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    1955 Evinrude fleetwin

    Picked up a 55 Evinrude fleetwin 7518 yesterday for $30. It's been sitting a long time but is complete and in pretty good shape. The PO said it's been sitting at least 15 years in a climate controlled basement. It belonged to his father who broke the pill cord and never touched it again . I'm...
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    Interior skirting

    I'm working on my 1961 alumacraft queen merrie and I want to put some kind of skirting on the inside from the gunnels down to where the floor meets the side of the hull. All my wires, control cables, and steering cables will be behind it. Any suggestions on what to use? I think my boat had...
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    Impeller blade question

    Let's say I have an obsolete outboard that has a 10 blade impeller. Would a 6 or 8 blade impeller suffice? I'm assuming if it has less blades but they may be thicker then if the volume of all the blades is equal the pressure should be close to equal. Right?...maybe?... I'm looking for a long...
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    Homelite/bearcat questions

    I've been a long time admirer and hope to someday be an avid collector of homelite and bearcat 55s. Next week I'm actually picking up a pair of running homelite 55s ones a 63 and the other is a 64. I'm getting both motors, controls, 4 extra props, a shop parts catalog, a repair manual, and the...
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    Trailer made from round stock/pipe

    Anyone have one of those old trailers made from round tubing? I've seen them before but can't find pictures of one now. I've got access to a few hundred feet of tubing and was thinking I could copy one. Looking for pictures of general layout as well as connections where the pieces come together...
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    1959 mercury mark 78a

    I just picked up my "new" motor for my 61 alumacraft queen merrie. It's a 59 mercury mark 78a 70hp dock buster. The motor has 110 to 115 psi in all cylinders. It has great spark. It hasn't been run in 6 years but the previous owners took really good care of her. No stripped screws or rounded...
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    seat height

    I just recovered the seats that came with my queen merrie project (not original I believe) and need to figure out how high the bases sound be. What's the average seat height? I'm most comfortable with 24" to the top of my cushion but I realize most purple people have shorter legs than me. I'm...
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    replacing head cover bolts with studs

    Anyone have any ideas on why head cover bolts shouldn't be replaced with studs? I have a few to drill out and was thinking of drilling them all out to 1/4-20 and using studs. I figure then if I need to remove them again I won't have to turn out the whole fastener and twist them off again. I...
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    1976 Johnson 75hp water in cylinders

    My 1976 Johnson 75 HP 3 cylinder wasrunning ppoorly between idle and half throttle. Checked the carbs, ignition, compression... All good. Would push my 18' alumacraft 32 mph at full throttle. Went to start it again today and take it out after some carb link adjustments and it wouldn't start...
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    hooking up 1 wire tach

    My boat has a 1 wire tach from the previous but unknown Johnson motor. The boat I took my engine from (1976 75 HP 3 cyl Johnson 75elr76) had no tach. Where would I hook the tach wire on my engine. There's no tach plug in my control box (red plug unit if it matters at all. I'd prefer to go...
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    1961 alumacraft queen merrie project.

    This is my 18' 1961 alumacraft Queen Merrie runabout. I've had it for almost 2 years now but there have been several external circumstances postponing progress. Now that she's almost in useable condition I thought I'd start a restore thread. Here's Miss Jenny.
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    1961 alumacraft seat bases

    I'm almost to the point of putting seats in my 1961 alumacraft queenmMerrie 18'. It has the original seats but no bases. They're 3 piece back to back seats. 2 seats and one a shaped backrest. However I can't see any screw holes from where they were mounted. Did they just sit on top of a...
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    need prop help asap!

    Boat is a 1961 alumacraft queen Merrie 18'. Kinda like a very rounded bottom semi v. All together I'llprobably have 1600lbs with the weight of the boat motor gas and people. Its rated for a max capacity of 1728lbs people motor and gear. Motor is a 1976 jJohnson stinger 75hp triple. I have no...
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    engine size alumacraft Queen merrie

    I'm semi restoring a 61 alumacraft queen Merrie 18'. At the moment I'm getting my foam and cedar floor in but I really need to find an outboard. It's rated for up to 90 HP. It's a fairly light boat. Specs I found on line were 650 lbs for dry weight. It would probably only ever have 2 adults...
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    need help identifying this boat

    I drove past this boat hundreds of times over the past few years and finally stopped to talk to the owner. Turns out they were thinking of selling the boat due to the woman having ms. We settled on 650 for the package with a Johnson seahorse 6hp that needs work. The trailer is a 66...
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    68 evinrude fastwin 18hp surging and sputtering

    ive had my 18hp fastwin for around 4 years now and ive always had the same issues. it will idle all day long but shakes no matter what the setting is on the slow speed needle(unless i stall it out with it too lean). it runs great at 1/2+throttle and at full throttle pushes my 16' boat usually...
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    choosing a motor for my "new boat"

    hey guys i recently got a 73 or 74 (havent really checked the registration) glastron v156 tri hull from a friend with a trailer for 200 bucks. its in great shape except for the carpet and seats being a little tore up. it doesnt have a motor because his dad decided he could continuously jump it...
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    63 fastwin 18hp idle

    i have a 63 evinrude fastwin 18hp. it doesnt seem to like slow speeds much. if i throttle down to the idle screw on the throttle it would always stall out. it is pretty shakey at idle and paritial throttle till i get into the high speed circuit. so after some pondering i took out the low...
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    1927 johnson model a35

    i got one of these motors in a package deal and it appears to be complete but i have a few questions. 1. where can i get a carb kit for this motor 2. what should i do to get this motor running 3. where is the throttle on this damn thing 4. thank you.
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    neptune mighty mite parts

    anyone know where i can get a manual and or parts for a neptune mighty might motor? i just got one from a friend and wish to restore it.
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