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  1. jimmbo

    What model & year is this? Worth any love?

    That would have been a early 70s Bass Boat. If the Floor and Transom are still solid, you could get some use out of it, with a relatively small amount of money, but boats like this usually end up being Money Pits
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    1963 MFG Niagara Runabout 14'

    Welcome to iboats Gee, a 60 yr old Fiberglass Transom, and you want to over power it by about 50%. What could Possibly go Wrong? The old engine was likely Clamped on, the 70 will need to be Bolted on, so holes will need to be drilled. I wonder what condition the Wood will be in after 60 yrs...
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    High compression in 1 cylinder - 7.4 carb

    You might have carbon buildup, likely from oil being burnt in Quantity. You could run a Borescope in to take a look, easier than pulling the Head. I suspect that knock is a Connecting Rod Bearing has gone bad and is what is throwing up the great quantities of Oil, which is overloading the Oil...
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    Rkl-29e wont go forward

    I suspect someone was in there before and didn't place the Wires under the Protective Shields/Guides
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    Swapping gearing in a stringer outboard

    You won't like what I would recommend, regarding sinking any money or time into a Stringer I/O
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    Swapping gearing in a stringer outboard

    No such thing
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    What model & year is this? Worth any love?

    Kind of like; Can you name this song on One Note?... http://www.fiberglassics.com/library/index.php?title=Arrow_Glass
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    Just thought I'd share a nice photo.

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    mercury 800 hot tall tale stream

    Was the engine in gear when you were doing these rev tests? I will be honest, I don't know why you took the Shift/Throttle Control apart. If you didn't get it back together exactly how it was before... I would be looking at the Control, before trying to mess with the Cable length, as I said...
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    Date/name of Mercury props

    Perhaps it is an Aluminium version of the Prop, it certainly would be cheaper than a Prop made from X7, wouldn't perform quite as well, but cheaper
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    Merc prop selector

    Maybe there are better choices than the Mirage or the Tempest Plus. I think an Enertia would be an Excellent Choice. I have been running one since 2005.
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    mercury 800 hot tall tale stream

    hmm, the lower cowl cover is a 70 or 71 Possibly a FrankenMerc
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    mercury 800 hot tall tale stream

    1968 1969 70-71 72 You really need the Factory Service Manual to determine where the Teletale gets its water from. I will assume that someone has been in there and added a fitting at the top of the Block, or that was where the Teltale went originally as the fitting at the middle of the...
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    Swapping gearing in a stringer outboard

    Stringer Outboard?
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    mercury 800 hot tall tale stream

    1968 Edit: 1969 would have had Merc 800 on the Side of the Top Cowl towards the front. 1970 and 71 would have had 2 thin Red Stripes above and below the word Mercury on the Cowl Wrap Personally, I think the 68 and 69 Cowl Decals/Graphics are the best Mercury ever had
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    mercury 800 hot tall tale stream

    You have to insure they are both fully closed at Idle, and that they start opening at the proper timing spec, and that they are fully open at WOT Post a Pic of the Cowl Top and Wrap.
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    mercury 800 hot tall tale stream

    Red Band(s) on the cowl means pre 1972, which means 1968-1971
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    Tune Up Specs 1973 Johnson 50HP 50ESL73R

    You are going to have to redo those tests, something has changed
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    mercury 800 hot tall tale stream

    70s Era Merc 800 means 1970, 71, 72, or 1978 Before pulling the carbs off did you verify that they were opening fully? BTW, you don't adjust the Cable Length to get the carbs open fully. You adjust the length once the Idle Speed is set. Now that the Carbs are off, you will need to verify and...
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    Easier time putting on the trailer

    They might not work on my trailer as it has a Torsion Axle, with a Drop in the Center, and that Drop will certainly snag the end of a Ramp
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