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I need a foot/lower unit for a 1976 Mercury 850 85 hp w/ Thunderbolt ignition. Any suggestions on where to find one? I am looking on ebay and I have found some, but, I am not sure which ones are interchangeable. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
I have been redoing this boat for 2...
Will the lower unit on a 1970 Mercury 500 make a direct swap to a 1976 Merc 850? I have the 85 horse on my boat and need to put a new lower unit on it.
I acquired an antique 1959 Thompson 16' Seacoaster that needs to be restored. It has the original motors still mounted on the transom. There are 2 Johnson Seahorse 35 hp outboards. Would it be more cost effective to have the motors reworked or sell them and get a newer model?
I was given a 1959 Thompson Seacoaster 16" by a very generous family yesterday. I have a few questions and I can post photos if it would help.
The boat has a Johnson 35 hp Sea Horse and a Johnson 40hp mounted on it. They are probably the original motors. The boat has been sitting under their...
I was looking at a boat with a 1976 Mercury 85 w/ Thunderbolt ignition yesterday. The owner said the batteries were dead and would have to charge them before I got there. When I arrived he was not there, but, said he left the key and to check it out and crank it. Put fresh fuel in the tank and...
