I've got what I think is a "classic" 1985-86 merc 50hp. Problem is I need parts and the serial matches nothing anywhere. It's a brown stripe serial A100960. Research seems to call it a classic 50hp or a 45hp. Its marked 50hp, 4cyl carb. I need a lower unit seal kit and nothing on mercs site...
So I have an 86 mirrocraft lakefisher. It has an 86 (?) Mercury 50hp on it now. I have a chance to buy a 83(?) Merc 70hp for cheap money. From my quick and dirty searching the older 70 weighs less. I know the boat would handle it in just not sure if the weights are correct. Any reason I...
1965 Duratech Neptune 16' aluminum. Pretty flat boat. with a plywood deck, two batteries and a bench seat. 1985 Merc 50hp with a 12p prop WOT I get 28 mph. Installing a tach soon but it seems like it should do better than this. Anyone with a similar setup?
I have a 1985 50hp merc on a 16' Duratech. It currently has 12p prop on it that I know is too small. It will do 30mph bit sounds like it's over revving. I have a tach for a car and one of those old dwell meter tachs. How can I hook one of these up to see what I'm turning to figure what size prop...
Motor fires right up. Will idle all day. Motor is on a 16' Duratech aluminum with a 12p prop. Carbs have been cleaned and looked good. Spark will jump a half inch on a tester. 150lbs of compression. Fuel is new New and mixed 50:1. Motor wont plane the boat out. I would imagine I have plenty of...
Motor fires right up. Will idle all day. Motor is on a 16' Duratech aluminum with a 12p prop.
Carbs have been cleaned and looked good. Spark will jump a half inch on a tester. 150lbs of compression. Fuel is new New and mixed 50:1.
Motor wont plane the boat out. I would imagine I have plenty of...
Not sure if I'm in the right forum. But here it goes. Have a good running 1985 johnson 8hp. On a 14' aluminum with a plywood deck it won't plane out. With just me it wants to but can't get the bow down. Tried all the trim settings and have two batterys onboard that I've tried moving around. I...
I have an 85 Johnson 8hp that I havent been able to figure out why it wont plane out my 12' aluminum. I pulled the prop today and found a 175092. 8.6 x 5.5
This crosses to an 80-83 4 or 4.5. I would imagine this prop is way too small for my 8hp.
I would like to know what others have on their...
1985 8hp johnson.
Runs fine overloaded, revs to one speed wide open. With just me on a 12' aluminum the rpm gpes up and down and boat won't plane. Carb has been rebuilt. 110psi of compression. Running on both cylinders.
Pretty much lost with this outboard. Seen smaller outboards do way better...
Recently picked up a 1985 johnson 8hp. Boat used to be powered by an 84 Chrysler 7.5 and a 56 Royal Scott Atwater 5hp. Both would plane out my 12' streamliner. The 7.5 would do 19mph on GPS with two guys, trolling motor and gear. This johnson won't plane out with just me in it. Tried trimming it...
Buddy led me to a boat today. 14 foor sea nymph. it just appeared on the dock one day, he lobsters out of this whorff. No one knows who's it is, figure it blew in from a storm. Anyway, it sunk then someone drug it ashore and its been there for three weeks. Anyone run into this? Either how to...
I live on a pretty small road, 25mpg speed limit. On the corner theres a store and its the "back way" to get to the movie theater.
People seem to think this 1/8th mile stretch is a drag strip. I get on average 5 people a night doing 45mph+ i've even had a side by side drag race between two...
I have an older motorguide lazer 320es. It has the foot petal that has constant, momentary left right and all that. Its not cable operated, has a wired "remote" type thing.
Anyway, it worked fine and suddenly the constant and momentary buttons don't work. It still works and if I hold slow till...
I have a really low hour 7.5hp Chrysler, great little motor, until the prop shaft broke. Any ideas where I could find one? Just need the prop shaft and cant find one anywhere.
