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    What parts can I use from a 73 140hp for a 69 120hp

    I got talked into taking an old Starcraft glass to the landfill and am stripping parts. The 140 is seized and the oil pan was full of water. As you can see from my username, I'm a packrat and can't have too many old Merc parts. So,my question is, is it worth saving things like the...
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    StarCraft Identification

    Can anyone tell me what this old girl is? About 1970, She's 20 ft fiberglass and has a Merc 140 Looks a lot like a big Newport. I think the hardtop was someones project. Really cool front nav light !
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    Exhaust manifold help. Dauntless 225 with Stringer outdrive.

    Don't know if you have it figured out yet, The top connections on the thermostat housing are inflowing water and the bottom 2 are outflow. The water being pumped from the outdrive comes up through the pivot hinges through the intermediate housing to the 2 on top of it, the hoses from there...
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    Electric shift upper driveshaft stripped

    Just curious, I recently took apart a high profile 225 - 245 HP drive for parts and found the water pump shaft and the upper shaft stripped. In a past thread Howard Sterndrive mentioned this as common but didn't explain why. What causes this ? It looked like a pretty dramatic failure. The...
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    Late 70s 350 SBC rebuild confusion

    Thanks for all the input. I used the plate Felpro gave to block the one side opposite the choke. It has a hole in it, so it's not completely closed. I Did the carb kit, but don't have the money yet for the choke thermostat or cover and linkage. More time than money these days. Yes, I did...
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    Electric shift sterndrive identification

    I'd like to know what the HP rating and gear ratio is for this drive. tag on side says Model 981231 / serial J16L (attached photo) Welch plug on top has same model number I unbolted it from a 72 350 SBC . They were in the bed of a pick up so I have no idea about it's history. Didn't see any...
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    Late 70s 350 SBC rebuild confusion

    I'm trying to fix-up a late 70s 5.7 GM. Casting numbers show it as "78" It came out of a 1972 24ft Starfire hardtop with the original OMC electric shift. My confusion is about the manifolds, carb and distributor. Question 1: How do I know what parts I have? 72 or 78 ? does it matter? The...
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