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    1974 Merc 500 (50hp) questions

    Ill try and simplify this the best i can. I have a 1995 bass tracker that had a 1995 mercury/tracker 9.9 on it. i am repowering it with a 1974 merc 500 (50hp) I have the wiring harness for it but its in bad shape on the ends that are exposed. (first 3 pictures) What i am wanting to do is cut...
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    Connecting a 1795 merc to quicksilver 3000 controls

    Hello, My boat came with a 1996 mercury 9.9, i have a 1974 merc 500 50hp that i am putting on the boat. the harness from my controller (quicksilver 3000) is the 8 pin male end. Is there an adapter to hook up the older engine? or whats the best way to go about this?
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    35hp merc lower unit questions

    I have a 1965mercury 35hp (merc 350) it was working fine last year when i parked it. I pulled it out yesterday and it fired right up but would not go into either gear. everything looked good up top so i pulled the gearcase. The shift shaft that goes down into the lower unit seems stuck, i cant...
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    1966 "merc 350" 35hp mercontrol question

    Ill try to make this as understandable as possible so bear with me. So on the control box i have 2 levers, the big gear selector/accecerator lever and a smaller black lever that seems to do with the accelerator also. When i start the motor up the black lever is all the way forward. When i shift...
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    Mercury prop

    Ok so i had to melt the rubber hub to get my prop off, where the guy before me didnt use any grease. I took it to the prop shop, and while putting a new hub in the inside of the prop exploded. So he offered me a prop that someone had not picked up and all i had to pay was the rehub fee. So i...
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    not shifting correctly after water pump replacement

    Ok so i replaced the water pump impeller on my 1966 merc 350 35hp. I removed the LU with it in neutral. I guess i moved something by accident while replacing the WP because it wont shift correctly now. So i have lowered it back down 3 times and moved the shift shaft on the lower unit and on the...
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    1966 Mercury 35 question

    I have a 1966 "merc 350" 35HP outboard that is pull start. I was wondering If anyone has ever added electric start to one of these? I know some of these were made electric start. Mine looks like it has the bracket to hold the starter but doesnt look like the flywheel has teeth on it. Any ideas?
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    Need Help Identifying My Boat

    I recently got a 1970 Boston-Whaler-type boat. The title says that it is a Boston Whaler but I have sent pictures to other sites and they say that is definitely not a Boston Whaler. Did Boston Whaler make any other boats under a different name back then? Or were any boats made back then to look...
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