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    Need opinions on this boat

    I am looking at this boat. the owner knew it was an 4cly 140 hp I/O. Probbaly a mercruser. Its got a few issues. i have talked to the owner and he told me that the Gimble bearing was bad, needed a coulpe freez plugs replaced and that the throttle control/shifter was not working (he thinks its...
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    Memorial Day outing w/ picts

    Just wanted to share our first family outing on the boat. we had a great time and enjoyed to water!! My little one wants to drive the boat My wife and the kids me and the boys on the way back to the dock I guess the little one had enough he feel asleep on the trip back
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    Water test

    as some of you know I have been working on my boat. Well I took it for a water test tuesday and it was great. However a bit hard to start when cold. After a warm-up it will start on what sounds like a 1/4 turn of the starter. It moves at a good clip for a 1975 merucury 50 hp outboard. It pushes...
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    something cool about my boat

    I got this boat 2+ years ago and never touched it till this year. I was researching the boat and found that it was built by the ensign boat company in Cottontown TN. So I called them and gave them my boat s# to see what they could tell me. Come to find out that it was the 1st boat they made out...
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    Thank you!!!

    I just wanted to take a second and thank all the folks that read and post on this forum. I havent posted alot ( ididnt need to!) I was able to search the site and find all the answers that I needed. I wanted to share with all here my victory. it a 1975 merucry 500 thunderbolt. I had it in a...
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    New to boating have question about control

    Hello all I'm new here just got my first boat. Its an old one but solid. the boat has an 1975 Mercury 500 thunderbolt on it. I have it in the shop getting maint done on it as im typeing this. My question is problably the most nube question there is (i did a search but didn't find all the...
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