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    Congrats, Bondo on 50,000 posts

    Looks like our trusted moderator, Bondo, broke the 50k barrier over the weekend. Congratulations on the milestone and a big thank you for all you do for this forum.
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    Homemade Mast Buoy . . .

    Re: Homemade Mast Buoy . . . I have put the mast buoy into use with good results . . . Here are a few photos. Mast buoy secured to the deck. Here is the mast buoy as it sits in the water once I cast off from the mooring. So, far it has been really easy to pick up the mooring line. The...
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    Happy Friday the 13th !!!

    Who's going boating today? i'm working today . . . One of the guys in my department said he was taking the day off. I told him he was the smart one of the bunch :D
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    Police Boat smacks into a SeaRay . . .

    Just caught a news video of this incident from the weekend in/around Washington DC waters. Police Boat Hits, Sinks Docked Craft | NBC4 Washington Ooopps !!!
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    Boat values

    Re: Boat values Not sure what that means . . . NADA is pretty vague about where their info comes from. Do you have some additional information regarding NADA being based on 'registrations'? They list "Suggested List Price", "Low Retail" and "Average Retail" . There price schedule looks...
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    Homemade Mast Buoy . . .

    I have been wanting to get a mast buoy this season to make snagging the mooring easier. I saw a mast buoy at West Marine a while ago, but it was a little pricey, so I waited. This weekend while scrounging stuff in the shed and garage, I came across some 6' fiberglass rods . . . they look like...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! Here is a look at the Old and New drive shaft seal. As you can see, the old one was really worn and really not making much of a seal with the shaft. The 2 seals were about $18 total at the Mercury dealer. Surprisingly, they had them in stock.
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! Update: The engine really started puking oil yesterday, so I pulled the engine off the boat and brought it back to my house for repair. In a sprint of motivation, I took the lower unit off last night. Seeing how these things come apart and go together is an...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! I think I found the source of the oil slick . . . It looks like oil is slowly leaking from the seam where the lower unit mates to the shaft. Here is a pic of where I found the oil seepage, it tends to travel down the leading edge of the lower unit. I'm not...
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    Stuffed the bow yesterday !!!

    I took the boat from Buzzards Bay over to the Vineyard side of Cape Cod yesterday and met up with a former work buddy of mine who has a SeaRay 270. We beached for a while at Waquoit Bay. The wind forecast was for 10-15 mph for the day, but as per usual, the afternoon winds really kicked up...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! I made a new cable harness today and replaced the push button kill switch with a toggle switch. The engine seems to run fine now . . . I will be testing it in the water tomorrow to see if it remedies the oil slick issue. Here are a couple pic of the new cable...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! I *think* that I found the problem . . . or at least a problem. As I was cleaning up the wiring connections this morning, I noticed that the harness to the shut-off switch was really deteriorated . . . kind of crumbly. Probably shorting out the ignition. . . . So...
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    Water System Enhancements

    As I gain experience with my 'new-to-me' boat, I seem to continually come up with ideas on how to make things a bit better. This weekend was the water system . . . it has a fairly large water tank in the bow and a pressure pump. There is a deck fitting up by the anchor locker. However, as I...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! UPDATE: I received the $45 !!! fuel line connector and installed it on the fuel line, etc. Then I went to take the dinghy/motor out the the 'big boat' and the ol' Mercury would not start . . . tried for quite some time, checked all sorts of things, etc. No go...
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    Help with new tow vehicle.

    Re: Help with new tow vehicle. I would check to see if you are getting brake, turn signal, flasher voltage on pins 5 & 6 of the 7 pin connector of the vehicle. Those are left & right turn signal in the image below. Click thumbnail for larger version. That will tell you if the problem is at...
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    So, I think I got a '72 Merc 9.8?

    Re: So, I think I got a '72 Merc 9.8? Here is a picture of the clamp(s) from my 1969 Mercury 7.5 . . . kind of like a "T" bolt with a swivel pad on the end. Very fine thread . . . Click on the image for a larger view.
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! There is one thing that I am still trying to sort out . . . FUEL LINE CONNECTOR :rolleyes: Female bayonet style . . . It seems that the one I got is too big . . . does not fit into the inset/flange that is around the mating male connection on the engine. I rigged...
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! Thanks, Salt water; and I do recall much hearsay back in the day about the Merc's of that era being better in fresh water. We shall see how it goes. . . no serious money at stake here. When my brother had one of these engines (about 40 years ago), I recall that it...
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    Boating Accident at the Tappan Zee Bridge . . Fatalities and Serious injuries

    Just saw this on CNN . . . a Stingray bowrider hit a barge at the Tappan Zee Bridge (Hudson River, NY) last night . . . Boating accident leaves 1 dead, 1 missing from wedding party - CNN.com The people involved were to be married in a couple of weeks. Tragic. . .
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    I Got Me a Mercury !!!

    Re: I Got Me a Mercury !!! UPDATE: I got everything set up today and took my 'new boat' out for a test ride. Here are a few photos from the day . . . Started at about 8 AM at the ramp getting the engine installed, the security locks rigged, the registration number on, etc. I designed this...
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