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    Re-assembling a walkthrough windshield pane... it's too tight!

    Hi all, My runabout has a flat walkthrough windshield with three forward panes and triangular panes on each side. The starboard front pane was cracked, so I removed the top piece of the aluminum frame and managed to slide the trapezoidal glass out (in two pieces), took it to a shop, had a new...
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    Need to extend my transom, but... there are too many ways to do it!

    I have an 18' Campion fiberglass runabout, pretty standard, and I've bought a really nice 4-stroke for it, but wouldn't you know the motor is 25" and the transom is 20". So close, so close. So, I need to raise the transom a bit. Not such a bad thing, and I'm kinda handy -- though by no means...
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    Strange experience with Honda shop

    I went yesterday to look at a used 90HP Honda at a local Honda shop. It would be a private sale, but the owner just had a bunch of work done at the shop, and I don't think he can afford the repairs without selling it. ANYway... it was all very odd. First the one mechanic noted that serial...
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    Should there be fuel in the cylinder?

    After being sidelined doing some renovations, I'm back to working on my '75 1500, which still won't start. I think I've isolated it to being a fuel issue, so here's my question: if I disconnect the green wire from the switch (thus disabling the distributor and the plugs), should the plugs...
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    A bunch of parts manuals are up on Ebay

    Apologies if this looks like blatant marketing, but one seller currently has some 40 or so mid-70's Merc parts manuals on Ebay right now (http://motors.search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZblackjack151) and I'm sure some of you have been looking. I'm not affiliated with the seller, but I did just win a...
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    Full carbs + spark + suction = no ignition?

    I've got a Merc 1500, 1976, 6 cyl inline, 3 carbs. This motor hasn't really worked for me, yet. I bought it about two months ago, and at first I could only make 5 knots, cranking the throttle forward did nothing. :( THAT turned out to be the control box, I guess the cam had worn out. I...
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    Something's leaking from the prop

    First off, I'm a first-time poster. I would have registered a couple years ago, but I swear, every single time I've run into a problem I've wanted to ask about, I would run a search first... and :eek: find the answer. This forum is definitely an amazing resource! :p Anyway, I recently got...
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