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    water jacket gasket removal on a 402 (40hp)

    whats the trick? i can get at all the bolts but the bottom one doesn't have a captured nut on the opposite side, so it just spins, and cant fit a wrench or nothing in that tight space. so i started to try to take the bottom of the hood/cover (?) off to get at the nut from the bottom, but that...
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    merc controls?

    I have an older set of controls that worked on my 1971 20hp, but not so well on my 1975 40hp. The mercontrols have a black housing and blue lettering, year is unknown. Is this the incorrect set of controls or should i keep trying to adjust the cylinder until i get the correct travel? i have...
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    15' 1965 starcraft jetstar (Another "project" boat)

    Found this 1965 jetstar on craigslist. Needs some work. I pulled the original carpet out and seats. I have been totally annoyed with carpenter ants. I think i have killed them, then they come back. They are in the floor or the foam. So i filled the boat up with enough water to cover the...
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    1965 Starcraft 15' Jetstar "Project"

    I don't know what i should do. I'v been trying to kill these carpenter ants, nothing kills them. I think the nest is in the transom. Its an aluminum boat, so of course the nest is in the corner that i can't get to with out drilling all the rivets out. Any thoughts on how to attack these...
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    very general prop question

    I have a mercury 200 20hp 1971 with a 2 blade prop. on my 15' starcraft aluminum jetstar. I need some performance enhancements, besides getting a new outboard. What are the pros and cons of a 2 blade prop verses a 3 blade? Will it make my boat plane faster, or more top end? What is the best...
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    Mercury 20hp 1971 pull start, shift adapter, wire help

    Mercury 20hp 1971 pull start, shift adapter, wire help I Have a 200 (20hp) mercury, serial number 3142462. The rope broke on the pull start (the spring didn't bend or deform). Picked up a new rope put everything back together. Tested it out a few times in the driveway (in a can full of water)...
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