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    1979 80hp four, SN# 5378620, running issues, Carb related?

    I just put my new old boat in the water and it pretty much ran real bad, idled ok once warm, would stall occasionally when put in gear, would run to 1/2 throttle, would bog and stall over that.The boat never got on plane..Boo. I had a full tank of new gas mixed at 50/1, the bulb did get hard...
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    1979 80hp four, SN# 5378620, running issues, Carb related?

    I just put my new old boat in the water and it pretty much ran real bad, idled ok once warm, would stall occasionally when put in gear, would run to 1/2 throttle, would bog and stall over that.The boat never got on plane..Boo. I had a full tank of new gas mixed at 50/1, the bulb did get hard...
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    1979 mercury 80hp 4cyl. Want New Side Control

    Hi All: Just got my first boat, see my other thread in resto, even though its not really a resto. I'm going through the boat and think I'd like a new side control. The boat has trim but it is mounted on the dash. The motor is a 1979 and the boat is a 1989. I'd like one with trim and a...
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    1979 Mercury 80hp four, service manual needed!!!

    Hello All: 1979 80hp four, SN# 5378620 I just bought a boat with this attached to it. It runs great but I'm going to replace the impeller change the LU oil before I run it again, just to be safe. After reading this forum it's obviously better to be safe than sorry. SO, I need a manual for...
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    Registering boat/trailer in Virginia, transporting an newly purchased boat from PO???

    Hi All: Soon to be a boat owner i hope. In VA I know it takes three weeks to register a boat. In that time can I run it under the old reg from out of state? I cant seem to find anything that explains what you do in the period of time that it takes to register the boat. Anyone have any idea...
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    Pleasure boat inspection/Marine Surveyors in PA

    Does anyone know a surveyor in PA? I'm going to take a look at a boat I just might take home.
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    New to forum, working on getting an aluminum resto project for first boat

    Hello All: I must say this is the best forum. I'm a former motorcycle mechanic whose always enjoyed boating on my friends boats. I started reading the resto threads and have seen the sun rise more than a few times as I follow you guys through your projects. One thing was clear to me, I'm not...
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