smooth yet like horse hair. I had planned on putting down some bed liner and calling it good. How do I fill that in or should I sand it down and secondly do I use a bed liner or use...
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    Auto Battery Or Marine Battery

    I have a small tri-hull Yar-craft boat with a 65hp Mercury Outboard engine and I am wondering if I need a Marine Deep Cycle battery or can I just use a auto battery to run it as the warranty are generally longer on auto batteries then marine. As far as I know my battery is only used for...
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    Mercury 650 65hp seal kit?

    I have what I believe is an 1969 Kiekhaefer Mercury 650 65hp outboard motor serial No. 2716549. I was told that I needed to change the seals because of water getting into my oil. Can anyone direct me to the seal kit for my boat motor. Im a new boat owner and I dont have the slightest idea and...
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    Please help...1969 Mercury 650 65hp outboard prop question

    Once again I am new so please forgive me for such a simple question but my prop is all banged up on my 1969 Mercury 650 65hp outboard engine and I want to replace it. It was like that when I purchased the boat. I have what I think is the mercury prop number of the bad prop and the numbers are...
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    Kiekhaefer Mercury 650 Advice Needed Please

    I have what I believe to be a 1969 Kiekhaefer Mercury 650 65hp outboard motor serial No. 2716549. I am new to boating and outboard motors. It is on a Yar-Craft boat. Ran well all last summer. No problems, no motor smoking. Near the end of the year I had a guy come and get it winterized for the...
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