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  1. MPrimeaux

    Transom mounted trim pump motor wiring issue

    Ok everyone, I'm a little stumped and was hoping someone could point me in the right direction. I have a 1978 Mercury 500 with the old transom mounted, external power trim pump. Uses 2 cylinders, 4 hoses, has the rectangle reservoir, One solenoid, and two button trim switches. I bought a...
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    1978 Mercury 500 carb questions

    Ok guys, in my frustration from working on my '63 Merc 650, I have gone off and bought a fishing boat that came equipped with.... you guessed it.... another old Merc. :faint2: I guess I'm just a sucker for pain! It's a 1978 Mercury 500 (serial # 4963671 fitted with the carbs that have the...
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    Need some Singer sewing machine advice please.

    I'm not sure if this is the correct place for this thread (please correct me if it's not!!). I will have a little upholstery to do on a resto project that I'm working on and will probably try to do it myself. I have been doing some reading and saw that the singer 201 and 15-99 come highly...
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    1963 Mercury 650 thrust hub/washer question?

    Hello all. I'm restoring a '63 Merc 650 (Serial Number 1543001) on a 14' 1957 Fleetform runabout that weighs around 400-450 lbs. The engine came to me with a pontoon boat prop and I changed it out with what I believe to be a quicksilver stainless prop (48-72762A-4 19P). Noticed that when I...
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    Need some help with Cable and Drum steering questions PLEASE.

    Hello all, I am restoring a 1957 Fleetform 14' fiberglass runabout with a 1963 Merc 650 on it. The boat is fitted with a cable and drum helm and I was planning on staying with the cable and drum. I have been doing my best to do my own research before asking a bunch of questions, but a little...
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    1963 Merc 650 Choke Solenoid Replacements??

    Has anyone found a new choke solenoid that will work on a '63 merc 650? I may be able to search around on ebay to find a used one, but also figured it's just a coil with a hole in it. I was also thinking that I am probably not the first person to try to modify another solenoid and find one to...
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    1957 Fleetform Custom Restoration

    Hi all. Brand new to the forum. I recently set out to find an old "junk" glass boat to cut up and glass a jet ski motor in for a fun project. I picked up an "old junk boat" from pictures on the internet for pretty cheap that turned out to be in much better shape than I thought. Turned out to...
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    1963 Mercury 650 restoration

    Hello all, brand new to the forum and very much in need of some help. I recently purchased a 1957 Fleetform Custom boat and want to restore it. It has an Evinrude Lark on it at the moment, but I have my heart set on an old Mercury. I've found 2 1963 Mercury 650's and really love the look of...
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