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    Looking for help with electric shift stinger

    Ok so no manual yet (it’s on way) I have electric shift stinger 78 ish Something had locked up the complete drive and motor (I bought this way) Pulled drive motor turned so that was good Drive seemed to turn Found vid for pump replacement so following vid but few things seemed odd I didn’t find...
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    Looking for proper name for this drive

    New to OMC Want to do a impeller change on drive since it’s off 78 is boat year Electric shift
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    New to omc bought I think 78

    Ok so just picked up a boat with omc 120 4cyl And electric shift outdrive Motor wouldn’t turn over off starter or by hand pulled starter tried prying on ring gear no go Pulled drive put a pry bar on ball coupling and it turns Went back to outdrive and turned that ball coupler on it So...
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    Alpha into bravo hull can you do it

    Ok so my hull is in poor shape so I have been looking into other hills. I found one but it's a bravo outdrive hull will my alpha fit The motor and drive is already been removed from this hull
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    total timing for 78 merc 260

    ok so I set the timing up in my boat as per the manual (I think 5 degrees) but back when I use to drag race we use to set up at max curve was something like 28 total degrees at 3800 so would like to know what the merc 260 should be at max curve so looking for degrees and rpm
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    wrong prop on boat and few to choose from

    ok so on my boat that I have only had out once has a prop with too much pitch . the boat is a 1978 hammond 19.75' with a 260 merc and a alpha mr (I think it's the one with eye in top ) prop that was on it was a 21p and it would put the nose up high and work hard to try and get up but would take...
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    Help ID this prop

    This prop came in a bunch of stuff from my uncle I would like to know if it will match what I have The numbers I find on side are rt16762 then 1447 also see a 9362 If I look at centre 48-79570-15 Any all help good
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    alum track and rubber bumper that goes around hull

    i want to remove the rubber and have a look at the screws to tighten them /add some to my old boat the upper half of the hull shakes a bit when on water and i noticed few areas where i think the lower hull can be pushed in just below this any tips on doing this
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    maiden voyage 78 hammond

    well took it out seemed ok hard to plane (think prop issue) bottom half of hull seemed solid but the top half seamed to shake the dash and cuddy door area I'm thinking it needs some new support put back in . was also wondering how tough it might be to pull the rubber strip and check/add some...
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    shifting woes need help alpha 1

    ok so i had out drive off and apart put in new pump . i think the linkage when in wrong and also think the set up in the boat (shift plate was all wrong ) currently have bottom end off and cable off plate I need to know should the cable be pulled all the way out and the lower in gear so prop...
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    looking for help setting up trim in 1978 boat alpha

    ok so in this 78 of mine the trim switch wires were rotted off I think some time ago and the wires are do not appear to be out in the open inside the boat any help on colors to look for and such be great . all the diagrams i see look different as my boat has toggle switches in a console . also...
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    mr alpha with sierra bottom end oil coming out of hole

    ok so i did a water pump replacement on my out drive. and once all done and went to fill it with oil and it started to come out of hole . an anyone point me to what to look for when I pull this apart should i remove the upper and lower from the boat to look aat or just remove the sierra bottom...
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    alpha one gasket question

    so on my current boat when i pulled out the outdrive there was a ring (Gasket) around the round part that goes into the gimbal . my last boat didn't have this ring when I took it apart is it really important to be there ???
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    looking for info on cooling hose 260 mercrusier

    ok the boat is a 78 and it came to me with bad motor and half apart. its just about all back together but i'm missing a hose. the motor has a log type ex manifold on one side and a different style on the other side it comes to the middle and up. the hose I need comes off the bottom of this...
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    78 Hammond cuddy ceiling issue

    ok so over the winter the ceiling separated and has started to fall in my hammond. the previous owner had removed all the original fur like covering . so it would appear maybe water got in between the layers and has caused then to separate. I was thinking to just cut loose the inside layer and...
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    looking for help with wire colors and location 1978 merc 260

    ok so I have a 1978 merc 260 in a boat . When I got it the motor was cracked . The p.o. had started to strip the motor to pull it. all the wiring was removed and the brackets off that hold the wire plug and breaker also solenoid. would like some direction on locations of wires and mounts thanks...
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    engine bay blower ducting question on a boat project

    ok working on old hammond boat about a 78 has a v8 in it. before I got it someone has pulled and broke most of the duct hose . its so bad that I cant tell how it was hooked up the blower motor was sitting on floor . so there is 4 ports (holes) enter engine bay area, should i hook up 2 to the...
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    motor mount spacers 350 Mercruiser

    ok so when we stripped down the motor I made a point of keeping the spacers with the mount so i knew which side they belonged to well in my cleaning of parts when I laid all the stuff to dry it all got mixed up and became a plie of parts so now with only a quick look I'm not sure which is left...
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    is it bad to switch over to HEI

    ok so I have a mid to late 70's hammond boat 350 that the block was cracked. I found a automotive 350 mid 70's that I will be using after swapping the cam . and I had a thought as to what would the down fall be to switching the boat over to hei rather than use the points distributor
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    looking for info on hammond boats just got one

    ok so just acquired a Hammond boat was told it's 22ft (it's long) has a cuddy and a v8 will be doing a lot of work to make it a nice usable piece. currently just looking for info and other boats to look at for ideas on what to do and not to do. not much going to happen till spring as I'm in...
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