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    pics of rotten floor

    the plywood has rotted away but the stringers still look new.this is a 1989 maxum and there is no foam in the floor, what gives with this. is the hull doubled lined. plus i have a ski locker in the middle of the floor in which water runs through to the bilge.i hope these pics show up. :)...
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    New Project

    Well it has been a while since i have posted but have been very busy at work.I was given a 1989 Maxum from a friend. This is a 19' boat with a 305 CI with 230 HP. The only problems I can see is that the floor is rotten which i've started ripping out and the stringers are still glassed over very...
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    New Project

    Well it has been a while since i have posted but have been very busy at work.I was given a 1989 Maxum from a friend. This is a 19' boat with a 305 CI with 230 HP. The only problems I can see is that the floor is rotten which i've started ripping out and the stringers are still glassed over very...
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    cracked motor block

    Hello all<br />I have a 1989 Maxum with a 305 c.i. engine. this boat was given to me by a friend. the motor runs fine and idles great. but it has a crack in the side of the block about 4" long where water was left in the engine in the winter. has anyone tried JB Weld to fix a problem like this...
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    WARNING!!!!

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    WARNING!!!

    DO NOT OPEN ANY EMAIL FROM PHATMANMIKE.he just cost me 3500.00 for a gateway . he sent me a email reading [document for you] then when i opened it read [MYDOOM] whick is a malicous worm.I reported it and they said it was called [W32.MYDOOM.F@MM]. u talk about kicking somebodys ase now by god im...
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    tune up-gas additive

    my merc dealer told me to run the gas additive in my old merc. he said it was the same as decarb but you add an oz. to 6 gal. of gas. told me to do this on every fill up. I have already used 2 tanks like this. theres not any excessive smoke and the motor seems to be really strong[115 hp]. I was...
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    test drive

    <br />I finally got on the lake sat. to try my motor. it ran 38 mph but it was taching 6000+ so I 'm going to go with a larger prop to see if I can get the rpms down. the boat handled fine after I figured out the tilt and trim.
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    needle pegged on tach.

    I finally tried my motor out over the weekend and everything went well other than the speed and the rpms. the boat ran at 38 mph and would tach at 6000+ . manual says only 53 to 5800 rpm. I have a 17" prop. I bought a 21" prop but have'nt had time to try it . do you think by doing this it will...
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    boat and motor finally finished

    <br />heading to the lake this weekend for a test run.
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    low idle

    does anyone know the correct idling rpms for 76 merc. 1150. the lowest I can get it is between 1000 and 1100 rpm.<br />thanks
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    test tank

    here is a picture of my test tank which worked really well even at full throttle. I have everything set right but the motor just won't idle. It idles too high between 2 and 3 thousand rpms and the only way that I can slow the motor is turn the distributor by hand. Its like the throttle has not...
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    test tank

    well I've heard the ups and down about timing my motor76-1150 merc. some say take the prop off some say never rev engine with prop off. as far as using the seloc manual it explains more about other models other than what I havebut anyway I purchased a 1000 gal plastic water tank 1/4" thick at...
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    Rectifiers

    76--1150 merc.<br />the rectifier on my motor now which I thought was bad is defferent from the one that I replaced it with. They both look identical laying side by side but flip them over and one is solid metal on the back and the other has a round something embedded [size of a dime] in it...
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    setting timing

    is it possible to remove the prop and place motor in a drum to set timming?
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    clams canio

    I,m in desperate need of a dist. trigger with the rotor shaft for a 76 mercury 1150 inline six or anyone else that may have one.My email is ron@kontane.com<br />Thanks
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    trigger test

    are there a way to test the trigger on a 76 115hp 1150. I tried the spark test on the switch box that clams was talking about and there was a spark small but it was sparking. I unhooked the trigger wires and checked with a ohm meter. there was continuity with the white and brown but black read...
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    need help

    1976 inline six 1150 fuel pump<br />while putting new hoses on the fuel pump I can't remember which hose goes where. on the bottom there are two hoses left and right looking down at the pump and there are two fittings at the intake plate,one at the very bottom and one a little higher up and to...
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    timing decal

    are there any way to time a 76 inline 6 115 hp without the timing decal. merc dealer said they discontinued the decals :mad: . I have two flywheels without the timing decals. they are three dots on the right side to set the dist. pulley and one dot on the left for the .464 setting of the...
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    control cables

    does anyone know if the ends on the control cables can be removed. My old merc control box is shot and I have a nice omc control box with t/t on the top handle but the ends are different from the merc.<br />thanks
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