Help please

BusaBoy14

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Ok I have a 100 horse 67 evinrude starflite-s that needs a pulse pack and god knows what else, and don't really have the time or money to buy the parts and fix it, but I have a line on a free boat with a 90 hp merc I believe.
My question is whether or not I can just switch motors or is the linkage and everything brand specific? What do I need to change when doing this?
My boat now has electric shift I believe not sure what other info you may need to give me an answer so let me know. Thanks
 

Chinewalker

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Re: Help please

You would need the control box for the Merc to make it work. The Evinrude box will NOT work with the Merc...

As for steering - depends on what your boat has now. The Merc could easily use tilt-tube style Teleflex steering, whereas I think the Evinrude needed an adapter kit.
 

GA_Boater

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Re: Help please

If the free boat is complete, everything you need should be on the boat. Just transfer everything over to you current boat. You may need longer cables to fit your boat.
 
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