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    1974 Merc 1500 Telltale issue

    Hello everyone, I recently replaced the water pump in my Merc 1500 and I’m getting a strange issue. I know I installed the new one the same way the old one came out so I don’t think that’s that’s issue. I tried running it with a a motor muff and got no telltale or water coming from the exhaust...
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    Can I run my Mercury outboard without gear oil?

    Hello everyone, I recently changed the water pump in my 1974 Mercury 1500 but I’ve misplaced the fear oil I bought so I’m going to have to buy more but I would like to at least test that I did the water pump installation correctly. Would it be alright to run the motor with a water muff without...
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    1974 Mercury Tower of Power water pump replacement.

    Hello everyone, I have a 1974 Mercury 1500 150hp L6 outboard motor with a bad water pump. I can’t find any videos on YouTube about replacing a water pump on this motor but I did find a video replacing the pump on a later 150hp Black Max motor, would the process be similar enough I could use that...
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    Floatation Foam Removal Without Pulling the Cap on a 1984 Glasstream Hydrabass 1700

    Ok I am asking this in preparation, I’m not sure if my boat needs this or not but I will be finding out soon and I’d like to know what to do when and if it does need this lol. As the title says I have a 84’ Glasstream. The deck is solid, and the stringers and transom seem sound. But recently...
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    My 1974 Mercury 150hp Hard Starting Issues

    Hello everyone, I have a 1974 Mercury tower of power 150 hp that is hard to start. Once it starts it runs beautifully but to make it start I have to squirt 2 stroke into the air intake of the carbs. This motor has been sitting for who knows how long and I still haven’t ran it much myself (only...
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    Trim hydraulic dripping

    Hello everyone, I have an old bass boat with hydraulic trim on it. The trim still functions, ie it lifts the motor up and down. But the left hydraulic drips when the motor is trimmed in the up position and there are no rebuild kits available as this system is VERY old lol. When the motor is...
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    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    Hello everyone, I am going to look at an old fiberglass project bass boat tomorrow and I’m wondering what tools I should bring to give it a once over?
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    Is 17ft long enough for a tournament bass boat?

    Hello everyone, I am looking into buying an old 17ft fiberglass bass boat and I hope to fish in at least some tournaments but I have a dilemma. From what I’ve researched it seems like they say you need to have to have like a 20 foot bass boat to fish in tournaments effectively, but all of the...
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    Evinrude 8hp lower unit seals

    Hello everyone. I have an old Evinrude 8hp outboard that runs great, but when I test it in a bucket of water, the water gets cloudy which I believe means it needs lower unit seals. I know they have oil stop leak for car engines, would it be okay to try that in the lower unit before tearing it apart?
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    Can you mount a kicker motor on a fiberglass bass boat?

    Hello everyone, I’m purchasing a 17ft Glasstream bass boat with a 150hp Merc on it. Most of the lakes in my area are horsepower restricted so I won’t get much use out of the Merc but I don’t want to remove it. I have a little Evinrude 8hp I would like to mount next to it as kicker motor like...
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    Cimarron bass boats

    Hello everyone, I’m looking into buying a 1988 cimarron bass boat in good condition. I’ve never heard of this brand however, we’re they any good back in the day?
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    1984 Glasstream Hydrabass 17ft

    Hello everyone. I’m considering buying a 1984 Glasstream Hydrabass with a Mercury tower of power 150hp on it as a project boat. Do any of you know if Glasstream boats were any good quality compared to like a Ranger or something? I can hardly find any info on them online. Thanks for any help you...
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