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  1. Ffmedic166

    73 Mercury 40HP

    I went through the carb and put in carb kit about a year ago. I dry store (run the fuel out and drain) so I don’t suspect carbs but I will be taking them off soon to inspect. Compression if I remember correctly we’re about even on both cylinders and above 110 psi. Going to remove the LU to look...
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    73 Mercury 40HP

    Guess no one know which direction I should look. I thought surely this site had someone who could help.
  3. Ffmedic166

    Parts

    your wire looked just like mine. Pain in butt finding and replacing wires. I settled for a 2010 harness and wired it up. cobbled together but works lol
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    73 Mercury 40HP

    Since my last posting: Ive fitted a 2010ish wiring both controller and engine. Which worked great. Even had the motor in the water a couple of times and did some fishing. WOT top speed from memory was 23mph. Present Day: I recent had to buy a starter solenoid. I installed the new one and...
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    1973 mercury 40hp 7pin to 8pin

    Just acquired a boat 1960 Crestliner 17’ aluminum boat. Doing repairs and cleaning up motor and bought new control cables and started to crack into the control box and all the wires are frey and brittle damn near all the way to plug to motor. So I can’t find any 7 pin so I was told to get a 8pin...
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    Continue or just junk it?

    Have cracks deep within the inside hull of boat. I am in process of rebuilding the support stringers and new deck. Boat is a 1971 trihull skiff 13ft.
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    1976 Munro "Fury" 14ft

    Bought this boat as a small project. I am new to rebuilding a boat and this seems to be a complete remodel. I have tried to look up this boat and have found its a company that was based out of London, Canada. Only seen one picture of the same boat that looked to be in great shape. The issue is...
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