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    140 HP Manifold Drain

    140 HP Mercruiser 1971 Model. Manifold has a little lever on it where the drain is. I assume. I pull dwn on that to drain. No water comes out. Is it stuck? How do you unstick it? Replace with a screw type?
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    Teleflex CH2600P Control

    Has anyone ever installed one of these units? I don't see any screw holes on the out side, how does it mount. I am replacing an older Mercruiser Mercontrol that has 3 screws that just mounts it to the surface, does this control mount in the same way? Cover come off an expose mounting holes? Any...
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    Mercruiser Motor Want Align

    Help !!!! What am I doing wrong? I have installed the gimbal and inner transom plate on a Mercruiser MC1 Instaled the motor. Trying to get the engine alignment tool to slide in. It will not go !!! No matter what I do it will not go in. Motor up, down. Even pulled one of the bolts so I could...
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    1974 Noresman DC Crestliner Re-Engine Project

    Re: 1974 Noresman DC Crestliner Re-Engine Project Engine goes in tomorrow. Here are some photos of the prep up to this point. Interior gimbal attach plate installed and populated Gimbal installed Painted and ready for the gimbal Exterior plate installed and hole cut
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    1974 Noresman DC Crestliner Re-Engine Project

    Re: 1974 Noresman DC Crestliner Re-Engine Project Here is a picture of the new external transom plate. This plate will screw into the location where the original OMC billows used to screw to the out side of the boat. The plate will be sealed to the exterior of the transom and then the gimbal...
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    1974 Noresman DC Crestliner Re-Engine Project

    Re: 1974 Noresman DC Crestliner Re-Engine Project Once the plate was out of the transom I sanded all the metal, degreased the bilge area and gave it all a coate of bilge kote paint.
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    1974 Noresman DC Crestliner Re-Engine Project

    Re: 1974 Noresman DC Crestliner Re-Engine Project Ok, so I purchased a 1971 Bonanza boat with a Mercruiser drive. After a long weekend, I pulled all of the running gear and started taking stock of it. It looks like it is in pretty good condition. Pulled the old transom plate out the boat. It...
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    1974 Noresman DC Crestliner Re-Engine Project

    Re: 1974 Noresman DC Crestliner Re-Engine Project Here is the starting point. This is the boat up and running at Table Rock Lake. Also, the engine bay prior to performing the swap.
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    1974 Noresman DC Crestliner Re-Engine Project

    I have a 1974 Noresman DC Cuddy cabin. I purchased it two years ago and after replacing all the wood and all kinds of other refurbishmen work got her on the water in 2009. However, the old OMC stringer gave out about 6 weeks ago. I just happened to already have a 1971 mercruiser drive laying...
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    O/B HP vs I/O HP

    I have a 140 HP I/O that I want to convert to an O/B. I have heard that I can go with a lower HP O/B and expect the same or better performance. What are some thoughts on this?
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    OMC to Mercruiser Conversion, Should I do it?

    I am currently running a 1973 OMC 140 HP OMC Stringer Sterndrive. It has run fine for two seaons now after about a $1000 investment in the ball gears, bearings, and a water pump. Last Friday it "slipped" out of gear. Turned out it was the shift switch. A frantic google search turned up...
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    Cuddy Cabin Window Restoration

    I have a 1974 Crestlienr Norseman DC. The glass in the windows is shot and needs to be replaced. How do I get the glass out? Do I have to take the whole cabin top off the deck? Anyone done this before? Thanks, George
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