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    5200 / aluminum

    Ive just purchased a 18' starcraft, and filled her up with water yesterday to check for leaks. Ive got a small one from corrosion and a couple from rivet repair gone wrong,and a third from sealant failure at the keel. My thoughts were to plate the corrosion with 1/16, repair the rivets with...
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    napa #s for merc points?

    would anyone know the napa part numbers for mercuury points. The serial # to the 500ml motor is 1426787. And I believe the merc # is 393 - 1504A5(A6?)Thank you.
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    '75 merc 500 running backwards

    Hello again. Ive finally gotten back to the motor. To bring everyone up to speed, Ive replaced everything. And she would not run past mid range. come to find out that the red and blue coils were reversed. switched them and she ran beautiful thru all ranges, but just then the water pump quit...
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    75 Merc carb kits

    does anyone know where to find a set of quality kits or Carbs themselves fo a 1975 Merc 500 50 HP?
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    merc red/blue coil

    I have a '75 500 type II ignition. Every picture I have of the distributor shows the red coil on the left and the blue on the right. Where as the coils in mine are reversed with blue on the left and red on right. Can someone please tell me if this would cause any problems. Thanx
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    merc II ignition driver coils

    does anyone know if it makes a difference which side the coils(red & blue) are placed in the housing? And if it does what would happen if they were reversed? Thank you.
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    '75 50hp merc miss

    O.k I put her all back together, but I can not get her to run. First off I replaced; coil, rectifier, switch box, plugs, fuel pump diaphram, and rebuilt the carbs.<br /> The problem is I have a very hard sparatic miss. It happens cold or warm. It sometimes happens at idle, sometimes in gear...
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    merc switchbox gnd

    I have a 1975 500 50hp merc and have just recieved a new switch box that I ordered. Its the one that has 4 color terminals; red, blue, white and green. There are also two threaded holes casted into the body itself. One is below the green terminal and I know is for gnd to distributer. The other...
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    merc ign analyzer values?

    Can someone please translate the settings (ohms) of mercs tester to vom settings? (R x 1=?,R x 100=?,Rx1000=?)
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    '75 merc 500 parts.

    Has anyone found a parts resource for this animal? Ive been searching for hours and at best have been able to piece together most of the ignition and carb parts from about just as many sources. And I cannot for the life of me find a replacement rotor. thank you.
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    bottom paint

    I have a 17' wodden boat, and in my search for bottom paint was told that I do not need it. My boat will always be trailered. Maybe, but highly unlikely it could spend one or two days in the water. So my question is do I just prep the same and use the same paint as I am for the top? (brightside...
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    BB boat co.?

    Has anyone ever heard of a co.named BB out of Marysville WA? I have A 1953 wood boat and upon torching off the 9 layers of paint the reverse image of a partial decal appeared. Ive been searching for info on this co, and have found nothing. Leading me to believe BB stands for something.
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    nail filler

    I am restoring a 1952 wooden boat. some of the nails (being 50 years old) have started to rust. Once i get her down to bare wood I was planning to set the nails (below the surface) seal them, and then renail the entire boat. My question is- Does anyone know of a good filler that will fill my...
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    lightning energizer ignition

    Can someone please tell me the principals behind this altenator driven ignition(1975,500,AD-CD)?<br /><br />How the switch plays its part, and how it can be tested(w/specs.)(DVA?)<br /><br />this is what I think I have figured out so far. the coils (low/high) inside the distributor generate...
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    quicksilver ignition analyzer

    Does anyone know where I can purchase this analyzer for my 75 500 thunderbolt ignition? And can you tell me how much I should expect to pay?<br /> Thank you.
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    merc stalling at high rpm

    I just bought this motor('75, 500, 50hp) and am about to tear into it to see what Ive got. It does have some symptoms that I already know of and was hoping for some experience as to what I should look for when I got it apart.<br /> She idles just fine, and is ok power wise just untill she gets...
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    merc compression specs

    does anyone know about what the compression should be on a 1975 model 500,50 hp?
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    mercury 50hp year?

    can someone please tell me the year of this one i just purchased? serial # 4282390. thank you!
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