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    1983 Merc 50hp is chugging after a minute of running.

    Well, I got it to the lake today so I could do a proper test under load. I backed away from the dock and ran it for a few minutes barely over idle to let it warm up. I then slowly increased power until I was at WOT. Everything ran well and the engine sounded smooth. During the initial...
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    1983 Merc 50hp is chugging after a minute of running.

    According to the manual, I did. I plan on taking it to a the local shop and have him check out the sync job I did just in case. He said he could do it in a few minutes for next to no cost. I wanted to take it out to the lake today, but the wind is 20 mph with 25 mph gusts. not a good day for...
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    1983 Merc 50hp is chugging after a minute of running.

    Impeller was replaced 2 years ago and it spits water just fine. The plugs were a little oily, but seemed OK. I'm thinking it was just me adjusting the carbs and they ran a little rich for a few minutes before I shut the engine off. I have a spark tester, but can't seem to find it in the mess of...
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    1983 Merc 50hp is chugging after a minute of running.

    I forgot to stabilize the fuel before putting it away, but I just got done rebuilding the carbs. It looks like they had never been touched since 1983 with all the original gaskets. It wasn't too bad, but there was a some black buildup in the idle adjustment screw. During the rather complicated...
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    1983 Merc 50hp is chugging after a minute of running.

    I put the boat away last fall and it was running great. This year it started up just fine, but after about 30 seconds it slows down and the engine struggles. I can slow down to an idle and go 5-6 mph all day long, but anything over that eventually leads to the motor slowing and struggling. I...
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    Add a side console to a 1988 Lund S16-DLX

    That's just it. I can find everything except the parts that connect the gear shift/throttle cables to the motor. Without those I can't do anything with the current motor.
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    Add a side console to a 1988 Lund S16-DLX

    My uncle has a 1988 Lund S16DLX with a 1989 Johnson 25hp tiller on it (J25TELESB). He's in his 80s and is getting a bit old for using the tiller and wanted to know if there was a way to add a side console to the boat. I can probably get a decent aftermarket side console for it and running the...
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    Ultra Tow hubs?

    I put a set on my trailer when the old hubs failed. Believe it or not, the old hubs were made of stamped steel. When they failed, they failed rather spectacularly and I'm lucky my boat and trailer didn't flip over when the hub came apart. I inspected the spindles and they were fine, So I got a...
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    Made a hand control for my trolling motor.

    Thanks. I could make a permanently attached lanyard, but I just tie some 550 cord to the cable and use a cheap carabiner to attach it to a belt loop. That way it hangs about hand high on my side and everything is in the correct orientation. And If I want to get rid of the cord for some reason...
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    Made a hand control for my trolling motor.

    My foot control broke on my old MinnKota Powerdrive V1 and I managed to get another one, but I had the old one and figured I could use the cable for a little project. I did it this last spring and forgot about posting it until today. I actually prefer it to the foot control since I can clip...
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    PVC board as stringers??

    I watched a video about how they make modern fiberglass boats and they don't use any wood at all. The hull is formed in a mold and so are the stringers and interior/cap. When they hull is ready, they pop the stringers out of the mold, put them in place and glass the stringers into the hull...
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    Just bought a 1985 Sea Nymph FM-161

    I haven't posted in awhile because the summer just got away with me. Here's what's happened since I last posted. The shop looked at the motor and said that the reed valves were bad and due to the way the valves are placed around the crank and not on a plate behind the carbs, it would cost too...
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    Just bought a 1985 Sea Nymph FM-161

    Well, I finally got the boat out this last Saturday. It was 75° and only a 8 mph wind, so it was absolutely beautiful. The boat went in the water nice and rode nice and high with myself, my wife, my daughter nd my dog, so I know I didn't overload it while putting it together. The motor...
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    Just bought a 1985 Sea Nymph FM-161

    Will do. Probably going to do that this weekend.
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    Just bought a 1985 Sea Nymph FM-161

    I haven't posted here in a while, but I spent a bunch of time over the last year working on the boat on and off. Right now it's at the shop. I'm having some experts look over the motor to make sure I reinstalled the wiring and controls correctly. I'd hate to get it out to the lake and find...
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