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    Doh.. hit the rocks!

    Disaster.. Took my boat out last night.. My girlfriend's parents wanted to take their boat out for the first time this year after doing work on it. Her dad recently had heart problems so my girlfriend asked me to take my boat out also just in case. We launched on Lake Erie. Everything was fine...
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    Mercruiser type..

    I have a 1970 Penn Yan with a 250 cu. in (160 hp) 6 cylinder GM motor with a mercruiser outdrive. I looked up the serial number of the motor and it is a 1967-1969 era engine. The outdrive doesn't have an ID plate on it... assuming it is the original outdrive (which I believe is the case). What...
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    OK.. Tell on yourself..

    We all love stories of nimrods that know nothing about boats and the things they do... But even experienced boaters make mistakes: What is the dumbest thing you've done with a boat..<br /><br />Mine was the time I took my daughter (who was 12 at the time) night fishing in my little 12 foot boat...
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    Ballast Resistor for Mercruiser 160 hp 6 cyl

    Anyone know where I can get a ballast resistor, or at least tell me what resistance it is so I can find a substitute? I called a Mercruiser dealer and they say it is no longer available.<br />George<br /><br />Engine is a 1969 250 cu. in. GM 160HP (Mercruiser model 160)
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    What idle RPM?

    I have a 1969 250 cu. in. 160 HP Mercruiser (GM) straight 6 cyl. I'm still getting the boat seaworthy.. The engine runs great, but according to the tach it idles at around 900-1000 RPM, which seems pretty high to me. It could be that the tach is off, but by ear it sounds accurate. What should be...
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    Trim question.

    I have a 1969 mercruiser 250 Cu in. (160 HP)I/O<br /><br />My trim works to lower the motor, and it works to raise the motor if I push the up and the up/out (or whatever the middle button is called) buttons at the same time (trailering position). <br /><br />But it doesn't raise up at all if I...
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