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    72 Mercury 800 - Oil runoff question

    So, been running this motor for quite a few years now, and have recently had work done which included new choke assembly, carb rebuild, etc. Now, I'm noticing something I don't recall seeing before. There has always been some residual oil runoff once I dock the boat, typical of this type of...
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    Blueband Merc 800 - Simple Gear Lube Questions

    Replacing the gear lube, first time dealing with this old Merc - called local shop to verify how I'm replacing the lube... drained the old, then filling and draining to flush it, then filling again. My understanding is to remove the Vent and the Fill plugs, fill until lube comes out the top...
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    Older Merc (blueband 800) revival??

    I'm sure this is a bit of a rehash, but not quite finding the answers I need in searching... Picked up a boat with the aforementioned 80 hp merc. Motor was started in tank, fired up fine, shifted fine before purchase, and showed good even compression. Now, after learning some things here, and...
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