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    Where can I get a service manual?

    So I’ve been googling for a service manual for my motor and keep ending up in dead end, shady sounding websites. Where do you all get your manuals? Thanks! steve
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    Air but no water coming out of telltale

    Actually, after I got the bottom housing piece to pop loose things escalated rather quickly :eek: So what the heck, as long as I'm at it I might as well replace the LU gear oil as well :facepalm: :laugh: I was able to get the new water pump parts put in though so that was a success! I do...
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    Air but no water coming out of telltale

    The kit arrived today. Admittedly it has A LOT more parts than I expected. I've read and re-read the section on the boatinfo site that applies to my motor but the pictures are so grainy... ugh! Since there are only a couple of us reading this thread I don't mind sounding like an idiot...
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    Air but no water coming out of telltale

    I know the feeling, I've gotten quite a bit of help here over the past year. Just don't have much to offer back yet but do give input when I can. Anyway, good call on the impeller :eek:...
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    1987 MirroCraft project - what did I get myself into?!?!

    Well I've been making some progress. My day job has been keeping me super busy so my boat restore time has been somewhat limited. Hoping to have her on the water in August. Some updated pics.... Finished console: Fuse block complete (I'm hoping): This isn't the greatest pic but I've got...
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    Air but no water coming out of telltale

    That link does get me closer - thanks! Well I started removing the nuts but am stuck right now. I've loosened these 2: Found another after I raised the motor: My question now is, do I need to remove this trim tab bolt (and the trim tab itself) to remove the LU? Also, maybe a dumb...
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    Air but no water coming out of telltale

    Well thanks for that vote of confidence haha. I've been trying to locate a service manual but am not even sure if I can find the right one of those. The engine S/N is A951776 and the PO has written on the installation manual "Model #1035 N" (or maybe "W"). I searched the boatinfo link for the...
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    Air but no water coming out of telltale

    The motor is a 1987, 35 horse that I bought about a year ago. When I bought it the owner had it on mufs and started it up and it ran great with water streaming out the hole. The motor has just been sitting while I’ve been restoring the rest of the boat. Started it up today no problem but there...
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    Single switch for multiple courtesy lights

    Actually.... will these even work for a marine environment (with the exposed center ring)? Don't know why I didn't think to ask this BEFORE I spent $40 on them! :facepalm:
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    Single switch for multiple courtesy lights

    That was my first thought too but I'm not sure how to accomplish it with the lights I'm looking at getting. It's just a fishing boat so I don't need anything too fancy. Maybe I'm looking too cheap though? Here is a pic from the package. If it can be done with these then yes, I could use a...
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    Single switch for multiple courtesy lights

    I want to wire in several courtesy lights and be able to turn them on/off with a single switch. What is the proper way to do that? Run all the leads back to a pos and neg bus bar, then from those run a single line to the fuse block and then from there to the switch? Thanks in advance!
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    Ground wire on an aluminum boat

    Hello all, I'm restoring an aluminum boat and cannot seem to find an answer to my question. The diagram below is from the switch panel I purchased. Where should I connect the black (earth) wire to? To a negative terminal on the fuse block or attach it to something metal which is connected to...
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    1987 MirroCraft project - what did I get myself into?!?!

    The winter seemed long but the temps have warmed up enough now and I'm back making progress on the boat. Hoping it will see water this spring or summer. The sink plugs seemed to work great. I may have way over did the 5200 but that's how the original fittings looked so I just followed what...
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    1987 MirroCraft project - what did I get myself into?!?!

    Hey Watermann - yeah it was a pilot hole. I thought the drill bit hit the high point of the rib (which was the intention) so I pushed on thru. Pulled the drill out and saw light thru the hole. Instantly wished I could take back the previous 15 seconds! :eek: The problem is I drilled thru the...
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    1987 MirroCraft project - what did I get myself into?!?!

    Well we've made no major progress for awhile so not much to post about. I'm still not exactly sure how to deal with the battery and gas tank issue so wanted to post and get any input from the this forum. The picture below kind of shows what I'm thinking, a deck over the top of the 3 batteries...
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