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  1. AKPilotnboatman

    1968 Mercruiser (Penn Yan) alternator or regulator problem?

    Hello. I am not getting a charge on my battery when the battery is running, and I am not sure if it the alternator or the voltage regulator. If it is the regulator, I am unsure where it is or if it even has one??? Just checked with a voltage meter and did not show a charge on the alternator...
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    1968 Mercruiser trim problem

    Hey everyone. Back at the 68 Penn Yan project. I had her in the water a couple times last year and it is running strong and not leaking. New seats and all worked great. My problem now is the trim control. it is the turn key style mercury (old) with the red toggle switch. It will trim down, and...
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    1968 Penn Yan Build Prop question Mercruiser 160

    Well first the good news. After new floors, carpet, lower unitl impeller, and some wiring, i FINALLY got the 68 Penn Yan Explorer splashed! The oil on Pre splash test run was total nasty brown sledge, but that will be in another post. So I took the boat out to Skilak lake in Alaska on the...
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    The 1968 Penn Yan seats

    Well the easy part to explain. The boat has no seats. The floor is salvagable, but I think I am going to put that project aside for a winter date in hopes of getting in the water (SPLASHED I believe it is called). There is a little rot on the floor near the transom, but its mostly solid...
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    Mercruiser 160 I, oh no!!!!!

    Well I may have really done it this time. During the attempt to repair the water pump (in lower unitl) I was having trouble separating the lower from the upper. I got the four screws and the trim tab... Well, it wouldn's come apart to I thought a rubber mallot would do the trick. I thought is...
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    1968 Penn Yan Mercruiser 160 impeller time.

    Hey again, I was so close to making a test run of the restore project, but i started overheating in the driveway. I had it running the other night at idle for about ten plus mins. Everything was working. I traced the problem I had today back to the water pickup impeller/pump in the drive unit...
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    Guages on 68 Penn Yan questions.

    Hey guys. Finally making progress on the old 68 Penn Yan. Motor runs, it shifts, stays cool, steers. Very exciting. I am planning on doing a freshwater test run this weekend and am getting the instruments and gauges back in. I was playing with them the other night but was wondering about a...
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    1968 mercruiser 160 bellows (Penn yan rebuild)

    I am going to need to replace my bellows on the boat I'm working on. Any advice would be great. I have the original maintenance manual, but I am a little unfamiliar with mercs. So far I'm thinking bellows kit and to check all the cables and bearings. I don't know a lot of the boats history so...
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    New resto project, new to boating, need manuals and control advice

    Hello! This is a great site and I am looking forward to gaining more knowledge and contributing to an exciting community. Here is the boat: 1968 (I think) Penn Yan Explorer (I think) 20.5' Mercruiser 160 stern drive with inline 6 GM block. Serial No. 2221729 so it is a pretty early model from...
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