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    No start after rewiring alternator 4.3 Mercruiser

    Good plan (actually stupid plan). Now you can use your fully charged house batteries to listen to the stereo, make drinks etc, at the end of the day while waiting for a tow 'cause the starting battery wasn't charged. Not sure I agree with Blue Sea on that one.
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    Pressed in hub - remove or find washers?

    Tab Washer 14-816629Q AKA spider washer. I expect this to be widely available. Splined WASHER 12-31211Q03 Not all props need this. Some have it attached to the prop itself. Likely you will need to go to a prop shop or a Merc dealer for this. The flo torque thrust washer (under the prop)...
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    Bottom Paint

    Depends on the paint and the environment and length of the time of immersion. If the paint is ablative, it could be multi-season. The cheaper ablatives are one season only. It also depends on the temperature and therefore the speed of growth of the stuff. I have gone to an anti-slime...
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    Getting out of the boat

    No boarding ladder? There are temporary boarding ladders that you could use when trailering. Not sure how to avoid getting wet though.
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    Removing old water lines

    Superclean is purple power. Same stuff. PP is generic Wallyworld version. If it is tape adhesive residue, try rubbing alcohol. Acetone will dissolve other kinds of adhesive.
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    No start after rewiring alternator 4.3 Mercruiser

    I guess I will bite. What are you trying to achieve by rewiring the alternator? If you want to charge the house batteries, a battery switch is more flexible as it will allow you to charge house battery, starting battery or both. Normally the starting battery powers the ign switch, thru the...
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    Pressed in hub - remove or find washers?

    Gee, why remove (ruin) a perfectly good prop hub. It is doubtful a flo torque hub will replace the original pressed in hub anyway. and what exactly would be the point? It should use the same thrust washer as the flo torque. It should also use a standard Mercury spider washer and splined...
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    Removing old water lines

    I would try Superclean first. If that doesn't get it, there is a product called Mary Kate On and Off. It is 3 kinds of acid and alcohol. Protect your hands and use a rag to wipe it on. Wait a couple of minutes and hose it off. Protect any galvanized metal, like on a trailer.
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    1996 Mercury 115

    Check for spark on all spark plug wires. If you have that, check compression on all cylinders. Engines need fuel, compression and spark to run. Report back on findings
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    Drain plug

    Drainplugs are usually brass pipe plugs. There are also snap-in rubber ones. What kind is yours?
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    Ballast resistor? why

    Point arcing and point burning are two different things. A condenser absorbs the voltage as the points open to reduce arcing, and immediately feeds that voltage back into the ign coil, helping to generate spark. Condensers are used on magneto and battery/coil/points ignition systems. Point...
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    High Idle (2900rpm) - 1988 l6 115hp Mercury

    You should probably do a link and synch, since the PO was clueless. Of at least check the idle pickup timing and max spark advance. A OEM service manual is in order, as it will be hard to find someone to work on those older engines. I do agree the idle speed is fine. Likely 800RPM or so.
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    Ballast resistor? why

    You might tell us the make and year of your engine, and repost in the correct forum for that engine. Old points/coil ignitions had resistors to drop the voltage to the points to help keep them from burning.
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    Where to buy Canvas by the yard

    For Bimini tops and navy tops you will want Sunbrella.
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    tilt and trim troubles

    You also grease the outboard motor's tilt tube, right?
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    1999 mercury 3 cyl 90 hp gauge wiring and controls

    Look for a silver disc on the head. It should have a serial number. You can look up the year on the maxrules web site. Tachometer wire should be grey. The motor would normally come with an overheat sender. Wire color would be tan. Crowleymarine should tell you whether the motor came with...
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    Help replacing key switch in ‘75 Mercury 500

    The original keyswitch probably had a separate button for the choke. The new keyswitch is likely push to choke, so it needs the extra terminal. B terminal gets red wire I terminal gets white wire C terminal gets grey wire M terminal gets salmon wire M terminal gets black wire S terminal gets...
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    How to remove the front cowl bracket on a 1985 Mercury classic 50

    It is common to need to remove the starter to get to the carb mounting nuts. Replace those that are rounded off. You will want new gaskets, inlet needle and seat and floats for those carb rebuilds. The original floats were not designed for alcohol in the gasoline and will dissolve.
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    How to remove the front cowl bracket on a 1985 Mercury classic 50

    usually we pull out the choke plunger, from the choke solenoid. Watch the choke solenoid wire and the switchbox wires. Best to disconnect the battery.
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    73 1150 fuel pump/flow question

    Gee, if you can fill the carbs by pumping the primer, the check valves should be in correctly, at least in one fuel pump. Maybe they are backwards in one fuel pump, starving the motor?
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