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    Need help identifying motor

    Hey guys. I hate asking questions like this but I'm not getting anywhere on my own. I bought a Evinrude V4 outboard today and can't find any serial or model #'s on it anywhere. I have no idea of the year or HP. There's nothing on the transom bracket and I can't find anything on the...
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    help getting right prop

    Hey guys. Been having issues with my boat and finally got her running good. It's a 1975 Bonito 15' tri hull with a 1973 Merc 500. Sorry but I haven't been able to get her weighed. Took her out today and found that with all 4 of us in the boat it won't get up on plane. Not even close. With...
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    Boat doesn't plane

    Hey guys. I have a 1975 Bonito 15' tri hull with a 1973 50hp Mercury Thunderbolt 500. I'm new to working on outboards but not new to working on engines :). I took her out for the first time a few weeks ago and it would bog and die at anything over idle so I rebuilt the carbs and ran all new...
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    1973 Thunderbolt 500 leaking oil

    Hey guys. Took my boat out for her maiden voyage since I got done working on her! Would bog down and die with anything over idle so we putted around about 3 hours then brought her home lol. While I'm taking the carbs out I notice a little puddle on the ground under the prop of milky oil...
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    Help with trailer

    Hey guys. Was looking over the boat and trailer the other day and saw where it has a lot of scuffs on the hull. Looking at the trailer it looks like the hull is hitting the trailer when loading/unloading. I wondered if I should put another roller in this area to keep this from happening or...
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    1973 Mercury 500 hard to start cold

    Hey guys. I just got the boat a few days ago and have been playing with it a little. The motor takes a while to start when you're starting it for the first time. Once it's warm it fires up instantly. The guy I bought it from said he rebuilt the carbs a few months ago. I probably had to turn...
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    help with steering cable

    Hey guys. Took the steering cable out of the boat today and need to order one but I'm not sure what exactly I need to get; boats are all new to me. At least it was only about a 10 minute job! The boat is a 1975 Bonito tri hull with an old 50 horse Mercury 500. Thanks for any help. Here's...
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    New boat owner

    Hey guys. I just picked up a little 1975 15' Bonito tri hull boat yesterday. I had been thinking about getting a boat for a while and then this one popped up yesterday. It seemed like a good deal for the price. Floor was redecked about 2 years ago and glassed in according to the previous...
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