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    77 Hydra Sport Restoration

    Re: 77 Hydra Sport Restoration you have a point there, I have seen wood split along the grain also. Good quality ply does not do that due to the 90 deg. out of phase layers. This tropical storm has dump and continue to dump water here, the good thing now I can sell my property as "water front"...
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    77 Hydra Sport Restoration

    Re: 77 Hydra Sport Restoration Sorry, #25 in my camera photo number, didn't think about new numbers in photobucket. Hopefully you can see the attached picture.
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    77 Hydra Sport Restoration

    Well, it has been very difficult for me to post this, not because I don't know how but because every time I sign up I start reading other post instead of writing. Really, it has been over a week of me signing to post and end up reading. This is a great site, I have learn a lot and it has given...
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    Waking up 1977 mercury 1150

    Re: Waking up 1977 mercury 1150 What is the trick to remove the impeller, this thing is not moving.
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    Waking up 1977 mercury 1150

    Re: Waking up 1977 mercury 1150 I took off the control box, thanks swamp. It does not look pretty inside. I need to replace the wiring and maybe the switches. The outer insulator of the 7 conductor wire harness peeled off like a banana all the way to the motor connector and is all cracked. The...
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    Waking up 1977 mercury 1150

    Re: Waking up 1977 mercury 1150 The lower end appears to be in good shape. I drained the oil and has not water or metal particles, it is nice and black :rolleyes: I guess the water pump seals are good or at least used to be good the last time it was in the water. Okay, now how do I fill this...
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    Waking up 1977 mercury 1150

    Re: Waking up 1977 mercury 1150 First I would like to thank you guys for your help. Okay, it is special oil. Time to go to Walmart to get oil. The lower unit has a shaft, does it slide right off? I started clearing a path to remove the hydraulic pump, after 30 year the amount of wires...
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    Waking up 1977 mercury 1150

    Re: Waking up 1977 mercury 1150 Finished cleaning the carbs, now I have some questions. Attached are two pictures one is for the economizer fuel lines #0184. These lines had a piece of rod in them but the rod were not big enough to seal the lines. What is the purpose of the rods? Is it to...
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    Waking up 1977 mercury 1150

    Re: Waking up 1977 mercury 1150 Is #11 the right part for the missing screw? If I plug the hose do I still need this?
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    Waking up 1977 mercury 1150

    Re: Waking up 1977 mercury 1150 Now that I have the motor off the boat and on its stand, I removed the carburetors. One thing I noticed is that all three are missing a screw on the top. I this something that come with the rebuilt kit? see pictures
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    boat floor replacement questions?

    Re: boat floor replacement questions? Here are a couple of pictures of the transom strap. As you can see mine is already broken with vibration and time I supposed.
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    boat floor replacement questions?

    Re: boat floor replacement questions? Denning, what you are looking at is a broken top piece, I have the same boat with the same crack in the transom. see pictures. If I am not mistaken the piece you want to cut to split the hull is under, top center about 12 in long, going by memory here. Mine...
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    Waking up 1977 mercury 1150

    Re: Waking up 1977 mercury 1150 Update, I have the carburetor rebuild kit, fuel pump kit, service manual and a new shed 24x26x10. Now I am working on building a motor stand using plans from this site and a hoist to remove the motor from the boat.
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    Waking up 1977 mercury 1150

    Re: Waking up 1977 mercury 1150 Thank you guys for your answers. A compression test will be first. I was not sure if it was okay to turn the motor before I clean the carburetors. I will look into the harness I think is about $300+ for both sides. Hopefully the attachment worked. Is a picture...
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    Waking up 1977 mercury 1150

    First, I am new to boats/outboard motor, my fist one. I was given (read free) a Hydra Shock kevlar49 don't know the year, actually cannot find anything on it, but guessing by the motor a 1977 Mercury 1150 SN4698757 I am assuming is 1977 or newer. Boat surgery on a later date after the motor is...
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