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    Mercury 85hp vs 80hp?

    Ok bare with me in this post, I have to tell you guys this short story! So what a birthday its been today! Ok so 2 nights ago I said a prayer (yes I believe in Almighty God!) due to my extreme financial situation (car accident/surgery/job loss) my insurance has been treating me, ummmm, the way...
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    Removing rusted bolts HELP!!!

    So I got my powerhead off and now I am stuck... What you are looking at is right below the powerhead on the main part of the engine, where the lower unit driveshaft sticks up about 2 or 3 inches, there are 2 bolts that I have to remove in order to get to the swivel bracket assembly that I'm...
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    What else to check??

    Hi guys, So I've got my engine ready for powerhead removal. I've removed everything needed and now it's pretty much ready for the hoist to lift. But I got a question for you guys since this is the first time I'm doing this.. Now that I'm gonna have the powerhead off and easy access to...
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    Mercury 800, broken swivel assembly shaft HELP!

    I decided I'm going to keep my 80hp instead of upsizing to a 115. I have to take apart the swivel bracket assembly because something in there is loose or broken. I see a big ring sitting on the bottom on the shaft that is loose, or broke off from somewhere and the motor is able to be pushed...
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    Mercury I6 115 '83 -/+?

    Hi all, I've decided to dump my motor ('78 mercury 800, 4cyl) and go with an inline 6 mercury tower of power 115... I just know there are some differences depending on which one I go for, and there's quite a few available in my area from 1966 - 1988! Lots! So the first question is, I've heard...
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    Help with steering and controls?

    Hi all, I hope y'all had a wonderful thanksgiving weekend! I need some help, I've got a 16' center console with a 1978 mercury 80hp. I was looking to get a hydraulic steering system to replace the cable steering I have now because it was a little too stiff trying to control at 40mph, what are...
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    2 blade prop for big merc?

    Hi guys, I ended up picking up a 16' boat that came with a 1978 Mercury 800, the 4 cylinder model. The motor has the original 3 blade prop on it. The boat ran exceptionally fast and I was impressed, it did about 40mph with me and the previous owner on board, not to mention the excess water...
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    16' Marvac floor/stringer repair

    Re: 16' Marvac floor/stringer repair So I finally managed to get a bunch of guys together and got the motor off, and also finished building it's stand. What do you guys think??? How many stands have you guys seen with P/T :D lol Ahhh my boat.... she's naked!
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    16' Marvac floor/stringer repair

    Re: 16' Marvac floor/stringer repair I must have pulled out at least another 30 pounds or so worth of muck, and about 3 litres of water... That piece with the orange carpet was about 20 pounds on its own... There must be well over 100 pounds of water weight on this boat I can only imagine how...
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    16' Marvac floor/stringer repair

    Re: 16' Marvac floor/stringer repair More delamination here
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    16' Marvac floor/stringer repair

    Re: 16' Marvac floor/stringer repair Ok so this is what she looks like as of today, I ripped off all the floor and the livewell compartment up front.. I also found a little gift in the front of the center stringer, one of those drill chuck tools... Anywho, the glass work looks pretty good...
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    16' Marvac floor/stringer repair

    Re: 16' Marvac floor/stringer repair forgot to add this one... Ok so I didn't get to pull the motor off because I need another 3 guys to lift that thing, it is HEAVY! But I did manage to cut a hole in the gunwale and guess what, if it filled with soaking wet foam! Where ever I put my finger...
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    16' Marvac floor/stringer repair

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    16' Marvac floor/stringer repair

    Re: 16' Marvac floor/stringer repair The only thing really holding the floor together is the fiberglass, all the wood has completely rotted, the stringers still have some left inside but that'll be another day when I take proper measurements while they're still intact before I cut em up. So...
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    16' Marvac floor/stringer repair

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    16' Marvac floor/stringer repair

    Hi all, First off I want to say that this is my first post here, finally! There's lots of great people with fantastic advice on here and I'm thankful for iboats as I've got a lot of help from searching the forums! On to my post! So I traded my old 12' aluminum that was fully customized for...
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