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  1. powell0819

    Ticking noise from engine, low rpms at wot, very slow to plane

    Got our boat running good (mercruiser 76' 120 hp i/o) and went out on our snagging trip and it ran like crap!! We noticed a tink tink tink noise and we think it might be coming from the distributor. The boat will make it to 4500 rpm wot but only did it once that entire day, otherwise it was...
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    1976 sea sprite with mercruiser 120 hp i/o service manual ?

    was told to start a new thread to try to find the service manual for our motor and stern drive sn# on both motor and stern drive is 4441373 is there a downloadable service manual for this really could use one right about now lol
  3. powell0819

    how she runs so far

    Just wanted to show you guys what all the help you have given us has amounted too. When we first got this boat it wouldn't run worth crap on muffs and wouldn't go past an idle with a load on the prop. Brought the vid in a bit to show you we fixed our cooling issue we posted about recently and...
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    Stupid mistakes while fishing

    I (the mrs.) was down on the missouri river when I was younger fishing with my parents. I thought I had a fish bite my bait (I tend to overreact while fishing.......) so I jerked really... Really hard back. Up out of the water comes soaring my hook which was way closer to the bank than I thought...
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    made an oops with water pump impeller...

    *sigh* so we got our lower unit off (76' mercruiser 120), cleaned out all the junk, took out the water pump impeller and bought a new one so we can install it when we get home. There's one big problem. We forgot which direction the impeller fins were turned when we took it out! We don't have a...
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    Snagging in missouri on the osage!

    Anyone plan on going spoonbill snagging on the osage (warsaw, mo) starting next weekend? I think we will be there every weekend.. We will be the ones with the white 76 trihull seasprite with a pirate rubber duckie mounted on the front lol. Been waiting all year to go again... Got a decent setup...
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    Rocks in lower unit??? Help!

    http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/430544_343352825700720_100000780172631_935400_1459876198_n.jpg ( ^ Photo of the problem area ) Took apart the lower unit on a 76' mercruiser so we could replace the impeller. It was pretty twisted up and the ends of the fins were falling off.. Poor...
  8. powell0819

    Just wanted to say thanks :)

    Just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone on this site. A year ago my husband and I bought our first boat and got really scammed on it. With no money to get a different one we prowled this site and checked everything and anything we could for assistance on why our boat was running like a...
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    Is it safe to reuse gear oil?

    Just needing to know if it is safe to reuse gear oil {please forgive me if I got the terminology wrong.. noob :( } from the lower unit if it has just been used for a few hours? Got it out after winterization and noticed the engine was overheating so I think its time to replace the impeller, but...
  10. powell0819

    1976 sea sprite mercruiser 120 hp i/o need help.....

    we have a 76 mercruiser we have been trying to repair after alot of money and time engine runs but dies when shifting from forward to n or from rev to n and the carb was rebuilt and adjusted spark plugs new and tested discap new and tested and same with wires, have recently been told of...
  11. powell0819

    Lake of the Ozarks fun spots?

    My husband and I got our first boat. Its not big, just a 16 foot sea sprite tri-hull with a merc 120 in it , but we are wanting to take it somewhere to socialize with people... We never get to have any fun :( Where is the best places on the Ozarks for that? We live in the area so we know it can...
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    76 sea sprite steering freeplay and popping

    I am hoping I am in the right place for this.. My husband and I's 76 sea sprite has some steering issues. The steering wheel has about 2 - 3 inches of side to side freeplay before it will turn the drive (mercruiser i/o 120 hp) and when it does turn the steering wheel pops and creaks but will...
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    76 Sea Sprite tri-hull hull question

    My husband and I just bought our first boat and have just a pretty simple question. The hull on it looks like it has had some repair done to it before, but we cannot tell if it pierced all the way through the hull or was just a scratch. The patch is kinda showing and you can see the wire grid...
  14. powell0819

    Mercruiser 120 bogging down and dying at wot

    This is my first post here. After reading alot of posts I have decided to give a shot at letting you all try to help me and my husband get this figured out!! We have a 76 sea sprite with a 120 hp mercruiser that we just bought. The previous owner had it running and everything on muffs and we...
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