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    78 Mercury 50hp wiring harness DISINTEGRATED!

    The title pretty much says it all. I am not a boat guy, I am a car guy. I got this boat in a trade, and it is constantly giving me issues. I was trying to sort out why it would turn over but not start, began tracing the wiring and the wiring harness was so corroded and old that it just crumbled...
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    78 Mercury 500 turns over but won't start

    Ok, I sort of had this boat fall in my lap. I need to get it running in order to get a car I want from someone (A rare 1975 "swallowtail" VW Rabbit) but I just cannot get it to start. Well, let me back track. I got it to start, but it was spraying fuel everywhere. A couple of taps on the...
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    Craig's list weirdness.

    Since I got back from Iraq, one of the ways I have made extra money and kept myself busy is buying, selling and trading stuff on CL. Several months ago, a friend needed money for her utilities and refused to let me just give her money. So instead, I bought her old 96 Sebring convertible from...
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    Help !!!!!!!!!! 1973 Demcraft restoration

    Re: Help !!!!!!!!!! 1973 Demcraft restoration I ended up with a 1977 Demcraft in a series of odd Craigs List transactions. The transom was rotted. I was not going for a by the book restoration though. I grew up poor as hell in Louisiana, but i have owned a few boats. I tore out the rotted...
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    1977 Demcraft with 50 HP Mercury. What's it worth?

    I ended up with one of these boats in a Craig's List trade. I replaced the rotted wood, and the motor is good, as is the trolling motor. Is there are market for them? I threw it back on CL, just looking for some other trade. I do not have a truck, so I can't get it to the water if I wanted to...
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