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    1976 mercury 1150 block question

    I have a quick question about my mercury block, last year I started to do a rebuild on the engine and the block has been sitting around with diffrent weather conditions but not to extreme. recently it had condensation on it and a couple cylinder walls have rust on them, will i be able to save it...
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    1972 or 76? mercury 1150 rebuild

    So i decided to do a rebuild on the ole girl since i have nothing else to do.. the serial number is 4394897 which i was told is a 1972 from one guy then looking around at other webistes it comes up as a 76 so im not sure which one it is exactly. my plan is to take the block off and replace all...
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    Time for new carpet

    Title says it all im looking for a good quality carpet and glue to redo the carpet in my 1991 vision bass boat..ive looked on basspro, cabelas and so on and from what i can tell all the carpet they sell is not so good and same with the glue. so any help with this would help a lot money is not an...
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    trim pump help

    I need some help finding a new trim pump to replace the factory pump i have..ive attached a pic of the one i have now, the motor ziezed up in it wont turn or anything i replaced the brushes about 6 mths ago and it worked for a while but now nothing..i have been looking at some new units on here...
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    1972 mercury 115 stator wiring

    i there i was wondering if you can rewire the wires coming from the stator if they are old and breaking..i know i seen a post a while back on here that a guy did it but i cant find it here if anyone can help me on this it would help..my dad is a master avionic installer for planes so he knows...
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    1972 mercury trim pump

    once again this is another thread on the pump...my pumps brushes kinda disengrated themselfs a while back and cant find them anymore...talked to a few electrical motor repair shops and they also said they couldnt help fix it so here i am looking for a new one so which one would work and that...
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    1972 mercury trim pump

    once again this is another thread on the pump...my pumps brushes kinda disengrated themselfs a while back and cant find them anymore...talked to a few electrical motor repair shops and they also said they couldnt help fix it so here i am looking for a new one so which one would work and that...
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    anticavitation plate cracked

    ok heres my issue was taking off the lower unit to replace my impeller and noticed my anticavitation plate was cracked and looks like someone tried to weld it before...well the weld didnt hold and now i have this piece of the plate that is only held on by the whale tale..my ? is will it be an...
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    running engine after taking out of water

    just had a ? about running the engine after taking the boat out of water i see a lot of ppl doing it after bass tournaments and was wondering if they are doing it to get all the water out of the pump and head...cause theres a few that run theirs for 5 mins or so and its still pissing...
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    Need help in buying new prop

    im looking at buying a new prop for my boat the one i have on it now is the aluminum factory one and it haves some dings in it from goin to the lake this weekend. i want to buy a ss prop but not sure what to go with or where to even start the prop i have now is a 13x19.. the motor is a 1972...
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    Which prop for my boat/engine

    hey there im currently looking at purchasing a new prop for my boat. at the moment i have either the factory prop or a remanufactured one its a 13x19 on a 1972 mercury 1150 115hp thunderbolt. ive been reading old posts on here but the issue with most of them is the boats are newer..mine is a...
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    need help again im lost

    heres my issue i have the mercury 1150 its a 1972 about a week ago i put it in the water to go fishing and it ran for about 3 mins then just died and wouldnt start back up so i got home and started looking at possible causes. i did do a compression check which all where 135psi. changed plugs out...
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    Serious help needed

    Okay heres my issue with my 1972 mercury 1150 i had it two days ago and it ran fine, today put the boat in went to start it which it did and ran for about 3 mins or so then quit and wouldnt restart. i took the plug out and checked to see if they all have spark which they do also did a...
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    1972 merc 1150 carbs

    I know this engine has been a big issue with a lot of ppl on here but was wondering if there is a tool for getting all three carbs in sync with each other. I know the tool has mercury in it so it might be hard to get...what I'm trying to do is tune all three carbs within the same mixture...
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    mecury tilt/trim pump ?

    hello its me again with another quick? my 12v motor on my trim/tilt pump went out the brushes are completly gone and a wire is broke or ripped. my question i have is can i buy any new pump or does it have to be one that puts out the exact psi mine does which is around 4500 psi..i could b wrong...
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    mercury 115 hesitating

    i have the mercury 115 1150 thunderbolt and im not sure what yr exactly my guess is around 1976 but anyhow the issue im having is it runs fine when in idle and not in gear then once i put it in gear and give it some throttle it boggs down and almost dies on me. if i pump on the gas a few times...
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    91 vision bass boat questions

    i recently bought a 91 vision bass boat and was trying to find out any type of info on these boats. from what ive read they went out of buisness a while ago cause a fire or something like that. the info im trying to find if there is any type of a manual that came with it brand new and if someone...
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    Wiring diagram for a 16.5 ft 1991 vision bass boat

    hi there i just recently bought a 91 vision bass boat and the wiring inside is a mess, for instance wires are twisted together and black taped up. well being the son of a avionics installer i can let this fly. need to redo all the wiring inside the boat, from what ive been reading these boat are...
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