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  1. brooksville_rebel

    Pontoon listing and engine dead

    Not a good start to the end of year or start of new...sigh.. Our pontoon somehow while in the slip developed a leak in the starboard toon (facing the boat) and is leaning pretty good. The engine is dead. Mech said rectifier. Can't change it over the water. So I need to have it towed to a ramp to...
  2. brooksville_rebel

    SeaSwirl 1997

    Hello Yep another Is this boat any good question. We have a pontoon and I am quite happy sitting on it out in the Gulf and drinking beer and blasting tunes. However the wifey wants to go farther out to fish. So we've been looking at boats. Driving me nuts. One day its she wants a Cuddy. Couple...
  3. brooksville_rebel

    2x4 or 2x6 for 24ft pontoon

    Hello I need to redo my trailer bunks for my 24ft pontoon. I did some net searches on this and most posts are from 2004-2012 so I know some of the info is outdated as things have changed. On my trailer now are 2x4's. I was thinking of going to 2x6's. Mostly for the feel of safety. Boat is big...
  4. brooksville_rebel

    CO-Pilot lubricating

    I noticed that the co-pilot (hope that's what it is called - the bar the engine sits on and goes left and right) is dry. What can I lubricate it with ? Is White lighting lithum grease good or is that to thick. ? a teflon spray ? WD-40 ? Thanks.
  5. brooksville_rebel

    Repaint Mercury Cowling

    Like to paint the cowling on my 1987 Mercury outboard. Its the two part split cowling. (Not the exact one as the attached image. I didn't have one of mine but pic shows what I am asking about.) My question is about the black leather like rough area. Not sure what that is exactly made of and how...
  6. brooksville_rebel

    Flywheel shaft threads fubared

    We took the flywheel off so we could replace the stator (is it stat or or sta tor pronouncation ?? )Was a mean ***** to get off. Turns out the threads are fubared up. Not sure of my options here. Add a washer or two to keep the nut just above it, ? Just tighten it down as is ? Not sure if theres...
  7. brooksville_rebel

    Replacing switch box and cleaning connections

    After testing (by mechanic) seems that my switch box went out on my 1987 Mercury 70HP 3 cyl. The nuts are somewhat croded greenish. So figure to either replace them or clean them. I was wondering if I should get SS ones or brass or does it matter ? Or just clean these ? If so whats the best way...
  8. brooksville_rebel

    Stator testing question

    We've been out like 9 out of the last 14 days. On the 4th we were out. After about 5 hours went to head back in and engine wouldn't start. Had to call BoatUS to tow us in. After checking several things it comes down to there is no spark. I did notice that when we were going out that my Uniden...
  9. brooksville_rebel

    Redoing bunks got questions

    I am going to have to redo my bunks. One the bolts are rusted through and two more importantly last time out as we were putting the pontoon back on from the ramp we busted one bunk off the trailer. I have read some posts and I think I am going to do like I read about cutting down the 4x4 vinyl...
  10. brooksville_rebel

    Throttling, shifting and RPM questions

    So put the boat into today to test out the engine (Been working on it). When I went to reverse out of the dock it wouldn't move. The prop was spinning and seemed to be spinning good but no movement. I then moved the gear shifter to forward and we went forward so I put into reverse again and...
  11. brooksville_rebel

    Replacing nicked up prop

    1987 Mercury OB 70 HP 2 stroke 3 cylinder. SN 0B228735. Not sure of the engines WOT or specs. The prop is pretty beat up so thinking I should replace it. I can't find any number on it and the parts catalog didn't give me one. Not sure if its the original prop, looks like tho. The Mercury prop...
  12. brooksville_rebel

    Tips and tricks changing Impeller

    Got the impeller repair kit in for my 1987 Mercury OB 70HP 3 cyclinder. So hoping to change it tomorrow. Is there any tips or tricks to changing it. I watched some videos but none were specifically this engine. . Looks like there's 4 bolts to unbolt it. Anyone hidden ones ? Also I thought I read...
  13. brooksville_rebel

    Pee stream question

    1987 Mercury 3 cyl 70 hp OB engine. Getting it running and right on muffs. So far great on land :-) I noticed tho that it doesn't pee till about 2000 rpms or about, doesn't seem to be while idling. Once it does start to stream its a nice steady hard stream and stays cool to the touch. But...
  14. brooksville_rebel

    WTH is the starter solenoid.

    Can anyone from the attached pick of the engine tell me were the starter solenoid is ? I have searched Mercury's Ezwebparts and youtube and the net and nothing. The ezweb makes it look like its on the front plate but that makes no sense and I have nothing there anyhow. I am getting just the one...
  15. brooksville_rebel

    Trim gauge hookup

    So now that the tachometer is good to go and its daylight out I am going to try to get the trim gauge working. I have researched and searched it and I don't think it was ever hooked up. It has wires to it but don't think it was hooked to the sending unit. I followed the wires according to what...
  16. brooksville_rebel

    Fubar Mental Mistake

    Was getting the new tach wired up. Everything was fine but noticed nothing when the ignition was turned on. I found a wire I missed connecting. I temp wired it. Turned the ignition on and worked. So went and permanently wired it up. Turned on and nothing. WTH. Tired both batteries. Nothing...
  17. brooksville_rebel

    Mounting lock n pin 3/4" base plate and seats

    I was given the attached mount plates and seat plates. They had seats attached to the seat plates. As can be seen the nylon bushings are either missing or busted out of them and couple missing the springs. So not sure if they are use able or fixable. I can't seem to find replacements for the...
  18. brooksville_rebel

    What kind of Tachometer will work

    Man its worse then getting my kids to eat vegetables to find a tachometer for my engine. I have emailed several places and either no answer or tell me I need to go to the boat place I bought it. I bought it off a little Egyptian lady that used it for tours up and down the river. Pretty dang sure...
  19. brooksville_rebel

    Tachometer replacement

    Boy seems like I am living on here these last few days as I rewire the pontoon. I would like to replace the tachometer. In fact going to replace them all as none work, or worked intermittently Might be wiring, bad connections etc cut they look to be the original and the boat is a 1998. I was...
  20. brooksville_rebel

    Negative wire combining ?

    Front of the pontoon has the two navigational lights and a set of headlights/fog lights. I am rewiring it all up but not sure If I can do this or not. I would like to take the negatives from both set of lights and tie them together and run one negative wire back to the fuse panel negative bus...
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