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    my boat is almost ready for the water!!

    Here is the story on my boat. I bought my 1975 Venture 1500 super bass boat with a 85hp mercury back in 2006 for $1800. I had it on the lake about 10 times that summer and it ran great but it took forever to start it when i first put it in the lake, but after it started i could just barely turn...
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    I can not get my shift rod lined up

    I have a 1975 85hp mercury. I had to get a new lower unit because mine froze and cracked the housing. I bought a new one and now I can not get the shift rod lined up.
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    mercury lower unit

    will the guts from a 70's model 85hp thunderbolt lower unit work in a 70's model 80hp thunderbolt lower unit?
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    question about lower unit

    i have a 1975 850 mercury, the prop moves in and out about a 1/4 inch is that normal? and when i start the motor the prop will spin if i tap it in a little with my foot but the prop will come back out a little and stop spinning. also it only spins counter clock wise when its in forward or...
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    please help my motor does not seam to shift gears

    i have a 1975 850 mercury, the prop moves in and out about a 1/4 inch is that normal, and when i start the motor the prop will spin if i tap it in a little with my foot but the prop will come back out a little and stop spinning. also it only spins counter clock wise when its in forward or...
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