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    Mirrorcraft boats

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    Mirrorcraft boats

    I've got a chance to pick up a 14' Mirrocraft riveted, aluminum boat. It's powered with a 35hp Johnson engine and it looks like a nice boat. I've never owned a riveted boat and I'm a little concerned about strength, leaking etc. Have you guys had any experience with these boats? Am I being...
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    Water Circulation

    Re: Water Circulation Did you install the tell tale to your outboard? I'm asking because these motors did not have a factory installed tell tale. At least my 66, 50hp didn't have one. Could be the impeller or the t/stat. Like Jerry said, could be some sort of blockage. If you don't have a...
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    Water Flow Question

    Hello All, I'm replacing the thermostat and impeller on my 1966 Chrysler/Seaking outboard and I'm a little confused about the water flow in my engine. I know the water is picked up at the impeller then, as best as I can tell, it's forced into the exhaust housing? From there, it travels...
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    Reverse Issue

    I've got a 1966 West Bend/Chrysler 50 hp outboard. Every time I put it into reverse, the engine kicks up out of the water. Is there some mechanism on this OB that holds it down in reverse? Thanks in advance.
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    Horsepower Question

    I just picked up a 1967 45 hp Chrysler outboard for parts. I have a 1966 West Bend 50hp outboard and these two engines are identical in every way except for the carbs and the cowling. Both are single barrel carbs but they are different. Would that explain the 5hp difference? I'm assuming...
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    Johnson 2hp

    I just picked up a 1978 2hp Johnson outboard. It runs great, however, I can't find where the water stream pisses out on this motor. Is this an air cooled engine? If not where does the water come out? thanks
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    67 Chrysler/66 Seaking

    Do you guys know if the parts on a 1967 50hp Chrysler will interchange with a 1966 Seaking 50 hp? I running the Seaking and I think I can get the Chrysler for parts. thanks
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    Lower unit Question

    I have a 1966 Seaking/Chrysler 50hp outboard. There are two holes on the left side of the foot on the lowwer unit. Whenever I take my boat out of the water, the holes drain water. Sometimes, there is oil mixed with the disharge water and it leaves a horrible oil sheen on the boat ramp. I...
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    Spark plug Question

    I've got a 1966 Seaking/Chrysler, 50hp outboard on a 14' runabout. I was on the lake today and the engine fired right up and ran really well. It was shut down for about 30 minutes and, when I went to restart it, it fired, then stalled, then wouldn't restart. It turned over fine, so I...
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    Parts crossover

    I've got a 1966 Seaking/Westbend, 50 hp outboard. I'm looking for a source for parts, such as ignition coils, fuel pump etc. I know these were built by Chrysler and I'm trying to find out if Chrysler shared parts with OMC. I got a price quote on an a battery powered coil of $118.00. The...
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    Ignition Coil

    I've got a 1966 Chrysler/Westbend, 50hp outboard. I'm looking for an ignition coil for it and I got a price of $118.00. Is that what I should expect to pay? Also, do you guys know what other coils might work in that engine? Is there a way to find out? I might try to find a used one. Thanks
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    Transom Brace?

    I replacing the transom in a 63. 14" Dorsett MFG runabout. It has a 66 Chrysler/Seaking 50 hp outboard. The boat didn't have any braces on the transom and actually, it was barely glassed to the back of the boat. Should I put knee braces in their or would that be overkill. Also, I don't want...
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    Not For The Faint Hearted!

    Beware, this is ugly! I'm doing a transom on my 14' Dorsett. I read posts on this forum and everything is going OK. I used 2 pieces of 3/4 " CDX and glued the transom in with 6 tubes of PL Premium. This is my first time working with resin/glass, so, I figured I'd make some mistakes...
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    Steering Conversion

    I'm in the process of rebuilding the transom in my 14' boat with 50hp OB. It currently has an old cable steering system and I'm thinking of changing it to a Telefex system.. Is this possible? How hard would it be to do?http://i448.photobucket.com/albums/qq204/ljc1957/transomrebuild001.jpg
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