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    service manual ?? thnks

    my serial # is 5951833, and i have a '82 mercury 4 cylinder 50 hp 2 stroke outboard... i want the mercury oem service manual, can anyone give me a part # or a direct link, i have tried to find it and am coming up empty.. thank you..
  2. J

    possible leak? howbig of deal?

    welll, i have a 1987 sweetwater 20' pontoon that i just got a few days ago.. had a great couple of days on the river.... when i got home tonite, and went outside, i looked and i saw a drip coming from the front of the right pontoon.. not allot, but a drip.. so lookin closer, i find a little...
  3. J

    prop suggestion?

    i have a '88 20 ft sweetwater pontoon, and a 82 mercury 50 hp 4cylinder 2 stroke.. i just got it recently, and although it does cruise ok, if you get to high in the rpms, it starts to cavitate.. you guys with similar setups, what prop are you using? would 'whale fin' help?? it is a manual trim...
  4. J

    what is my motor, multiple serials?! wont start back up : (

    i just got a merc 50, andi was told it is a 82 from the previous owner.. the problem is, there is a serial on the transom mount, and there is another serial on the powerhead on the lower housing.. this one is pop rivited on, and looks like a official enough merc tab. the serial on the transom...
  5. J

    service manual for my 82 50hp merc

    anyone know what the part # is to the service manual from mercury for my 1982 50hp outboard? thanks in advance for any help.. ive looked on ebay, and aparently they arent sold by year on there easily..
  6. J

    '82 merc 50, draining battery (new2me)

    just got the boat today. '82 mercury 50hp outboard.. i bought a new battery today, and put it in. and headed to the river.. it after a few seconds, it started up.. i let it idle, checked to make sure the water pump was pumping, it was.. so i took off.. it ran pretty good. i cruised for less...
  7. J

    75 OMC 245 w/Jet drive

    i recently aquired a '75 18ft sea shark with a OMC 245hp jet drive on a tandem axle trailer.. the starter wont pop over, and i am gonna try replacing the selenoid.. so i know what i need to do next.. but i have been searching and searchng for some info on repair and parts, and have found...
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