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    Nautolex marine vinyl

    Hi, Do any of the Southern Ontario guys know of a dealer for Nautuolex flooring vinyl ? I live in the Uxbridge area and was at Sandy Cove and was kinda surprised they did not have any. Any ideas ? Been Googleing it and did not see a local suppler.This spring got to hit the Jupiter with new...
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    What can you see ?

    Hi, I have a 1977 Mercury 500 50 hp outboard,with no compression on the 3 rd cylinder down.Debating what to do with this animal as I worked the problem backwards trying to get it to rev up under load.First I changed the impeller,gear oil then the plugs and finally rebuilt both carbs and fuel...
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    Rebuild Carbs / Fuel pumps Mercury 500

    I am having problems getting my Mercury 500 to run proper this 1977 50 hp does not want to rev up unless I squeeze the fuel bulb.Replaced spark plugs with surface gap type,new fuel filter,tank and fuel lines and ordered new kits for carbs and fuel pumps.My question is If I take one carb unit...
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    Throttle Adjustment Mercury 500

    Evening All, I have a Mercury 500 50 hp of 1977 vintage that will not rev up,starts decent but no faster than idle. With the hood off and the forward control all the way should you see the lower stop screw against the stop? The warm up lever moves the upper screw to it,s stop position so I...
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    Mercury 500 water pump

    I have a 1977 Mercury 500 {50 Hp} which I just replaced the the water pump in,however I have no flow at pee line. Want to double check with some one who has done this before, one the shifter should be in forward before dropping lower unit right ? two to get the water pipe back in the pump...
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    To kill a 40 horse !

    A gentleman gave me a 1961 Johnson 40 outboard,which runs great after replacing all the hose,s and test running it on stand with the lower end in a garbage can of water I did not know how to to shut it down proper.So I choked it to death,I did get a Johnson cdrom but it does not go back far...
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    Lucky Americans !

    Man you guys got it made,first I see your having a Starcraft reunion then while looking for Starcraft decals on ebay I see not one but two Starcrafts on trailers with running engines for less than $700.I tell you what a great deal, my boat had no motor or trailer and cost more.Finally got it in...
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    Shift / Throttle control leads

    Afternoon, I just bought a 25 Merc outboard with controls which I mounted up fine my question is this, there is a male plug with 4 wires on it connecting to the shift / throttle control do you know what each one is ? Two would be for battery,the other two I don,t know. On Ebay I ordered a...
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    Engine for a Jupiter

    Well the boat is coming along and I now have a decent trailer so I,ve been out looking at engines.The Jupiter is 16 " and rated up to 85 hp,while some would say bigger is best I am not towing anything.The best engine deal I have seen is Mercury twin 25 hp complete,what are your thoughts ? Too...
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    Starcraft Jupiter

    Morning All, Another lovely rainy day here in Ontario,sales of pumps right about now should be thru the roof! My question is, was 1972 the only year for the Jupiter ? I think the tag reads 976916, she is a 16' outboard with black stripes and a reddish brown colour. The top is white with a...
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    Firing Order 5 hp 4 cylinder

    Evening All, Iam trying to put a old 5 hp 4 cylinder Evinrude Zephyr back together, finally with the help of a local old engine guy I got the last piece.Now to try and start it I need the firing order as all the spark plug leads are hanging loose.Anybody out there know which spark plug wire...
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