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    Mercontrol Rewiring

    I wired it up Black-black Red-Red Yellow-Yellow with red stripe Grey-Yellow with black stripe White-purple Salmon-Black with yellow stripe Everything seems to work was able to start the motor for the first time
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    Mercontrol Rewiring

    So what about the black with yellow stripe wire labeled magneto on the new switch is it not needed with this type of ignition?
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    Mercontrol Rewiring

    On the diagram for the switch I bought it shows the purple wire as going to ignition but I really don’t know this new switch has six terminals and the old has seven so missing something somewhere
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    Mercontrol Rewiring

    The serial number is 2838067 which would say it’s a 1970 I know it’s one of the earliest models of 1150 because it has a silver block
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    Mercontrol Rewiring

    I’m trying to wire in a temporary key switch and choke picked up a switch at a boat shop that they said could be made to work but there’s a couple things that I’m not understanding where does the orange wire from the original harness tie in and what would go to the magneto wire on the new switch
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    Mercontrol Rewiring

    I would be leaning towards a new control retrofit there's really nothing left to splice the wires to and all the switches/ wiring harnesses seem to be unavailable. Is there a specific mercury control that is easer to retrofit?
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    Mercontrol Rewiring

    Opened up this mercontrol on my 1970s StarCraft holiday with a 1150 to address the choke button not working and found another can of worms is it possible to find the parts to rewire this or is it possible to retrofit a new control to these cables and wiring harness
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    1968 1150 Fuel System Rebuild

    The lower pump doesn’t look good at all
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    1968 1150 Fuel System Rebuild

    As the title says I have a 1150 that’s been sitting with old gas in it for at least 7 years and the gas has turned into varnish crystals in the lines, pumps, carbs…. it needs a complete rebuild. I plan on putting all new lines, new diaphragms in the pumps, clean the carbs. What else needs to...
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    1967 1150 trim pump conversion

    Also is it possible to delete the three button merc switch and use a simple two way momentary switch from a parts house
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    1967 1150 trim pump conversion

    Has anyone here successfully modified a newer two line mercury trim pump to work on a older 1150 with the 4 line system
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    Minn kota armature bearing doesnt turn

    That bearing is supposed to turn also the straight round section of the motor case comes off makes getting to the brushes easier
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    Minn kota armature bearing doesnt turn

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    Minn kota armature bearing doesnt turn

    Check with a multimeter to verify you have power to the brushes if you do make sure that the area on the armature where the brushes contact isn’t corroded had a Minkota that got a bit of moisture in it and corroded that part of the armature after cleaning it up it worked again
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    Converting 99 40 hp Tracker/Force to Tiller Steer

    Can it be done I’ve looked a bit for used tiller assemblies for this motor and can’t seem to find anything
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    16’ Starcraft restoration

    And in regards to the hin I did find this mark it’s hardly large enough to have contained a 12 digit hin the mark behind the Starcraft logo was a dealership sticker that I took off
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    16’ Starcraft restoration

    I sanded the inside of the transom and found some deep pits some going nearly through what can be done about this?
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    16’ Starcraft restoration

    Cleaned up the inside of the hull some more today found a stiff brush and some bar keepers friend worked pretty well to clean the oxidation/ mildew up
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    16’ Starcraft restoration

    I got a quart of gluvit in the other day and plan to coat the seams and rivets on the inside I have a couple questions on that 1. Does care needed to be taken so that the center drain ways under the ribs along the keel remain open 2. How clean is clean enough? spray on purple power and...
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    16’ Starcraft restoration

    Made a little progress on the boat today took the motor off and the consol and extracted the rotted transom and started washing it out which proved to be a job moss and all sorts of debris had gotten inside the ribs and kept clogging up the center drain pathways tried to get them all cleaned out...
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