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  1. DJ_Allatoona

    Which type of flywheel puller is best?

    75 hp Mercury motor. 1986 model. I'm looking to put in a new stator and I've never taken my flywheel out. I'm seeing two types of flywheel pullers out there: 1. The 'lifting ring' type that just screws down deep into the flywheel, pushing it up. 2. The 'harmonic balancer' type with the...
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    Metering battery voltage. Help?

    So, my new thing is a switch and USB port panel that I installed a few days ago. It has a voltmeter on it. It works great, but I'm super dumb about metering voltage. So please briefly explain something to me. On the trailer, motor off, just sitting there, the meter reads 13.0. Motor running, it...
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    When embedded photos don't show up

    So when I look at some "older" threads....like YEARS old, sometimes the space for an embedded photo has a square from PhotoBucket and the message, "Please update your account to enable 3rd part hosting". Looks like the screenshot below: For example, I want to look at this upholstery thread...
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    Should I run this through the fuse block?

    I just got this switch panel for my old Starcraft. It also has a volt meter and two USB ports. The hot lead goes into the round part, and the switches are daisy-chained. But each switch has a hot leg to power whatever 12V item is run to it. Installed it today and it works fine, but I'm...
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    Need to mount a new fuse block to...something

    42-year-old aluminum Starcraft. My new 12-circuit blade fuse block with integrated negative bus arrives in the mail today and I'm so stoked to finally clean up the wiring mess. Currently there's a small glass fuse panel with a spaghetti wad of wires, doubled-up negative connections, etc. My...
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    How to protect the edges & corners of my wooden dash?

    1975 Starcraft SS. Last year I tore out the original wood dash/console faces, and repainted them. I've already gotten some chips and dings on the edges and corners. I will "try" to embed photos, but if not, there's a link to the pictures below. I want to put a sort of molding or protective...
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    1975 SuperSport 16. Rotten Floor/Carpet job. With Photos.

    After my recent paint project I took a good look at my awful carpet. Its time was long overdue, but I knew there was trouble underneath because some spots were soft and bouncy, especially on the aft corners. So I attacked it this week. I still haven't mastered embedding photos here, so there's...
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    Project completed: Fixed floor and new carpet

    1975 Starcraft Super Sport 16. After my recent paint job I took a good look at my awful carpet. Its time was long overdue, but I knew there was trouble underneath because some spots were soft and bouncy, especially on the aft corners. So I attacked it this week. I still haven't mastered...
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    Some guy ripped out just the port side cockpit

    Searching for pictures of a Starcraft Super Sport 16, I saw this old classified ad. It looks odd at first, but it's growing on me. Maybe I'll give it a try. Leave the captain's chair where it is. http://i1079.photobucket.com/albums/w509/dj_allatoona/star1_zps0h7mwrfb.jpg...
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    Finished painting my '75 Starcraft SS yesterday

    I thought this would be an easy job. Ha. I am not a smart man. But it's finished. Took it for a spin yesterday. Here's my journey in photos. http://djcamera.com/boatpaint/
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    Starcraft strip & repaint. UPDATE!

    '75 Super Sport. Project: strip off original white below the stripe and repaint. Doesn't need to be tip-top professional-grade/showroom appearance, but preferably not look like garbage. Also, try to do it on the cheap. Away we go. Used chemical stripper, orbital sander, hand sandpaper, sweating...
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    Need help ASAP. Can I use this primer on my bare aluminum hull?

    I stripped and sanded my 1975 Starcraft hull down to shiny aluminum. I was ready to use one kind of primer (Rustoleum Self-Etching Primer in aerosol can), then I saw this stuff at Ace Hardware: Photo of the can here: http://i.imgur.com/xcwd5qO.jpg "Galvanized & Aluminum Primer" The label...
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    Self-etching primer in the spray cans. Good? Not good?

    I'm stripping and painting my aluminum Starcraft. I've taken the old paint off and I'm down to the metal. Leaning toward the Rustoleum self-etching primer in the spray can. Who has used this stuff, and some tips and lessons learned would be awesome. Thanks.
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    Stripping/painting my 1975 aluminum Starcraft. What is my transom made of?

    Hi from Georgia. Got tired of my chalky/dull/cracking old white paint, decided to to the job myself. Here's a picture of my rig...the paint looks much worse up close: http://i.imgur.com/KC9yVI8.jpg So I used Superstrip and a random orbital sander to get the old stuff off the sides. It's...
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    Aluminum hull with old chalky paint. Time to do something about it. Any tips?

    Boat is a 16' Starcraft SuperSport. See pictures at the end of this message. The white paint is old and chalky dust comes off on my finger. Time to repaint. I'm only going to do the white part. Will it be good enough to roughly sand/scuff the old paint, then prime/paint? I'm not really...
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    Is this a good deal for a 50 hp 4 stroke?

    Looking to replace my troublesome 75hp one of these days. and my local marine service/parts place here in Georgia has a used Mercury 4-stroke. 50 HP, Bigfoot lower unit. 2010 model. They say it runs perfectly, they took it off a pontoon boat that needed more power. Quoted price of $3500. Is...
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    Weird discovery while rebuilding fuel pump

    75hp Mercury from 1986. I did fuel pump service today: new gaskets, diaphragm, check valves. I've done it like five times over the years. I noticed in this particular kit I bought today that there was a little round plastic "cap" in the kit. Hmm, what is this? I look at the parts list and...
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    Pulling off the lower unit. Put it in gear, or not?

    Motor is 1986 75hp. Doing my impeller service this week myself for the first time, I'm reading and watching YouTube videos to prepare myself, and they're really helpful. I'm ready to do it. But some guys in the "how to" videos put the throttle in gear before dropping the lower unit. Some...
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    Problem Solved: It was the FLOATS!

    A week ago I started a thread describing a problem I'd had for several months: hard hot start, random stalls, really rough idle, generally running like crap. Motor is a Mercury 75hp made in 1986. Today I broke those carbs out again (no small task) and replaced the floats. Somebody on this board...
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    Very ​frustrated & need help with this motor

    Hoping some experienced Mercury guys read this: I'm approaching the end of my rope with my older motor. I've done everything I know how to do or can do with a shop manual. I cannot solve this problem. If you would read this and weigh in with an idea I'd be very grateful. It's a Mercury 75HP...
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