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    power tilt/trim - what does it all mean ??????

    Okay, I've tried to read and talk to people who have been around boats longer than me. I own an older Fish N Ski w/ a Merc 1500 outboard. It has a switch to bring the outboard up to trailer and of course lower it to power the boat in the drink. It was my first boat. Only used it a few times last...
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    project boat 75 Glastron ???????'s

    I'm going to look at this 75 Glastron tomorrow. I am only familiar with boats with outboards. I can do mechanic repairs (cars) but dont know of the Volvo/Penta combo. I want an older boat like this but only if it has solid decking, transom, etc.... I talked to the owner and will check it out...
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    76 1500 reverse issues LONG POST

    Hello, had my old Ranger Fish & Ski on the water with success for the first time Saturday after alot of maintenance on the old girl. I've got a few more bugs to work out now but I was happy overall. My main concern is reverse. I really didn't try it until the end of the day when I dropped my...
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    inline 6 distrib. pulley cover screw

    Anyone know what size threads this has? It's going on a 76 1500 inline 6. I changed my distributor and my screw is MIA. It's the 5/16 headed bolt?....fische calls it a screw. Anyway it's part # 68554 but I can't find it anywhere. It's the screw/bolt that holds the cover on the distributor...
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    76 1500 maiden voyage goes bad

    Well, new to me Ranger Fish & Play w/ a 76 1500 Mercury outboard. Ran good on muffs. Anyone following my posts knows I did some re-wiring on the boat, changed lower unit lube, spark plugs, & wires. Today was supposed to be a good day, first time on the water with my new, old boat. Get it...
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    76 1500 spark plug wires

    I'm looking to change my spark plug wires. I need some ends but would like to change all of my wires. Would this kit work for my outboard?....or do I HAVE to buy the "yellow jacket" replacements...
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    '77 1750 Fish & Play questions

    New to me 77 Ranger 1750 Fish & Play. I haven't had a chance to get her on the water yet but I have some questions.... #1) My bilge pump works. I added some water to the bilge and pumped it out BUT... it pumped the water out of the hole in the bottom middle of the transom...where the drain...
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    76 1500 maintenance- good news ???

    Hello, I have a (new to me) 76 Mercury 1500 150 HP outboard. I picked it up last weekend. It ran on the muffs but would cut in/out when you'd wiggle the plug @ the outboard. I'm ordering a new engine harness and thought I'd do some maintenance while waiting. According to the PO, it just had a...
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    1976 inline 6 150HP 1500 manual?

    Well, I thought I had a service manual for my outboard but it ended up being for the newer V6's. Anyone know if this model has a pdf manual anywhere? If it's here in the sticky I sure can't find it. Thanks
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    Too Big of a outboard ???

    Hello, new boat owner here. Just picked up a 1977 Ranger Fish & Play w/ a Mercury 150 HP outboard. Well, haven't had it on the water yet but noticed the Highest HP Rating on the tag by the throttle says 115 HP. Well, how screwed am I? Am I way overpowered??? Illegal ??? Help !!! Do I need to...
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    new boat owner 150HP Merc issue

    Hello, name's Doug. I'm the proud new owner of a 1977 Ranger 1750 Fish & Play boat. It is in great shape. Asking price was 2K. I traded a Big Red 3-wheeler & a small utility trailer for it...valued around $1300 total. I think I did good. He put on the muffs, started and ran good. It has 2...
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    1980 ebko Cobra ???????

    I've got a guy wanting to trade me a 1980 EBKO 186 Cobra for something worth about $900. All I know so far is it's a 4 cyl 170 HP I/O drive. I did some searching and it seems alot of people say to stay away from OMC Cobras. Well, I read up a bit and COBRA outdrives started in 1986 ??? I...
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