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    General question on Props

    The boat is a 1964 Glasspar, 14-15 footer. Not used for skiing. Just a toy that I use to cruise the lakes. Currently (and removed because it spun) it has a 19p on a 85 hp Merc. My curiosity is such I would like to try some different props. I can get a used 19p for $60, and a used SS 23p for...
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    Prop removal from a 76 Merc 85HP

    I spun the prop yesterday at the lake. Just tooling along at 35 when the RPMs shot up and we slowed way down. I limped back into the Marina and dock at just above idle. Here is what I have done so far to get the prop off. The prop is off but not the shaft. How does this shaft come off? User...
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    How could water get into a Mercruiser 140?

    Here is the details. I bought a boat (project on the cheap), Merc 140 sterndrive. 1978. Got it home, found the 4 banger is locked up. I removed the plugs, #4 water poured out. So, I figured it was crapola. I cut the back of the boat off, removed the stern and motor. Tossed the boat and kept...
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    Mercruiser 165--Gulfstream 19 shifter issue

    I rebuilt the floor on the old Gulfstream. Its all done with new carpet. I removed the shifter up front--pulled it away with the mount--and re-carpeted that area. Its all back. OK today at the lake for the first time, I had a hell of a time getting it into gear. Finally it went. Then I could...
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    Need a Distributor Cap--850 85hp Merc outboard

    Obsolete. Nothing. Can't locate anything. Any ideas? Early to mid 70's Merc 85hp outboard.
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    Mercury 850 85hp carb setting

    I need someone to direct me. I have this 85hp on the back of a 14 foot Glasspar. Circa 1965. Today the motor out on the lake died when I cranked a hard turn. Like it was running out of gas. It just slowly ran out and quit. I had a full tank and only had been out on the water for a few...
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    Restoring 65 Glasspar 14 foot with a Merc 85hp outboard--question-Tachometer

    The shifter has a tach connection. It is my understanding that if I get the connection that goes into that Mercury shifter, I can wire up a Tach. Now--where where I aquire that connect that goes into the tach there on the shifter. Anyone direct me to a purchase? ALso, it is possible to buy a...
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