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    Tilt trim hoses

    Rebuilding my 1985 alumacraft which has a 35 hp mercury outboard on it. The tilt and trim hoses have lost all of the black coating that is normally on them. After looking at a few places to replace all 4 is going to be relatively expensive for me. Is this coating needed or is there a less...
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    Wiring 1 deep cycle and 1 standard battery

    A few years ago I purchased a 1986 Alumacraft Classic 16. It has 2 batteries in it, but they are not tied together in anyway. From everything I have read that seems odd. There is one deep cycle which starts the motor and tilt trim operation. Everything else (ie. lights, live well, etc.)...
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    1984 35 hp Mercury Outboard still dead

    I'm about to give up on this motor. I replaced the switchbox, checked all electrical connections, cleaned the carb and rebuilt the fuel pump. If the motor sits for a day or two it will fire right up and run for about 15 seconds then die. It is like the motor is flooding itself. The gas is...
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    1984 35 hp mercury outboard won't start

    Hey everyone. I was out about a month ago on a boat that I just bought, it's a 1984 alumacraft classic 16 with a 35 hp mercury outboard. As we were tooling up river the motor decided it was going to slowly die, almost like I throttled down and shut it off, but I didn't. It wouldn't restart...
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    Just bought!!

    So, I just bought a Steury V518 CR Cuddy cabin. It has a Mercury 150 outboard. It needs a lot of work and would like to do some restorations to it soon. My problem is the person who I got it from tore out the interior already so I don't know what it looked like from the get go. Any one...
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