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    Identify My Mercury

    Tks for the advice!!
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    Identify My Mercury

    I was able to confirm it’s a 1999. The white stuff is a result from it being left in the water and not cleaned. Some told me it was calcium buildup. Hard as rock. I soaked it in CLR for about 2 weeks. I started scraping it off with a putty knife and wire brush. When it’s clean I’ll be...
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    1999 25hp 2 Stroke 0G818101 - Electric Primer Pump Leaking?

    Every time I run the motor I notice the primer pump gasket is wet and the bottom of the motor housing gets a pool of gas (maybe a tablespoon after running for 20 min). That seems odd. When I manually push the blue button gas comes out that hole. Don't know if that's normal. Could someone...
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    Identify My Mercury

    Great. Tks ya'll
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    Identify My Mercury

    This is what I found there: Mercury ceased publishing this information after the 1996 model year. There is no way to find the model year of motors with significantly higher serial numbers than listed in these guides. There is NO serial-to-year cross-reference chart for 1997 and later motors...
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    Identify My Mercury

    I was able to pick this up for a great deal - $275! The owner said it is a 1999 2 stroke, 25hp, electric start, long shaft Merc with remote steering, throttle and shifting. Kicker is the identifying sticker on the shaft is warn off. When I started looking for a carb rebuild kit (one of the...
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    1960 Evinrude 18HP 15032 Starter Bracket

    Considering buying a Fastwin 18hp yet it doesn't have electric start yet it does have the ring gear on the flywheel. I would like to convert it to electric start. Been looking around for the bracket and starter and can only find them for over $200. That's more than I'm paying for the motor...
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    No power @ full throttle - Evinrude 40555 40hp

    My father in law bought a used 40555. He's taken it to 2 repair shops and it still won't run right. Here's what we know they did: 1. Rewired most of it. 2. One shop said there was little to no spark in the lower cylinder. They got that working 3. One shop changed the impeller. We took it...
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    1977 25hp Johnson - Looking for a manual

    My dad just bought a 77 25hp Johnson (25EL77S) that has been sitting for at least 10 years. It has plenty of compression and good spark. We are very hopeful it will start for us. We ran into a issue with the wiring and need to know a few things about how it's wired up from the key ignition...
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    Evinrude Throttle Control - Got one?

    I have a 1953 15hp Evinrude - 15012 that I'm looking for a throttle control for. Anyone ever see one before? Looks like there's a spot to hook one up to. Even if you don't have an extra one but have one on your's please send me a pic and I might be able to make one.
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    Looking for specs of a 14' BlueFin Aluminum Boat with a floor

    I have a 14' Bluefin that I'm going to put a floor in. I'm not able to get it to the water to find how it sits in the water to make the floor level. So I'm looking for some folks who have this Bluefin that has a floor in it who could give me some measurements from their boat. I'm not...
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    Finding Level Out Of Water

    Hoping I'm posting this isn the right area. I have a 14 Aluminum Starcraft that I'm going to put a floor in along with a raised front platform. Simular to what you see in a bass boat. A friend of mine did this on his and I loved fishing from it. What I want to end up with is the floor...
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    New SportWin 9.5 - Need Info on it.

    Just picked up a 9.5hp Evinrude 9422 R Sportwin from a friend. It looks like its hardly been used. I haven't tried starting it yet but plan on in a few days. Wondering if anyone could give me some info on the motor. I don't know the year on it. Any suggestions on how to figure that out...
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    Adjusting the carb on a 1953 Evinrude 15hp

    I could use some help with adjusting the carb. Here's a video of it running and what it's doing. Any help would be great.
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    1953 15hp 15012 - Interchangeable Parts

    I have a 1953 15hp Evinrude I'm working on getting running. I have to find and buy several replacement parts. Anyone know what years the parts are interchangeable?
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