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  1. Texasmark

    Best way to mount a 20” Evinrude 110 on a 25” transom?

    They make manually adjustable and hydraulically operated, obviously more expensive but situation adaptive. I would think that you could get a manual type, run it, if not happy, undo the bolts, make an adjustment and test, etc. etc. and come up with your best performance. Obviously that...
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    Kind of a weird question on a/c for boat

    A 5-6k BTU AC is for an insulated bedroom in your house. For a cooling device to work it has to eliminate more BTUs from the area than are input...from weather, occupants, and heat sources.
  3. Texasmark

    Best way to mount a 20” Evinrude 110 on a 25” transom?

    Ouch!!!!! Little details (I missed....the hp part) make a difference. Sorry about the screwup folks. With that said, I'd agree with Chris. A jackplate could result in some performance besides being a bullet proof way to solve the problem. Cutting down a transom is surely risky business. I...
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    Best way to mount a 20” Evinrude 110 on a 25” transom?

    What are you doing with it? Gonna bet the 25" transom is on a big water fishing boat of significant size and the 110 is a kicker for trolling. Before you get to concerned about it, go out and run it. You may be presently surprised that at trolling speeds, fresh water into the prop is...
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    TCW-2, use it?

    Well her V8, Fordomatic, 2 door custom, 1951 vintage was about 4 years old when I got my driver's license. She didn't have all that many in town miles on it but being a small town where 2 miles was about as far as you had to go to get anywhere she probably had a sludge problem. I remember it...
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    400-650 Mercury Thunderbolt information needed

    " His dad liked to also race the old 4 cylinder opposed cyiinder Mercs too." This is wrong. I should have said OMC 4 cylinder opposed engines too. Since we are talking about memory back to the late 1950's......The friend as I recall had a 1950 vintage, light blue, round cowl 25 hp...
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    TCW-2, use it?

    Not in my neighborhood, Houston, Tx. There was a Texaco station at the end of our street that sold Havoline oil. For years they had oil displays adjacent to the gas pumps with HD (detergent) 20W in the winter and 30W in the summer. I don't remember when I became aware of HD becoming...
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    TCW-2, use it?

    TC-W2 or W3 is listed as suitable for engines listed in the service manual for 2002 (manual covers engines from 1996 till 2005 I think) 60 Jet through 125 HP engines. Only shelf life I can think of is additives settling out of it if it has a secured lid to keep environmental effects from...
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    Need help deciding!! Wakeboard boat vs bow rider!?!

    Well if Barney (the deputy on the Andy Griffith show years ago) catches you, or a land owner reports you or you sink a kayak or small fishing boat who is deliberately fishing protected waters due to boat size and reports you........... In Texas YOU are responsible for your wake!
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    400-650 Mercury Thunderbolt information needed

    I certainly agree with racerone on what not to get. On Faztbullets comment, I grew up in Pasadena and we used to water ski and have boat races in the river across from the San Jacinto Monument back in the late 50's. The hottest engines in the race circuit were 4 cylinder Mercs, only 40 hp (OEM...
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    Clasic 50 lack of air to carburetors?

    Interesting comment. Here I have a "dirt dobber" problem. I get them by the thousands durning the summer and you won't believe where I find the nests. I have been concerned about them getting under my cowl and in my intake manifold to do their dirty work, thinking what their decaying nest's...
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    Need help deciding!! Wakeboard boat vs bow rider!?!

    We had a 1972 18' Caravelle tri-hull bow rider with a 125 Johnson (engine rated HP) with 4 kids. We didn't need more for any kind of water activity and it didn't cost an arm and leg to go to the lake for a days entertainment (or camping out) for the whole family, nor a 3/4 ton PU to pull it...
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    Propeller assistance

    "45hp Montgomery Ward motor".......bet it was made by West Bend like Sears Elgin and Ted Williams initially, later going with McCullough for a mfgr. So West bend went to Chrysler (of which I had a 55 of that same design and their 3 cyl 85 design in 1971) which went on to become the Mercury's...
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    1979 mercury 20hp Texas title question

    Couple of answers to that. 1. If you are going to trade up or sell a non-titled boat or engine, lots of luck! 2. TPWD officers patrol waters and pick and choose their targets to inspect for different reasons. First thing they want to see is your ID, fishing license if you are fishing, and...
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    Propeller assistance

    Well having some whoopie in front of you helps. I remember the difference in my abilities the first time I got behind something that could pull. I learned to ski (on 2) behind my 14' wooden boat with an 18 Evinrude Fastwin...friend and I taking turns driving. I was about 15 and used mama's...
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    Propeller assistance

    You have boat or engine problems. I easily slalomed at 250# behind an 18' Caravelle bow rider running as high as 35 MPH at times (ouch when I fell off) with wife driving plus 4 kids and gear powered by an engine rated 125 Johnson (1972) with a 13+17P SST prop with only a tilt bracket....no PTT...
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    trailer dolly?

    I have an idler wheel on the front of the trailer that I use inside the garage on the concrete floor. If I want to take the boat outside for a run up or whatever, I have a retired DR Versa Pro ZT riding mower with the deck removed upon which I welded a trailer hitch/ball to the right front...
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    1979 mercury 20hp Texas title question

    Well, its like thieves targeting a neighborhood.....they usually pick the "easy pickins" so one tries to make their place the least desirable. The PIA of title transfer may be just the ticket to make the difference.
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    1979 mercury 20hp Texas title question

    Yes it is and since they separated from state funding many years ago, funding themselves, and have expanded their services to the the masses, they are doing quite well as an independent entity. Its not all about the money. Theft is a huge problem and they are trying to control it.
  20. Texasmark

    Need torque for prop nut

    That tells it like it is. Since my engines don't use the bushing, I had no reference to the higher torque. Thank you sir!
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