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    Water Jacket Gasket w/ Sensor

    Have a 1968 mercury 500 - 50 horsepower. Ordered the "Entire Gasket Set" and they sent me gasket 27-43777 2 for the waterjacket plate (the plate that sits around the spark plugs) I went to install the new gasket today and noticed there is a cutout for a temperature sensor - my motor doesn't...
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    Gasket Help

    Looking for help on the general process of replacing gaskets - Do they typically go on dry or do you use some sort of goop? If you use a goop any recommendations on the type to use? Right now changing out the gaskets in the fuel pump on a 1968 Mercury 500 2479530. I also need to change the...
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    Shifting Woes

    Have a 1968 Mercury 500 s/n 2479530 short shaft. The problem is it would stay in forward gear - dropped the lower unit, realigned the gear shaft splines bolted everything back up - Forward/Neutral/Reverse all works great. Tilt the engine up shift forward, shift back to neutral and reverse and...
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    lower unit oil - the right oil to use

    Have a 1968 Merc 500 s/n 2479530 that is new to me. Just changed the impellar and gaskets. Want to make sure I use the right lower unit oil. Is either of these oils the right one to use? Also where is a good place to get the nylon lower unit nuts and I need the distributor linkage...
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    Flooring Questions

    Rehabbing 1966 Duo Craft - I'm fitting in a new stingers and floors - How should the floor be oriented in the boat? specifically, should it be level (flat) to the bottom of the hull? should it be slanted forward or backward. Is it beneficial to have a crown in the floor to help water drain...
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    Gel Coat Cracking & Painting

    I am in process of restoring a 1966 DuoCraft 14' Runabout - Floor, stringers and transom were wood chips and are being replaced - As a result of the bad structure there are a number of gel coat cracks in the hull. I have been looking at SuperMarine Paint and submitted an inquiry on their...
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    Keeping the hull straight

    I'm currently re-habbing a 1966 Duo Fiberglass runabout - Progress is good, cap is off, most of the floor is out and the transom is falling out on its own... Without the cap and floor, there is some pretty good flex in the hull. Looking for suggestions on how to ensure the hull is straight...
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