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    Need help installing lower unit on 50hp

    I just replaced the impeller and gaskets on my mid-70's merc 500 water pump. I can get the lower unit back on the motor but the shift splines don't seem to line up right, when together shifting into nuetral or forward and reverse the prop turns in the same direction no matter which gear it's...
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    Where can I find a throttle arm for a 1985 merc 60

    I have what I think is a 1985 merc 60 serial#A109382 ,the arm where the secondary pickup adj screw is, is broken. The throttle arm is longer and in front, the adj screw is on the smaller arm mounted just behind it. It's cast and the section with the screw broke off. Everything I seem to look at...
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    Anybody sail a Rhodes 19 ?

    Just curious, how fast are they? I have a macgregor 26d which is fast and had a flying scot which was also fast, we do some club racing at our club and just bought a 24ft pontoon and are thinking of selling the mac and getting a daysailer instead of having two bigger boats. Our winds are mostly...
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    New toon owner with ?

    Hey guys, new pontoon owner here, bought the boat last fall ,1988 24ft riviera cruiser with an aluminum hard top on a bunk style trailor. I paid 1800. not sure if thats good or bad but it seemed reasonable got a bunch of stuff with it too. It has a 1985 120hp johnson on it and I can't tell if...
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    swap evinrude and johnson powerheads ok?

    Hey guys, I just came across a 1987 evinrude 120hp v4 looper on craigslist for $900. It said no controls just the motor, it ran 3yrs ago and has been stored indoors. I have a 120 johnson v4 looper 1985 model with a missing powerhead, from what I've been reading here it should be a match, am I...
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    swapping out powerhead on Johnson 120

    Hi guys, new member here . I'm primarily a sailor so not very familiar with outboards, please bear with me. I picked up a 24ft pontoon boat with a 120hp on it and the seller said the powerhead was bad, it's actually off the motor. Whats there is from the top of the shaft ( 1 or 2 inches with...
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