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    Ceiling material?

    Hello everyone, can any one tell me what that material is that they use on the ceilings in a lot of cabin boats. Of what i remember it was a white panel and it had a lot of little pin holes in it. And maybe were I can find it. Thanks Devin San Diego
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    Looking at a 77 Nordic II with engine change

    Hello, all first time posting here hope I am in the right spot. I looking at buy a 77 NordicII 22' , the motor has been changed it a OMC 302 225 hp, it sound nice and tight. It look's like they did some changes to the motor mounts to use this motor and the stern drive says 175 I am guessing it's...
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    Rebuild Carb. kits 50 hp Merc.

    Hello everyone, I just purchase new carb. kits for my 50 hp 1978. I have noticed that in the kit they sent they have two check valve diaphragms, one check valve diaphragm made of rubber and one made of a type of vinyl fiber. In the manual it only shows one diaphragm. Does anyone know witch one...
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    1978 500/50 hp timing.

    Hey everyone, I install a new trigger and switch box. I am getting great spark now. I went threw the carbs, I still can't get it to start. I get a single pop out of it. So I thinking it may be the timing. When I placed the flywheel back on I made sure that I line the timing mark to the pointer...
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    1978 500 Mercury bad switchbox and more?

    Hello everyone, I have a 50 hp 1978 Mercury # 4964296. I bought the motor because it has great compression around 140 on all but all the wiring looks bad. So I am going to replace wiring and some ignition parts need be. I am playing around with my Ohm meter on the switchbox, I noticed that when...
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    Motor shakes at idle, motor mount?

    Hi everyone, I have a 74 40 hp Evinrude. The motor shakes at idle I am thinking it is the front top motor mount. I replaced the top sides it didn't seem to help much. The lower one seem in good shape. The front looks to be a little harder to get to. So I thought I would get some advice before I...
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    Type of steering

    Hello all, I am not sure what type of steering is on my boat. It's a 75 Alumacraft 16' ft. The steering control at the helm has a 1/2" simi clear tube about 12" long coming out of the side of it. It looks like there is liquid in it of some type. The heavy breaded cable or tube going to the motor...
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    New coils new plugs wire lots of arc-ing

    New coils, new plugs wire, lots of arc-ing coming out of the plug boot going down the plug. The new coils came with the new wires and spring clip type connection for the spark plugs with new boots. The connection of theses clips and plugs don't seem very good kind of loose, also when I touch the...
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    Won't turn off when the key is turned off?

    I have a 40 hp 74 model 40455s, it won't turn off when I turn the key off. Is the timing to advanced and how do I change that if be? When I turn the key it sounds like it starts to run on one cylinder. but won't kill the motor. Thanks for all the help!
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    Merc. 500 Thunderbolt 1973?

    Hello guys, I have an a chance to pick this Merc. Thunderbolt 500 50hp motor up for 300.00. Sitting in some ones garage for 1 1/2 years , he said it ran when he took it off the boat and now no boat and needs garage space. Is the Merc. a good motor? Are parts hard to come by? Does this motor have...
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    Fuel Usage

    Hello, I am a newbie to the power boating world. I have 16 ft alum. side console with a 40 hp Evinrude 74. I had it out for the first time on Sunday my daughter age of:eek: 10 and I, combine weight 225, for about 1 1/2 hour a little cruising 5 mph zone and a little WOT, it run pretty good. I...
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