Re: 1964 Mercury 1000 100 hp question.
Ok....to finish the question of what to buy...I got EXACTLY something suited to a 110 tag limit.
A SWEET 1100SS 1967 Mercury. I looked at a few other motors, and am amazed at how tired and abused some of them can look. Rust, grime, taped wires, dents, and just general overall 40 yrs of use and abuse.
I kept on looking.
I found mine stuck to a nice (but not my kind of thing) Larson Tri Hull of the same vintage. The motor that came with the boat.
The guy used it a few times and the rest of the time it spent in the dry confines of a pole barn, covered.
I haven't started it, but it has good compression and looks for all the world like it has not been used much AT ALL in it's lifetime. The guy had it for almost 30 years and worked 7 days a week so he never took it out.
I popped the cover, and it looks NEW inside. The starter rope is still coiled up and never used or even taken out."Didn't know it had one!" the guy says.
I just brought it home and will post some better pics in a different thread as well when I get them taken.
Hmmmm...I bet the impeller is the original, even the prop looks good and I suspect it's the original.
I want to take it slow, new impeller, clean or overhaul carbs, maybe overhaul the fuel pumps. Wonder if the hoses (they look GOOD) should be updated for alcohol cursed fuel possibilities.
Anyway for now, here it is: