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    Anyone know what key switch and choke button part numbers for the early MerControl

    Anyone know what key switch and choke button part numbers I need for the early MerControl control box? I have a Seloc manual but not a parts catalog. Choke is being intermittent and I have isolated it to the switch. Choke solenoid is fine. While I am in the control box I am going to go ahead and...
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    Mercontrol electric choke is being intermittent.

    Going on vacation this coming weekend and bringin the old boat. Just figured I'd check and make sure all was well. Went to fire her up and the choke button did nothing. It would work some of the time and not others. I checked for 12v at the choke solenoid and NADA. Wiggled the wires around when...
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    Fishing the Albemarle Sound in N.C.

    Hey guys I was wondering a few things here. I am staying in the Albemarle Sound, right behind Kill Devil Hills, in Colington. I hear the flounder and striper are really biting in these parts. Anyways what I was wondering is that I hear it is brackish water, but mostly fresh due to all of the...
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    Antique outboard on CL.

    We have funny TLC ads, Starcraft ads, and all that jazz. If we don't have an antique outboards thread I'd like to start one. http://charlottesville.craigslist.org/boa/3091937763.html This is a RUNNING collectable vintage outboard, I've had it to the lake this year and motored for about an...
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    Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

    Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist. http://fredericksburg.craigslist.org/boa/3085429251.html
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    Evinrude 35hp Big twin

    Hey guys, one of my buddies has an old 35hp big twin. He told me I can have it for $50. It also has controls. Here's the catch, it does not have a carburetor. The motor looks absolutely beautiful. Never seen saltwater, and the skeg has no bumps or scratches AT ALL!! Compression was in the high...
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    Fish OR ski, not fish AND ski. You gotta check this out!

    I have an '86 starcraft fishmaster. Didnt really have much room for more than one other person. I use the boat primarily for fishing, so I did not want to buy a Super Sport. The second console takes up too much room, and I would like a windshield, but I sometimes use this boat for bass fishing...
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    Position of leaf springs?

    Guys I have a new load rite trailer. I moved the axle up to distribute my tongue weight, and the leaf springs never seemed to seat as well as they did from the factory. Is this normal, and if not how do I get the bushing to set deeper into the leaf spring pocket?
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    Can't get tinytach to work properly.

    I have the shielded version from Tinytach, and have tried routing it different ways, with no luck. It has gotten a little better, but not good enough for some test runs. I even tried putting heat shrink wrap on the wire to help insulate it more. The tach reads idle great, up until around...
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    2lb. density foam or 4lb.?

    I am pulling the floor up this winter and I am slowly accumulating products for the project. Marine grade ply, gluvit, rivets, amongst other things. My 16' aluminum Starcraft ('86) has been beating the heck out of me in relatively light chop. I noticed that the boat does not have foam down the...
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    Saw these idiots at the boat ramp today.......

    So wife and I are coming in, and a storm front is rolling up. I can see a pretty large cabin cruiser on a trailer sideways, with water POURING out of where the outdrive meets the transom. They had an older F150, 2wd, that was smoking the hell out of his right rear tire. Boat was inching back...
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    Fishing Potomac River, north of 301 bridge.

    Hey guys just had a question for any of you guys fishing the Potomac. My buddy says he has fished the Potomac about a dozen times in his bass boat. He got me all siked about fishing there. I have a 16' Starcraft Aluminum V-hull, with a relatively flat bottom. It is a little over 5' wide, nice...
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    RPM idling in bucket vs. body of water?

    1967 Mercury 650 Doing a link and sync. Motor was running at 6-700 RPMs in neutral. Put it in gear and idle went down to 400-500 and stalled. I adjusted the spark advance, and neutral idle went up to 850-900, and in gear (in bucket) it only went up to 550-600RPMs. It ran great at idle in...
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    Help shedding some weight off my rig.

    Okay guys as some of you know I took my rig up to the scales a few weeks ago. I am towing with a new Honda CRV. Tow cap is 1500lbs. and regardless what anyone may say, it tows this weight with ease and stops it also (although I wish Honda still offered this vehicle in a standard shift) Rig...
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    Long Trailer Co Single axle trailer (galvanized)

    A question that has been asked many times before. The P.O. of this boat/trailer had a title, that he could not get switched over, so he put a homemade tag on the trailer. He told me that the original title said 400lb. trailer weight, 1500lb. GVWC. It is a single axle galvanized trailer from...
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    What guage wire for trolling motor.

    Guys I know this question gets thrown around here all the time. I can figure out the voltage drop with the simple voltage drop calculator, but what percent voltage drop is acceptable in a 12V circuit? I have a 12V 45lb. thrust trolling motor on my transom, and want to run my batteries up front...
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    Stator; Buy new, or rewire by hand?

    This is a question that I had when I first discovered this: You can see by my left hand, some of the poles were completely fried. Stator was barely charging, and new ones for this motor are NLA. If you cant find one on ebay you can send out the core and get it rewired for over $200. Crazy.
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    Starcraft Facelift

    Okay guys, so I finally finished up the boat I just WANTED OUT OF THE YARD!!!!! Now its time to get on my keeper. Not so much a restore, but just a facelift. Thanks to guys like Texas, SteeleSpike, Faztbullet, Ed Mckelvey, Merc 850 and many of you other guys, the Merc 650 on the back is running...
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    Repair of cosmetics in aluminum?

    Hey guys. P.O./s of my aluminum hull sure did drill a lot of holes and put a bunch of crap in the inside of the hull, like rod holders and all that jazz. I have this stuff called JB water weld, for aluminum. Says it is sandable. Do you guys have any idea what I could use to fill these cosmetic...
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    Interesting article on fuel economy and performance.

    I was trudging along and ran into this. Some of you may have already read it, but it was very interesting and informative to me. http://www.popularmechanics.com/outdoors/recreation/boating/1276841
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