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    Gale 5hp outboard submerged in recent WV floods.

    Well, the historic and devastating floods of WV got my outboard. Luckily didn't too get much inside the home itself, but the basement and the garage were hit hard. Unfortunately I had the cover off my 1962ish Gale (Johnson) 5HP, and the motor fell off the floating garage bench and was...
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    Sea King/Clinton K700 Repair

    Well, since I got the ol' Gale up and running nicely and put up for winter storage, thought I'd go over my original outboard motor, the Sea King/Clinton K700. Earlier, I'd put some fuel line on it, cleaned the carb and fogged the cylinders. Even though it was still pumping water (not sure how...
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    1983 Mercury 3.5hp outboard repair

    Well, a 1983? (ser. 6243...) Merc 3.5hp has come in for hard starting issue.... Haven't started it yet, but have a couple of questions beforehand. Will replace impeller, as previous owner told current owner that it was air cooled. Looks like its been hot, guess I'll check compression also...
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    5HP Twin Gale information?

    Well, picked this one up from a friend of a friend for what I thought was a pretty good price, though I never ran it before buying.... A Gale 5HP twin GG18732A. Was told it ran when he last used it a long time ago, but so does everything... Had an old 5HP Sea King a long time ago and the...
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    5hp Clinton rebuild, need some help...

    Hey everyone!!! My first post! Have a Clinton Sea King 5hp outboard that was given to me. I kept it as a parts motor/drive for my 7hp Sea King but thought I'd have a peek at it and see what made it tick, maybe even get it running again. Never messed with these before as far as tearing them...
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