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    Pictures of fiberglass repair and gelcoat questions (Finally)

    Hello, so I finally got the pictures for my questions asked about the condition of my paint and what I need to do to prep it for gelcoat. You can see in the picture with the white pinholes which is on the hull of the boat that there are many little "divets" in the paint/gelcoat. I am not sure...
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    Prep for gelcoat

    Ok so I am getting close to the gelcoat part of my resto. I am really curious as to how I should prep the boat for the gelcoat. I will be doing the hull and sides while flipped over and then doing the rubrail up when it is back on the trailer and am curious as to what needs to be done about...
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    Mercury control box

    Ok so I got some new cables for the control box and was able to connect the gear shift side without removing the assembly but the idle lever and throttle speed cable I have to unscrew the assembly to install the cable, and in the process I think I threw something out of whack. The gear shift...
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    Stiff steering system

    Hi, I have some very stiff steering on my 59 harvey 14ft boat. It is the steering system that came with the boat when I bought it, not sure if it is original or not but It was hooked up to the evinrude on the boat and now to my mercury. Even with the cable not connected to the motor it is...
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    Throttle control cable nightmare

    Ok so I got some new teleflex cables for my 83 merc 50hp. I Took apart the control box and i had to disconnect the idle throttle lever side off to change the wire on that side, the gear shift side I did not have to disconnect, I just slipped the pin that holds the cable out. I assembeled the...
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    Seating in on old style hull

    Hello, I am getting ready to purchase seats for my Harvey which has a cored hull I believe, the deck and hull are sandwiched together and there is not space in between. Anyways I am wondering what seats boats in this era would use. I know the back needs a bench seat, but it looks like in the...
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    Painting and Gelcoat

    Ok so I am getting close to painting time on my Harvey. I have most of the cracks and chips repaired and am wondering what to do now. What do I need to do to get the surface smooth and glass like before gelcoating. Also I am looking at doing a two tone type paint. I will be gelcoating the...
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    Gauges Install

    Hi, I am installing a voltmeter and tach on my 83 50hp merc. I guess I am wondering how to install these gauges. I hooked up the voltmeter to the red power wire leading to the ignition switch and the ground to the black and it read the battery volts, but the concern was that the key was in the...
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    Carbon buildup on new Plugs

    Hello, I recently decarbed my 83 merc 50hp by soaking the pistons overnight and then heading to the lake and spraying deep creep in the carbs till it dies twice and then running wot. I then replaced the plugs and then tore down and cleaned the carbs and switched over to synthetic oil and just...
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    Wire connection question/Ignition Module Diagnosis

    Hi, I recently rebuild the carbs on my 1983 Merc 50hp and disassembled everything and all the wire connections, I took pictures and followed the diagram to wire it all back but I have a single black wire coming out of the main engine harness that seems to run the the black 1.5" long cylinder...
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    Motor Bogs down after WOT

    Hi, lately when I have been running my boat at wide open throttle it will get up on plane for a minute or two and then it will suddenly lose power and you have to decrease the throttle lever and run it at a little more than half throttle and if you attempt to speed it up, it will bog down and...
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    pourable foam maybe?

    Hey guys, I recently replaced the deck on my Harvey and layed down some new fiberglass on the inside portion of the hull and keel to reinforce the old stuff. One thing I am still noticing is that the floor is moving as I go down the lake or even walk on the floor a little bit, and this is...
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    Shifting winding down noise

    Hello, ever since I got my 83 Mercury 50hp I have noticed that when I shift it from just regular idle to either forward or reverse it gets this winding down type of sound like gears attempting to catch maybe and then it finally catches and gets into gear. I am wondering if this is normal or if...
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    Hull crack critique

    Ok guys, the reply attachment link is not working so I just restarted this thread. I am wondering if this repair looks like it would be ok and if I would have to sand it down and finish it before just going out to fish tommorow. I used a layer of csm, one of cloth and then one of csm with no...
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    Tachometer question

    I just bought a set of gauges off ebay and am wondering how to hook up the tachometer to my 1983 Mercury 50hp outboard. I believe it is a 12 pole but please correct me if I am wrong. The back of the Tach has a +, - and p tabs for wires and then has a little flathead screwdriver dial with 4,6,8...
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    fiberglass job critique

    Hey guys, I sucessfully replaced my deck, dashboard and some miscellaneous mistakes the po made in the splashwell as well as refiberglassed the crack I had in the keel of the Harvey. Here are some pictures of the keel, I know they are hard to see but there are ZERO air bubbles around this patch...
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    Ignition switch replacment

    Hello, I am wondering if someone can tell me how to rewire my new ignition switch to my 1983 50hp. The old factory switch broke and this is an aftermarket Sierra with 6 screw terminals, if someone can tell me which wire goes where I would appreciate it!
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    1959 Harvey Deck Rebuild...very odd...

    Ok, as some of you may remember the keel on my harvey had cracked and I ended up patching it just on the outside to go fishing one more time. Well I noticed after I got home that water managed to get under the deck and it seemed very squishy. Well anyways long story short I decided to lift the...
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    Trim Tab Anode

    Hey, I just realized that I am missing the trim tab anode on my motor from when I bought it. It is a 1983 Mercury 50hp and I measured two inches between the bottom of the mounting area for that anode to the prop blade when it is in its fully vertical position. Would the Sierra 18-6011 Trim tab...
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    Tach hookup

    Hey guys, I have another question about the 83 Merc 50hp. I am trying to find what the right pitch prop would be for my boat and am looking at getting a tach first to decide what I need. Only thing is the seloc manual and nowhere online can I find how to hook one up to my motor. If anyone can...
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