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here are some pictures of the boats i have had through the years. first was a 12' mirrow craft form the 70's. then a 12' valco early 80's. you can see it how it was when i bought it and when i sold it. i had a 15 hp merc that i saved for myself when i sold it since i bought the new boat i just...
I have a welded 12' western boat made by shasta aluminum products inc. and i can't find any ifo about this boat or the manufacturer. its a w12 model. I was trying to get ahold of the company and see if i could find the exact specs on the wood the cut for the benches since the ones i am replacing...
I have a late 80's or early 90's 15hp 2 stroke mercury. Unsure of the year because the serial number sticker is missing a corner that has the first 2 or 3 numbers on it but its older than the 99 i had that was basically the same motor just the next body style. anyways the lower unit is getting...
I am redoing my aluminum boat and adding some extras. I was wondering if i should ground all my electronics to the boat or to the batteries? Also I was gonna use 2 batteries to power all my electronics and was thinking i could wire them in paralel and still have a 12v system and run all my...
So i was trying to replace the water impeller in my 1999 mercury 15hp and i took the 3 bolts out to pull of the lower unit and i cant figure out how to get the shift linkage to come apart. Any ideas on how its done?
Any one know what good compression for an outboard is? I can't find much info using google. I read 140-160 is good for a car. And I know you want the comp to be close from one cylinder to the next. I have a 1990 evinrude 6hp 2 stroke that comps really close to 90. I bought a early 90's merc 9.9...
