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    Repairing a water logged boat

    I have a 1970 Bayliner Tri-hull that was stored uncovered in western Washington several years before I bought it. I could never seem to get much speed out of the 65 Hp Mercury outboard that came with it. This spring I was in the process of re-building the seats and noticed that there was water...
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    magneto ground wire

    I have a 1959-61 35 hp Mercury Thunderbolt motor that I took off an old boat and am trying to figure out the wiring to stop the engine. I have traced out the ground wire to the magneto, but don't know which terminal on the starter switch to connect it to. There are three terminals on the switch...
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    compression on a 650 4 cyl

    I have a 65Hp Mercury with Type II ignition system. S/N 2605193. I'm not sure what year it is. It is very sluggish to start with and then it will run about 27 mph and then slowly decrease and eventually die. I have used engine tune through the carbs and the cylinders and still only get 100 psi...
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    bad running merc 650

    i have a real sick running 65 hp ! it will run up to 22 mph,thats it !the carbs were redone at local dealer,all new fuel parts from tank to motor,it takes a great deal of time to get up to22mph,,can you give me some sort of starting point as to what i can do to repair this problem?it seems to be...
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    7.5 Hp Gamefisher

    I have acquired a 7.5 Sears Gamefisher Trolling motor Model # 217.585932 and S/N 08-196400. Sears couldn,t tell me excactly what year it was. The parts list they gave me was printed in Feb. 1980. Can any one give a actual date of manufacture. I also would like to know if anyone has an engine...
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