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    Tach 1150 Merc

    I need to wire a tach into my boat. The plug in on the shifter is shorted out or the plug for the tach is snorted out. I can wiggle it around when it is plug in and my needle jumps all over the place. I can pull the shifter out of the boat and look at the wiring there and just hard wire to the...
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    1978 tower of power 1150

    My new to me motor would not idle and hard to start, so I bought a new set of carb kits to rebuild all three, but as I got in to the rebuild the main jets were dogged up so bad on #2 and the idle jet looked like the main and with no grove left on the main to remove it I went on line and bought...
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    1708 Fiberglass

    Which side goes down the shiny slick side or the rough glass side. I am putting this on the inside bottom of my boat and then the flooring will cover it up. Thank you for any help. Tex51
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    Plywood flooring

    I am putting a new floor in my boat and it is a small 16ft sidewinder look a like. I was going to go to home depot and just buy 5/8" treated plywood and paint the bottom side with a good oil base paint and the top side would be glassed in with new carpet. Will this work or should I go buy...
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    Steering replacement

    My 1978 Mercury 1150 is on a 16ft side winder style boat and the steering is busted. I need to replace it and was told due to the engine size I will need to use rack and pinion. Sorry if I am in the wrong forum for this but this is as close as I could figure out where to go.:confused:
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    1978 Merc 1150 needs new tach

    I have a boat that I salvaged and the tach is shot. The mercury control has a plug in the front that has wires going to the tach . I just cant tell what wires to use when I install a new tach or what kind of tach to buy. It look like I would need to buy a mercury tach just so I can connect the...
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    1978 1150 Carbs.

    My carbs are marked WMK-26-1 for the #1 and then #2 and #3 for the others so I would know how to put them back. Someone put kits in them sometime in the past. The engine would not idle and when I took them apart I found #1 has the brass tube from the carb opening with the plastic bar across the...
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    1978 Mercury 1150 Economizer Hose

    I have what is called and economizer hose on my carbs on this 115. I have been told to leave it off that it can cause the engine to run lean and damage the motor. Has anyone else heard of this. Thanks Tex51
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    1150 1987 tower of power

    Need info on how to replace the bearing on the drive shaft. I have lots of play up and down and the shaft moves sideways. I see the roller bearings and they are loose in the case. The water pump pic is all I found of the water pump. The picture of the bearing on the shaft is the one I need to...
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    Mercury Engine Year

    I have a Mercury 1150 Power Trim motor with a serial # 5054886 and it is on a 1977 boat on a 1978 trailer. I am trying to find out the year of this motor. Anyone have any IDEAS. Thanks Tex.
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    Need to glass the inside of the hull.

    New to me boat. The builder is out of business. Delco Fiberglass Products from what I have found is not around anymore. Mine is an Infinity 161XL. The boat was so heavy that two of us could not lift it off the trailer hitch. A 16ft boat and we cant lift it?? Drilled 1 1/2" hole in floor and all...
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