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    Crank Shaft Cracked At Fly Wheel

    1999 150 Merecry the motor was vibrating and starter was not engaging and somone told me to check fly wheel and it was loose. the crank shaf was cracked right at the fly wheel. what would cause that ANY INPUT
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    crank shaft cracked at fly wheel

    1999 150 Mercury motor was vibrating and starter was not engaging and someone told me to check fly wheel and it was loose. The crank shaft was cracked right at the fly wheel. What would cause that? They want $3,000 to put a new crank in. Any input?
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    Seacast Transom Pour

    hi guys, I finally started the transom pour. I cut out all the rotted wood in the transom, which was the hardest part. I filled a 30 gallon can of the rotted wood. I had 2 buckets of 5 gallon seacast which they said would be enough, but it wasn't. I had 6 inches left to pour in transom and...
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    find correct motor height for outboard

    I have a 1981 20 foot pursuit with a 150 mercury. I would like to know how you can tell if the motor is at the right height. The motor is at the lowest position. And the cavatation fin (don't know if this is the correct name) is 2 1/2 inches above the hull. Is this correct? I heard it...
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    started repair on wet transom

    Started to cut wood out of transom. Transom was saturated. Was not rotted on top. It was rotted 9 inches from the bottom up. It was not to bad to cut out. I drilled holes and used the chainsaw. The weather made it harder because it is in the 30's so the wood was sorta frozen. I need to...
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    seacast question ?

    Heard alot agood things about seacast. But when I talk to repair shops about repairing the transom they recommend to put plywood back in for the repair and they dont use seacast. Does anyone know why?
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    wet transom remove outboard engine

    I have a 1982 Pursuit Tiara 20 foot 150 mercury outboard. I have water in the transom. It looks like it is coming from the self draining cockpit drainholes. The drainholes are just below water level. Are they supposed to be that low? Poked the wood with a sharp all and the point went in...
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