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    Please help with MC-1 gimbal information if you can.

    I am sure this has been asked and answered but I'm not having any luck with my searching to find the answer. I have a 1968 Mercruiser outdrive. It does not have any trim position or limit sensors (hockey pucks) on the gimbal. Due to stupidity of leaving the engine cover off last year snow...
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    1968 Starcraft Holiday V 18'. I need stringer and deck replacement advice/opinions

    Hello Starmada. I have a mostly gutted 18 foot Holiday V I/O in my yard that I really want to get into the water by the end of the season. My plan is to replace the above deck Mirax steel fuel tank with a below deck 26 gallon aluminum model. As all of you whom have removed the deck knows...
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    1968 18' Starcraft Holiday V. I want to raise the deck. Can't find post I saw.

    Hello all. I have an 18' 1968 Holiday V. I want to raise the deck 2 inches to make room for a belly fuel tank. I am waiting on a quote from a local metal supplier (emailed a request) to fabricate new stringers (2 inches taller) as well as what I'll call pseudo stringers for the outside edges...
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    Mercruiser 470 balancer removal help

    Good day all. I have a 470 I pulled from a boat I was required to take in order to get a trailer and outdrive. I have been meaning to scrap it but other things just seem so much more fun to do. To maximize my scrap money I wanted to separate all of the steel parts from the aluminum block and...
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    1.5" Fuel fill hose 90 degree elbow or barbed union? Available? Can I use one?

    I wasn't sure if this should go in the engine specific forum or the resto forum. I'm going to be installing a below deck fuel tank for my 120 Mercruiser in my '68 Holiday V. Last year I installed a new fill hose for the above deck steel tank which became a source of many problems. I decided...
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    Looking for bracket to attach bolster bracket to round tube, Odd trailer design.

    Sorry I don't have pictures to put up yet but I made a drawing (sorry, not to scale) and I'll try to be as descriptive as possible. My trailer is home built by the previous owner of my 68 Starcraft 18 ft. Holiday V. It's a tandem axle trailer and the bunk setup is really strange. I've been...
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    Alternator upgrade, 1-wire or 3-wire?

    As posted in a previous thread I fried my externally regulated alternator on my '68 Mercruiser 120. I had some wires with worn insulation in the alternator circuit that shorted when I hooked up the battery. I'm taking this unfortunate opportunity to upgrade to an internally regulated...
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    '68 Mercruiser 120 smoking alternator. Details inside.

    I was not sure if this should have gone in the electrical forum. I looked at that forum first and all of the threads I saw were accessory related. If that is where this belongs I'd be happy if it was moved by the mods. Thanks in advance. This morning I got up with the intention of starting...
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    1968 MC-1 Shift cable adjustment. Page number in manual 1?

    It's late and I'm frustrated. I have seen Chris's video. I know the measurement for the lower cable is 5 7/8 for the old MC-1's. When I adjusted it to that length and installed it I could not get the upper cable to adjust to match. Earlier today I read and re-read the section in Manual 1. I...
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    1968 Mercruiser 120 MC-1. Gimbal assembly parts diagram?

    Desperately need some help. I have a 1968 MC1 behind a 120 Mercruiser. When I went through my drama with trying to get the circlip out I drilled some small holes in the nylon sleeve and put a couple of nicks in the (brass?) tolerance ring. The gimbal bearing that came in my Sierra bellows...
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    Confused about ratio's, yoke length and MC-1 to Alpha compatibility.

    So I have the drive pulled on my 68 merc 120. The drive serial tells me the drive is a 1973 which at some point in the vessel's history must have been a replacement. I am picking up a salvage boat (1987 or 1988 Four Winns Horizon) for the purpose of the tandem axle trailer it is on but it...
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    Painting aluminum hull that already has a coat of paint. Couple of questions,

    While I have the outdrive off of my Holiday I want to paint the transom. The paint I am going to use is the rustoleum metal paint. I found this Rustoleum product at Lowes this weekend: http://www.rustoleum.com/CBGProduct.asp?pid=523 My hull has what I believe to be the original paint plus...
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    Replacing or reinstalling a fuel tank. What fuel line do i use?

    Re: Replacing or reinstalling a fuel tank. What fuel line do i use? Thanks Bond-O for the quick answer. I'm attaching a drawing that shows what I'd like to do for the tank replacement. Legend of colors is as follows: Light Tan is the new deck. Grey is the new tank Red is the filler hose...
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    Replacing or reinstalling a fuel tank. What fuel line do i use?

    I'm going to be putting the stern drive back together on my '68 Holiday V. The P.O. removed the gas tank and emptied it before storing the boat. I am thinking of just reinstalling the 12 gallon Mirax steel tank for this season and then re-decking and installing the keel mount 26 gallon I had...
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    Can't get Gimbal retaining snap ring out of my MC-1. How please?

    I am in the process of doing the gimbal and bellows of my MC-1. I can't get a good enough grip on the ring to either pull it tight enough to get something behind the ring and pull it or use the tools I have to do it on their own. As pictured first I bought the Channel Lock 927 reversible...
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    The Merc 120 I/O in my '68 Holiday-V LIVES! Count down to Independance day is on.

    A few weeks ago I found a 1968 Holiday-V 18 foot with a 120 Mercruiser I/O. When I visited the previous owner to try and make a deal he bumped it over by pouring some gas down the carb and for me that was enough to take a little chance on it. It had been stored since 1996. The overall shape...
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    74 18' Chieftain OB options. Scrap, sell as is, deck and transom and sell?

    I bought a 1974 18' Chieftain with a Merc 850 outboard that runs really well and needs an impeller. I bought it for a really good price last fall knowing it would need a deck and should get a transom. The transom outer skin is pretty abused. The outer wood id not rotten but doesn't look good...
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    Need to make sure I am right about my outdrive model, have serial.

    Hi All, I wouldn't have thought it would be so difficult to find info about this old outdrive but I am not finding anything definitive. I purchased a 1968 Starcraft Holiday V with a mercruiser 120. It is in pretty decent shape and has been in storage since 1996. The serial on the upper gear...
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    Mercruiser Service manual #1

    My apologies to the mods if this is not a permitted post. If it isn't please delete or lock it. I am about to pick up a new to me 1968 Starcraft Holiday-V with a Mercruiser type 1 and a 120 HP motor. I'd like to have the Mercruiser Service Manual #1 so I can do all of the maintenance...
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    Another dumb tilt/trim pump question. 2-line instead of 4-line pump?

    I have a 76 merc 850. I have come across tilt trip parts from seperate sources. A complete piston and bracket set up from one source and several pump systems from different sources. The 2 ram system is designed to run with a 4-line pump. Can a 2-line pump be used with a manifold to split off...
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