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  1. rolmops

    82 60 horse mercury.

    Hello.<br />Are there any known defects or bad problems that keep on popping up with the '80 to '83 60 hp. mercuries? How do they measure up against the omc engines of the same hp. and years?Are there any specially good characteristics?<br />This would be a fresh water engine in upstate N.Y.<br...
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    Warning !!!

    Sorry to have to scream!<br />The topic "what bad gas can do to a fuel filter" by "Bigcash" has a hidden program in the attached picture.This program called "Gator" will be downloaded into your computers and start tracking your e-net behavior and later on start sending you spam and popup...
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    outboard engine blocks.

    Hello.<br />I heard it said that OMC went from 35 hp in the fifties to 55 horse in the late seventies basicly by using the same block, but boring the cylinders out a bit more every time.<br />The result of that supposedly was that the old 35s last forever while the fifties tend to blow their...
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    What is the right size engine?

    Hello.<br />I picked up a 1964 17 foot Duratech Orion aluminum boat.the type that has a V shaped front and a flat rear end.It's maximum allowed engine is an 80 horse.Having dealt only with wood and fiberglass I have no idea what would be a good strength of engine if this boat is mostly used for...
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    aluminum repair

    Hello.<br />Does anybody out there have any experience with a product called a-lum-rite or dura fix 3 in one?<br />I am trying to do some repairs on an aluminum hull and these products are advertised to do a real good job just with a mapp gas flame.<br />I would really appreciate it to hear of...
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    deep V as opposed to flat bottom.

    Hello.<br />How critical would it be to have a deep V instead of my current 17'flatbottom Duratech Orion for the occasional trip on lake Ontario and maybe once or twice a year in Cape Cod Bay, but mostly on the Fingerlakes.And what are the real advantages of a deep V.<br />Thanks for any...
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    Duratech.

    Hello.<br />Does any of you good people out there remember what horsepower outboard the 1964 17'aluminum Duratech Orion was originally outfitted with?<br />Thanks for your thoughts and answers.
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    Duratech Orion

    Hello.<br />Does anybody out there remember what engine the 1964 17' Duratech Orion originally came with?<br />Thank you.
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    Cavitation plate height on a 1957 35 Seahorse.

    Hello.<br />I am fooling around with the transom height on my boat.Normally I would try to have the cavitation plate flush with the bottom of my boat.<br />In this case, it is a flat bottom boat and these engines have this elongated water inlet just above the cavitation plate.<br />I am afraid...
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    to djohns19

    The russian 15 horse came to me by accident more than anything else.<br />How is it?<br />Kind of like a Kalatsnikov AK 47. It will whine and protest,but it will always get you there, no matter how dirty and old the fuel,no matter how sandy and weedy the swamp you should not have ventured...
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    adjustable transom height

    Hello.<br />It appears that I am going to have to raise the engine on my boat about three inches.The engine is a 130 pound 1957 35 horse sea horse.<br />The transom clamp can not be raised that much without running the risk of dropping the engine in the water.<br />Is there some smart adjustable...
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    Primary pick up location. ('57 /35/seahorse)

    Merry Christmas to you all.<br />Does the spark in this engine come progressively later while increasing rpm?And if this is correct,<br />then while synchronizing, I move first movement on the carburator shaft slightly past the primary pick up location.Will this cause spark earlier in the upward...
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    props and wot on a '57 rde 19 (35 horse) Seahorse

    Good evening gentlemen<br />I have a 10 3/8 x 11 that gives me 4000 rpm.<br />A 10 1/2 x 13 that gives 3400 rpm.<br />My wot should be 4500.Would an 11x 9 get me there?<br />The cavitation plate of my engine sits about 2 inches deeper than the bottom of my flat bottom 1957 Herter's 16...
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    marine tex epoxy for spark plug hole repair?

    I just read through an answer of Joe Reeves(June 6,2002) in which he mentions marine tex epoxy as a material,which after it has bonded overnight, is supposedly stronger than the material it repairs.<br />Joe does that imply that you can use this material instead of a helicoil,or in combination...
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    Raising transom.

    Hello.<br />I have a 16 foot 1957 Herter's flat bottom fiberglass boat that has an aluminium rear frameplate on the transom.<br />In order to get the cavitation plate of my 1957 35 seahorse an inch under the bottom I will have to raise the transom about 3 inches.<br />Is there anybody out there...
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    raising my transom.

    Hello.<br />Has anybody out there ever raised his transom?<br />Are there any smart ways to do it?<br />It will be on top of an aluminium frame sitting on a fiberglass boat.<br />I would love to hear some sensible advise before embarking on a project that might be costly and poorly done without...
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    Height of cavitation plate.

    My 1957 35 horse RDE 19 M seahorse is currently sitting on a 1957 Herter's 16 foot flat bottom boat and the cavitation plate sits about 4 1/2 inches under the bottom. <br />With a 10 3/8 x 13 1/4 prop it runs at 3400 rpm and with a 10 1/2 x 11 3/4 it gets up to 4000 rpm.<br />WOT is supposed to...
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    starter for corvair kid

    Hello.<br />Just today the type of starter you are looking for came on e-bay.<br />go to "johnson outboard" and you will see.
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    Sea Foam troubles???/1957 35 Johnson Seahorse

    Hello. <br />The other day I added 2 ounces of sea foam per gallon to clean out my engine while running.(I could not leave well enough alone)<br />Ever since my engine needs a bit of choking while starting and it will hesitate every so often while running at high rpm's.<br />Is this just pure...
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    Haircrack in '57 lower unit.

    Hello.<br />Just this evening while puttering around with my 35 horse Johnson RDE 19 (1957) I discovered a hair crack in the area close to the shift rod cavity. Some oil does leak out of the lower unit in that area into the bottom of the exhaust housing.The lower unit oil is a dirty grey...
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