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    Mercury 500 Gearbox on a Merc 65?

    Hi.. I've go an old Mercury Blue Band 500 (50HP, 4Cly). I've just seen a Mercury Blue Band 65Hp (3Cly) for sale with a broken gearbox (Lower Unit). Can anyone tell me if the perfectly good gearbox from my 50hp will fit on the bigger 65Hp? I've seen a few Mercury 50HP gearboxes for sale...
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    Fletcher 14 ski pole fitting

    Hi I've been searching the tinterweb for a ski pole to fit to my fletcher.. Does anyone have any advise as to where and how to fit a ski pole to a 14' Fletcher? Also does anyone know of a good place to buy a ski pole or should I look at making one? I'm in the UK so a UK supplier would be...
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    Mercury 500, Fit a Kill Switch

    Hello. I have just bought an old Mercury 500 (50HP). I took it out for its first spin a few days ago and when I tried to stop the outboard I found that there was no kill switch! I have bought a kill switch but cannot work out how to fit it. The engine only has a pull start and the...
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