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  1. DrWiffel

    79 Merc 70HP throttle/shifting issues

    I?m currently getting towards the end of a rebuild project and am at the point where I am connecting the throttle/shifting controls. Before I connected the controls I wanted to give it one more test before I bolted them in. I can shift the motor into forward, neutral, and reverse, but the...
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    16' Starcraft SS (79) Rebuild

    After years of checking out the all the rebuilds here I've decided to do one myself. I've always planed on doing a rebuild project, and bought the boat knowing that I would need to do one in the near future. Bought the boat with some soft spots in the rear decking, so I knew it was a matter of...
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    Taking your boat to another state

    I planning on taking my boat to a neighboring state. Do I have to register the boat in the state I visit? Thanks,
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    New boat, new problems

    Just bought a new (to me) 79 Starcraft with a 79-70hp Merc.. Got the boat at a good price and in pretty good shape for it?s age. For the most part the engine runs great. The only problem that I?m having is that it doesn?t really like to idle in neutral without a little throttle on the warm up...
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    What's a 1970 9.9 Chrysler motor worth?

    I have a 1970 9.9 Chrysler motor that on my 14? boat. I?m looking to up grade to a larger boat and motor, and currently have it on CL. I have the whole package on there at 800, but get a lot of requests of people asking to separate the motor from the boat. I can figure out the boat part, but I?m...
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    Water Patrol

    So I was tooling around on the St. Croix River over in Stillwater this last weekend with my 14? with a 9.9, and I saw the water patrol with a boat pulled off to the side. I?m assuming that they were pulled over for tubing on the river past noon (I believe that to be the rule in the area). As I...
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    83 mercruser 140hp cracked block help?

    I just bought a boat from a guy (before coming here). The guy said that nothing was wrong with the engine, and just that the floor and seats need a little work. So I go out there, it was still cold out so we didn't hook up the water but I still wanted to hear it turn over. Visually looked over...
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