JReynolds11090
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Hey guys, this is my first post here and I hope y'all can help.
My grandparents had an old Tomboy bass boat (Its a '77 I believe) with a Mercury 500 50 hp motor on the back. I'm not positive what year the motor is, but I believe the serial number is 3482376 (It was dark and I believe I found the right number). Ive tried trying to figure out what year the engine is based off this but I'm struggling.
Anyway, to my real problem.
The boat hasn't been in the water for over 10 years. Being an 18 year old I felt the need to change that, so I've started working on it. After replacing some fuel lines, spark plugs, and cleaning some stuff out Ive got the motor running. It was only then I realized the prop was messed up. I realized this when I tried to put it into gear and it didn't spin at all. After investigating the issue, I found that the whole propeller setup wasn't connected to the engine. Please excuse the fact I'm new to boat engines and don't know much of the lingo, but ill try to explain as best I can.
Please correct me if I'm wrong. After looking online for how its suppose to work, I found that the propeller goes onto the shaft which contains all the gears and stuff. The shaft is suppose to screw into the engine. The propeller is suppose to slide on and off of the shaft and stays on by a nut in the center. Anyway, I think the groves on the shaft and seals are messed up, and the propeller is stuck onto the shaft. What can I do to get the prop off the shaft? When I have to get an all new shaft or is there anyway to fix it? Did anything I say make sense? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I'll try to get some pics.
My grandparents had an old Tomboy bass boat (Its a '77 I believe) with a Mercury 500 50 hp motor on the back. I'm not positive what year the motor is, but I believe the serial number is 3482376 (It was dark and I believe I found the right number). Ive tried trying to figure out what year the engine is based off this but I'm struggling.
Anyway, to my real problem.
The boat hasn't been in the water for over 10 years. Being an 18 year old I felt the need to change that, so I've started working on it. After replacing some fuel lines, spark plugs, and cleaning some stuff out Ive got the motor running. It was only then I realized the prop was messed up. I realized this when I tried to put it into gear and it didn't spin at all. After investigating the issue, I found that the whole propeller setup wasn't connected to the engine. Please excuse the fact I'm new to boat engines and don't know much of the lingo, but ill try to explain as best I can.
Please correct me if I'm wrong. After looking online for how its suppose to work, I found that the propeller goes onto the shaft which contains all the gears and stuff. The shaft is suppose to screw into the engine. The propeller is suppose to slide on and off of the shaft and stays on by a nut in the center. Anyway, I think the groves on the shaft and seals are messed up, and the propeller is stuck onto the shaft. What can I do to get the prop off the shaft? When I have to get an all new shaft or is there anyway to fix it? Did anything I say make sense? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I'll try to get some pics.