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  1. mercurymang

    Grease seals

    I'm about to take a trip and decided to crack open the hubs on my old shoreline trailer for inspection. The bearings appear to be ok but the seals are shot. I didn't think about it being hard to find replacements but I'm running into a little trouble. I measured the inner and outer diameters...
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    No Reverse

    I have a 75 650 and recently started having an issue going into reverse. The first thing i noticed was that the motor was not locking when attempting to reverse it was grinding slightly and the motor was popping up a little like the locking mechanism was not working. Now I have consistent...
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    Mercontrol Cable Ends

    Can anyone tell me how to get the ends of the mercontrol control cables off. I'm talking about the plastic ends that go to the motor. There's a small metal pin that fits in the end. I'm pretty sure that is what holds it on and I can seem to get it off. I want to get the cables out and clean...
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    Skis for kids

    My son is 10 and wants to take a shot at water skiing. What size (length) should I be looking for? Any suggestions? Edit: I guess I should ask this as well. Should I get the skis that are attached or does that teach them to rely on it?
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    PL Question... What is it?

    I have discovered a soft spot in my floor towards the rear and have decided that over the winter I am going to open it up and see what going on in there. I have already readied myself for the worst case scenario so I've doing some reading up on here so that when the time comes, i'll be...
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    Wiring Advice

    I have recently installed a few electronics on by boat and have wiring running up under the gunwhales. I bought little plastic hooks with peel off sticky backs on them but they fell off in fairly short order. Then I pulled the sticky back off, ruffed them up and put some jb weld on them...
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    Break Away Trailer

    I purchased a boat and trailer (first one) last year. Midway down the center of the trailer is a spring loaded handle. Looks like if you pull it the trailer will basically pivot. I'm not sure what the purpose is of this setup. Can anyone fill me in on this design?
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    Best Oil for '75 Merc 650

    I'm quite sure this has been discussed ad-nauseum some where on here but I couldn't find it so I'll ask the question. Walmart has the Quicksilver premium plus with the red label for $20/gal. They also have the QS synthetic in the blue label for $27/gal. I usually buy the 16oz synthetic for $4...
  9. mercurymang

    Tri-Hull Boat Cover

    Anyone have any advice on a tri-hull boat cover. I purchased one at academy for under $100 that said it was for a tri-hull but it didn't really look like it for a tri-hull to me. More like a reguler v-hull type fit. I was able to make it work but it filled up with water during a recent rain...
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    Starter Solenoid or Switch

    I posted about this sometime back but still have not resolved it. Mainly because I have been able to work around it but it seems to have been getting worse. My issue is that sometimes when I try to start the motor up, I have to move the control lever back and forth to find just the right spot...
  11. mercurymang

    Boating Lake Caddo

    Anybody here ever boat Lake Caddo in TX/LA. The wife and are are thinking about heading there for a couple of days. Is it worth it to take the boat. My fear is that it's a "stumpy" lake and I'll just lose my lower unit but I really don't know. Would love to hear first hand from people who have...
  12. mercurymang

    Moving engine from floor to stand

    I just bought a '75 850 that I managed to get home and is currently laying on my shop floor. I am going to build an engine stand and some sort of lift mechanism to get up up on the stand so I can start breaking it down. My question is this. I have the lift eye that threads into the flywheel...
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    Power Trim Find

    So I came across a motor on craigslist. 85 hp merc with TT for $300. The guy says that the trim cylinders leak a little. can they be re-sealed or is the more likely that they are un-repairable?
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    Ugly Mercs

    I've really grown to love the look of the mercs - and I apologize if I offend anyone who has one of these - but what on earth posessed mercury to produce something as hideous as this: Mercury Lower Unit and Tilt/Trim Section
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    How to change a timing belt

    '75 Merc 650 (triple) As you may or may not know, I did quite a bit of work over the winter to my motor and it's running great now. One of the things I did not do (which I should have done) was change the timing belt. It seems to have quite a bit of play and I don't want it to snap out on the...
  16. mercurymang

    Gas tank cleaning.

    I have two of the old five gallon merc gas tanks on my boat. I would like to clean them out from time to time. Can I flush them with water and let them dry real well? What is recommended?
  17. mercurymang

    Finally took the boat out

    I finally had the opportunity to take the boat out. Everything worked as it should. The new tach, temp gauge, etc. The only scare I had was when tank #1 ran out of gas. For a split second, I thought the old merc was done for. Then I realized what had happened, went back and switched to my...
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    Cant find neutral

    I always have trouble finding neutral. what I mean by that is that when I'm trying to start the motor, and the throttle was previously moved, I have to fiddle with the throttle, moving it back and forth until I find the neutral spot so that I can start the motor. It's not just straight up...
  19. mercurymang

    bill of sale in Texas

    Does anybody know if a Bill of sale is required to transer a title on a used boat in Texas?
  20. mercurymang

    Lower Unit Flush Port

    On my '75 650 lower unit, there is a vent port which is what i open up when replacing the LU gear oi. Above it and to the right is another similar type port labeled "flush". What is the intended use of this port?
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