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  1. matt167

    Boat Ramp Disaster

    The guy that made the video, hangs out at the ramp weekly to watch the show that unfolds.
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    Mercury 850 Outboard super high Idle

    It's an old trick... An un lit propane torch will vent raw propane in a somewhat safe controlled maner. A vac leak will pull the gas in and burn it. It will change the idle/ running quality allowing you to spot the issue. You will have to mix the gas a bit oil rich since propane contains no oil...
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    Mercury 850 Outboard super high Idle

    would cause both.. vac leak will cause a lean mixture which causes a high idle. And hard starting because the mixture needs to be richer to start ( choke ) . Check the upper and lower seals, and carb gaskets.. You may be able to use a propane torch BUT, I would put a lot of oil in the gas...
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    Mercury 850 Outboard super high Idle

    vac leak. Or a seal going, being it's a 2 stroke
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    Dash hole cover up bezel?

    Since I'm repowering my '66 Starcraft Holiday 14 OB with a brand new 25hp Suzuki, I removed the choke/ hot light panel and the key switch panel which left 3 1" holes in the dash. I bought the 4" Suzuki tach knowing that it would cover most of what was there but it isn't going to cover it all...
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    Johnson JW-10 value help?

    Very much a case of what someone will pay.. It could sell for $50, it could sell for $200. Depends on if the fisherman or kid that just needs a boat motor for his jon boat/ row boat, or the collector is the person standing in front of you..
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    will flat bottom rowboat trailer work for a v hull

    Not sure what you mean. If bunk trailer it is easy adjustable. If roller, it should be adjustable
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    1966 40hp Big Twin to Suzuki DF25 on 14' SC holiday?

    I looked at the original Johnson hook, and its designed in a way that the 'T pin' can be removed, and then a bolt through the center of it. I've actually found pictures of the same bracket set up like that. I'll add teflon washers top and bottom. The bigger problem is, I measured for 10'...
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    Johnson steering and control.

    Kind of. You will have to go to an Evinrude dealer and tell them what you want to do and they will open the parts catalog. Prepare to spend a lot. Afaik the kit is no longer available, just parts to make it work
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    Replace old throttle control box with newer version

    Mercury should have an adapter harness available. Mercury bought Force in the 90s. They later came with Mercury controls, but you can adapt the old US marine control harness with the adapter
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    1966 40hp Big Twin to Suzuki DF25 on 14' SC holiday?

    It's for sure in the cards for winter, but my new motor comes on Tuesday and I'm hoping to have it in the water on Sunday. Since the cable steering is operational, all I need to do is create an adapter
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    1966 40hp Big Twin to Suzuki DF25 on 14' SC holiday?

    I hit the first snag I think while de rigging the 40hp. Nothing that I cannot overcome I'm pretty sure. The center link for the cable steering that hooks to the motor is a push in and 1/4 turn key hole thing, for the old motor and it's horizontal. I need to somehow adapt that to the center...
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    Converting Mercruiser MC-1 to Alpha

    If you buy a donor boat, you can have the engine out with a chainsaw in 10-15 mins. Since the Alpha Gen II came out in 1992 IIRC, there are lots of rotted Brunswick boats ( Bayliner and many others ) that can be had... Being you have a late 60's boat though, asses your boats structural...
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    Converting Mercruiser MC-1 to Alpha

    The problem is cobbling up what you need to make the I6 work. It really wasn't used past 1977 I think. It may have gone a little later, but the infamous 470 actually replaced it, and then the 4.3L replaced that. So you can get to an Alpha 1 Gen 1, but it will take some older parts from a later...
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    Converting Mercruiser MC-1 to Alpha

    Does your drive use a cable for tilt or does it have trim rams? If it has the cable, then it's the older style.. If it has trim rams, then you can likely keep your transom plate, change the gimbal bearing and bellows, and then put an SEI drive on it... If you have to mess with the transom...
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    De rigging a 1966 Super Seahorse Deluxe 40hp?

    The next town over has a '61 Dorsett Catalina with no motor for $300. Would do ok with the Big Twin 40hp... But I have too many boats and don't need another restoration project
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    Aluminum and fiber glass

    plywood that has started to check, has gotten wet and is starting to fail. However, yes it would work fine. But sanding and then just using epoxy resin would work too. Follow with your paint
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    De rigging a 1966 Super Seahorse Deluxe 40hp?

    Being a '66 it's permitted to use 50:1. It runs great. Just time to bring the boat up to date for my purposes.
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    De rigging a 1966 Super Seahorse Deluxe 40hp?

    I'm repowering the boat with a brand new 25hp Suzuki, so yes all of the Johnson/ OMC stuff is going.I'm fairly sure that this boat came with this motor.. The previous owners put in a battery disconnect which looks like they did it cleanly but I've never looked at exactly how they tied it in...
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    Never underestimate the power of the mechanical fuel pump

    The way you bump pressure on a mech fuel pump for forced induction was to boost reference the weep hole, which puts pressure on the diaphram and causes the pressure to rise 1:1... I wonder if the weep hole got plugged by insects. If it couldn't vent, it could hold pressure ontop of the diaphram...
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