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    Splash Down!

    July 4th and I am in the water with my 74 Nineteen. It's in my slip and the Grandkids loved watching the fireworks from it. Had one last thing to do this morning and that was replacing fuel line that was held in with zip ties and then changing oil. Ran like a powerful kitten. Unfortunately the...
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    Trim Pump

    Pump goes down fine but when I try going up I just hear clicking. Wires look good, could this be low fluid? Oh, 1974 Mercruiser 165hp Inline 6.
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    Big Day

    After six months of struggle between NY and Alabama I now have a registered nineteen. I purchased this a year ago, been close to splash down this week but was being held up in red tape. Had to send outdrive out for leaking upper seal but will pick up tomorrow and am looking at getting wet in 2...
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    Running without Outdrive

    1974 mercruiser I6 165hp. Outdrive out getting new upper seals. Is there a way to run the engine in the boat without the drive in....how could I get water in to cool. Would like to use downtime to do an oil and filter change but without warming engine/oil sucking out would be very hard. And no...
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    Resister wire?

    My Mercruiser 1974 165hp inline 6 has a replacement wire to coil from switch. Is this supposed to be a resister wire?
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    Help!

    I have spent the last six months getting my nineteen ready-cut Plexiglas for windows, purchased a canvas, remove Gimbel bearing and went with all new bellows, shift cables, new plugs and points, new dash wiring, etc. I have one little problem-low on trim pump fluid. And for the life of me I can...
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    Boat Top

    Putting my new aft cover on, looks sweet. But it keeps pulling my top backward. Is there supossed to be a latch to keep the top to the front? My top slides very easily.
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    Registration nightmare

    Purchased a 74 Aristocraft Nineteen last year in Alabama and now I am trying to register in New York. All I have from seller in Bama is bill of sale. Not enough says NYDMV. I have spent winter fixing boat, will probably spend summer trying to register. Anyone else have problems like these?
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    Aft cover

    I ordered my aft cover today, very excited about that. Love that Aristocraft cares enough about their old boats to stock parts. I would have ordered windows too but currently out of stock. When they have some more I will do that too. Getting closer to having my lovely lady back in the water!
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    Help with trailer ID

    Have a trailer from 70's under a 1974 Aristocraft nineteen. It is a tilt trailer and I have no information on trailer and will need to face DMV this spring. I think it was painted at one time and can not find label or numbers. Look familiar to anybody? Thanks.
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    Fuel line

    I have a 1974 Aristocraft with a Mercruiser 165hp inline 6. I want to change to a dual diaphragm fuel pump for safety sake. What kind on line do I need for this and where does it go-I know to the carburetor but there is not anyplace on the carburetor at this point to hook it to. I have a just...
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    What Props for nineteen 165hp

    Just wondering what props work for people.
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    This and that

    Well I am continuing work on my nineteen. Just replaced impeller on outdrive, although old didn't look terrible I had know way of knowing how old it is so now I do. Now I am thinking about side windows and as I have said before I wish I could have a sliding window like the twentys sometimes had...
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    Holes in plate

    I have a 74 Aristocraft with Mercruiser 165hp I6. Been doing lots of work this off season including gimble bearing, bellows, impeller, etc. I noticed that there are 4 small holes in my cat plate, must have been a Stingray or Whale tale mounted in the past. As I am not looking for speed in this...
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    Starter key problems

    My 74 Aristocraft with 165hp I6 had to have a new starter key. I wired after market switch to the wires per the schematic. It starts but the starter does not disengage. I have tried rotating the wires at th switch but same issue. Is this because I am using the wrong type of switch? I did not...
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    Bellows instal

    Do I Glue/clamp to transom side first or outdrive?
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    The bearing is out!

    What a bear but the gimbal bearing is out. My 74 Aristocraft nineteen with I6 165hp Mercruiser needed a new bearing. First I had to get the snap ring out and tru to name the ends snapped off. After much drilling, prying and cursing I got that out. Then the bearing came apart but finally I got it...
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    Snap ring

    Replacing my gimbal bearing and all that goes with it. I have an older style outdrive and a 165 hp I6. Now I am having problems with a snap ring holding the old bearing in. Will spin around but can't get it out. Any ideas? I am afraid I will break the darn thing.
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    Mercruiser Hinge pin nail

    I have a Mercruiser 165hp inline 6 and I am in the process of changin gimbal bearing and bellows. I have the older style hinge pins with the nail through them. I can not seem to get the nails out. Is there a trick I am missing? I can not get to the bent end as there is not room enough to pivot...
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    Drive question

    I am working on replacing gimbal bearing and bellows. I have the outdrive off and am working on hinge pins. I have the older style with nail through pin and am having the devils time getting nails out. I can't pivot the gimbal ring enough to get to the bent pin end. Any tips? Should I take the...
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