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    Help identifying this motor?

    A buddy gave me an even rude power head with midsection etc but it has no fear case or cowling. I'd like to figure out the hp and year but I can't make sense of the serial number. Can anyone shed some light on this?
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    1967 Mercury 500 restoration and short shaft conversion

    I picked up a motor for my hydro project yesterday. An old 1967 merc 500. Motor has spark, compression and came with a bunch of extra parts including an extra minty looking short shaft drive shaft. For the project boat this is going to be mounted on I would actually prefer it to be a short...
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    Help identifying outboard year?

    I just picked up and older merc 500. How do I find out the year?
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    Will a tower of power run on its side?

    I'm thinking of building a small inboard boat and was thinking it would be cool to use the power head of an older merc 115 to power it. I would need to lay the motor in the boat on the crank side of the block in order to get the correct drive angle. Would i need to fab up a custom intake for...
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    Looking for info on a 1983 Zuk 50hp

    Are these good motors? How do the Suzuki motors compare to others of the same era in terms of actual power? What is the weight of this motor?
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    Alpha2 gen1 having trouble shifting into forward.

    Took the boat out today (3L A1G1) Boat had trouble shifting into gear. Pushing the throttle forward would just kill the engine (activate the Neutral interrupt) After trying a few times it worked and it ran fine. Went to dock and the boat to grab a bite, boat went into reverse but wouldn't come...
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    Old 3 point hydro build...

    So I picked up this old 13'-3" hull. Its been sitting in a field for 20 years. The bad news is its a mess transom is shot, no controls, no motor etc. It has a gas tank but its metal and its had fuel and maybe water sitting in it for 20 years. The good news is its a super simple design the two...
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    Tell me about the 1996 mercury 75...

    I picked up a 1996 merc 75 yesterday. I don't really know what I'm going to do with it but it came from a trusted source who has been storing it for a few years. Visually it looks good, over the winter I'll get it cleaned up and running. I'm curious about details on this motor. So far I found...
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    Looking for some info on an older 3 point...

    Apparently its called a tarantula. I can't find anything on google. Anyone heard of these?
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    Looking for information on an 88 Spectre 15' boat.

    I'm looking at an older Spectre 15' OB. Google has a Spectre boats in Fl but it looks like that company makes offshore racing boats. Anyone have any idea what I can expect? Are they decent boats? Fast hulls? http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NDUwWDgwMA==/z/nbgAAOSwQPlV9a-F/$_27.JPG
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    Adding cup to a prop.

    Is it viable to add some cup to a prop? If so what results can be expected?
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    Alpha 1 hydrofoil question and thoughts...

    When I got my boat it had a stingray hydrofoil on the leg. I've read all the negative responses and I know that smart tabs are not a good solution but summer is almost done and I'm not going to invest in smart tabs this year. So that said here are my thoughts. I'm getting a lot of prop slip at...
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    2 bbl mercarb gasket options?

    I need a gasket for my 88 2 barrel mercarb can I just use any chev 2 barrel gasket kit?
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    Need a plug equivent for NGK BR6FS

    My boat uses BR7FS plugs and I wanna try BR6FS which I believe is one level cooler. Is there an equivalent plug that is easier to find then the NGK?
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    Prop venting with the 3.0 merc.

    Here is my prop venting thread. I will try and be as "scientific" as I can. So here is where I started: -89 maxum 1700 deep V hull -new floor and interior this year -3/4+ tank of fuel -New 3.0 Merc with about 25hrs -14.5x19p aluminum prop -Factory setting of 6* timing -always run premium fuel...
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    Alpha one gen one gear ratio.

    Is the gear ratio change in the upper or lower leg on the gen one out drives?
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    alpha one gen one wont go into gear.

    I was out on the lake today and the leg came out of gear and wouldn't go back in. I haven't drained the oil yet, I'll probably do that tomorrow. Any ideas on what I should look at first? Boat is an 89 Maxum with the 3.0.
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    Adjustable seat pedestal?

    I'm looking for an adjustable seat pedestal that is around 7-8" collapsed. Any recommendations?
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    sound deadening in doghouse?

    I have an older Maxum Stern drive and the fiberglass doghouse used to have sound deadening that covered the inside. It was 1" thick foam with mylar that looked like it was peal and stick applied. The factory stuff is all gone, does anyone have a good replacement? I'd like to dampen the sound of...
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    Building a power catamaran

    I've been hunting around on the web and the bug to build a boat has bit me pretty hard. I think I might start with a Glen-L dyno jet but I've been thinking more and more about power cats. My wife and I plan to move to SoCal in the next 18 months so a simple boat that can handle bigger chop...
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