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Yep, guys at the Mercury shop yesterday told me to add a second belt, said just wire tie or zip-tie it in there.
Ok, so trim tabs stay. Good. Didn't want to remove them. They need new switches, but pretty sure they'll work.
I was offered that advice about adding a second belt while I'm changing it. Looks like the swap is easier than I thought.
Don't care about OEM, just goo quality, functional parts. Thanks for the heads up on Barr Marine. Ebay will be used parts for sure, but if they're better than my rusty...
Hi all... New boat ( First one for me!) that is a total mess and I'm digging in and trying to start the repair process. Bought this last summer for $100 and am somewhat using it as a testbed as I just completed boat school and am now an ABYC/NMEA certified marine technician/electrician...
