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    Power drops at console when hitting switch/turning ignition

    If you haven't done it already remove and clean your battery connections. Sounds like a corroded connection or the main wire off the battery is corroded at the connector. You have just enough of a connection to power a voltmeter but any higher amp draw fails. Just ran into the same type of...
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    Miserable Midwest Spring

    Same up here. Lake is 8 feet above normal recreation pool. This is my usual ramp with water up in the parking lot.
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    Homemade Strap Wrench

    How to make a quick & easy strap wrench from an old spark plug socket, worn-out poly-V serpentine belt, and a short length of PVC 1/2″ schedule 40 pipe. Use an angle grinder to quickly slot opposite sides of the socket. Fit the belt thru the slots and then tap a short length of PVC pipe into the...
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    Hi all, just purchased a14' aluminium v-hull boat with no hull ID. This is all i found. Can somebody help identify the year and manufacturer?

    Coachmen industries of White Pigeon, MI in1968 acquired Viking Boat Company, Search the internet for images of Viking 14 foot Aluminum Boats and there are lots of pictures. See if any look like yours. Read more...
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    Just purchased the new Lowrance HDS9 Live Fish Finder, I have a transducer question.

    Hard to say with out seeing where it is mounted. Is it mounted so high that it is out of the water at moderate speeds? Is there something directly in front of it causing turbulence? Need a picture to help. Also take a look at...
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    Help with alarm and alternator

    Don't know about your motor or wiring but things have changed since I was a kid. My truck controls the solid state regulator in the alternator by a signal from the powertrain control module (PCM) That signal comes from the PCM as a clipped signal and the charging rate is controlled by the...
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    Random

    I don't even look at the person in the mirror. It is the image of some old white haired guy that doesn't even look like me some how on it.
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    Hey Newbies

    Like the message that was on the forum for my home lake a couple of evenings ago; "Was planning on going out in the morning. Lost all power to my boat while installing an ignition switch today. If anyone has any input or knows of someone that can fix my problem it would be greatly appreciated"...
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    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    Here is the page on how your system works. The factory manual does not tell how to test the system without having their analyzer so you have to go by the CDI instructions.
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    Vintage lower unit mechanic SoCal.

    A little info from an old thread on the glaspar/corvair; https://forums.iboats.com/threads/wayne-100-corvair-powered-boat.567299/
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    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    This should be yours; I was thinking of the 1976 850 that shut off by grounding the switch box.
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    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    It has been a long time since I owned an inline Merc and between my 82 year old memory and eyes I don't think I could find it in a picture. The last manuals I still have only go up to 1977. If you could post the serial number on the motor I might be able to point you to the right info. I just...
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    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    Not a good thing to do. Any jumping around on various terminals could cause damage somewhere in the system. Do the step by step tests to find the bad component. This does require a decent multimeter and a DVA adapter to read peak DC voltages. The only simple test is to remove the black with...
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    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    No, you will not hear anything from the switchbox. Without being there with a wiring diagram in hand and test meters I am afraid I can't diagnose the problem. Did you read the info on the CDI guide? It should give you the step by step instructions.
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    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    Yes, along with at least a dozen other things. As simple as the kill switch if it has one not having the lanyard hooked up to a lot of expensive things. I would suggest you get the factory manual for that motor before you start throwing parts at it. Those older Mercs are know for wiring being...
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    Next to No Maintenance

    Compression test and leak down test in order. Aluminum cylinder head so I would suspect a possible head gasket problem.
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    $2500 boat

    I repaired a crack about 3" long back in the early '70s with PC-7 on a 120 Mercruiser. Boat stayed in the family for about 8 years. About 20 or so years later I ran into the 4th owner on the lake and it was still going strong. Sometimes you get lucky.
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    Just a few guestions

    Tried to reply and show the eleven states where the USCG and USPS abbreviations don't match. It didn't come out quite right, just move the state heading one space to the right. Could not figure out to correct it after I posted.
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    Just a few guestions

    California Colorado Delaware Hawaii Kansas Massachusetts Mississippi Michigan Nebraska Washington Wisconsin USCG CF CL DL HA KA MS MI MC NB WN WS USPS CA CO DE HI KS MA MS MI NE WA WI
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    What is the blower switch for?

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