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    Collecting Sand worms from beach...

    I don't know how to do it and would really love to as live bait here sucks and is expensive.. I have heard various methods of dragging a dead fish with a string attached to it across wet sand from the seas wash and then when the worm pops up you grab it with a pair of pliers.. What about...
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    Help me decide what hook rigs i should use for next trip and why do you use Tuna

    I basically use bloodworms/beachworms to catch bream/flathead around botany bay near sydney and been getting bites every 5 or so minutes so i guess im being sucessful even landed some 35cm bream and 40cm snapper.<br /><br />Basically i put a small weight on a size 3 or so, just so i can get some...
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    Goes into reverse on land but not into reverse on water.. Mercury 1970 650cc Thu

    My mercury 1970 650cc Thunderbolt 4 cylinder will go into reverse on land when i was checking the gears with muffs on but it won't go into reverse on the water. Its running at about 1400rpm on land because of no pressure and about 900 on the water<br /><br />What should it be set to on the water...
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    Just bought 4 bottles of 500ml gear lube is this good for my motor? And another

    I just bought some Castrol Gear Lubricant ... 75w 90 SAE gear lube for outboard motors for my Mercury 650cc 65hp 1970 Thunderbolt. My mechanic said it was perfectly fine and they use it all the time and it will be great for my motor and i don't need to waste my money on the quicksilver stuff. Is...
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    Hey guys quickie question

    can a motor not shift into reverse because hte idle is set to low? its a merc 650cc 65hp thunderbolt
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    My Motor goes forward/N/ but wont shift into reverse Mercury 650cc 65hp Thunderb

    On the land sometimes my motor shifts into reverse and sometimes not but when im on the water it absolutely won't shift into reserve and just does this clicking or thudding sound like if it were trying to engage but can't stick it in. Its a 1970 Mercury Thunderbolt 650cc 65hp 4 cylinder model...
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    Cheap and thrilling lesson :D WOT and driving into a swampy marsh 1ft deep :0

    I was humming along roughly 40mph on the good ole speedo but it seemed like 100km/h<br /><br />My dad tells me to go straight as we never went to this part of the river before. I continue disregarding the buoys and i sit down for some reason and i ease the throttle because i wanted to enjoy the...
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    Anyone had any experience with the minimax - minimost hydroplanes?

    Im thinking of building one but I really would love if i could make a similar sort of speed/skeet boat but one that fits 2 people. Not kneeling but sitting in a seat either behind one another or aside...<br /><br />I really like the idea of building a under 10 foot speed/skeet fibreglass boat...
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    Help me identify my prop please. Thankyou

    The numbers i found in the significant part was 48-327-48<br /><br />On other parts of the prop i found 7997 and 2490<br /><br />its a bronze prop and quit old.. thanks again
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    Auxillary Motors Current models (2002-2003) around 4hp Help me decide :) Rant a

    Im willing to spend about $1200 AUD for a 4hp motor 2 stroke for my boat... (around $500 USD)<br /><br />The rules are it must be the longest shaft possible, have an aluminium prop no resin/polymer prop bull****, and it must have F-N-R gears and an inbuilt tank..<br /><br />Its going on a 4.33m...
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    Anyone in Australia know where i can buy a tiny tacho? please thanks

    Anyone know where i can buy a tiny tacho to test the rpm on my motor... It will always come in handy but i need to use it to test if my motor is turning the correct rpm as i got a feeling my tacho is buggy as its showing im turning 7000 rpm on my motor since prop change when it use to show 5000...
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    Motor and boat question. Mercury 650cc 1970 4 cyl 65hp

    On my little boat i have this phat phart motor on the back. My boat is a 4.33 meter de havilland f/glass<br /><br />The motor relatively workds fine with 95-100lbs of compression accross all cylinders on cold reading<br /><br />I have a couple of questions though ... My mechanic replaced the...
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    Mercury Thunderbolt 650cc 65hp 1970 has a water leak ;(

    My motor is leaking water around from where the block bolts onto the shaft. It seems to me that maybe just the seal is leaking because its old and because of this water is seeping out on the side around the blocks. But at high speed this becomes a spray so the sale water is corrodoing my spark...
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    Lower Unit Question! Can u use a 115hp in a 65hp Thunderbolt 1970

    My wrench put a 115hp lower unit on my 65hp thunderbolt saying it would be fine just the ratio is different and he put on a different brass prop on it because he bent the last one anyway because i was replacing the LU coz skeg was ripped off and when he took LU off he hit the prop and bent but...
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    Another Dumb Question.. Mercury 650cc 65hp 1970 Thunderbolt Question

    I got a new lower unit put on my motor as the old one was F-U-*-K-E-D. Anyway the guy put on a used one which turns out was very noisy so he got another unit from a 115hp 6 cylinder and he put it on my motor.. Basically nearly brand new lower unit (can't even hear it being put into gear) but he...
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    Merc ignition wiring help (Wiring freaks help me ;D)

    Basically i have an old Mercury Thunderbolt 650cc 65hp 1970 with a wiring harness going to control box with the following colours coming out from the old harness<br /><br />The wiring thatis here http://www.maxrules.com/oldmercs/Wiring/1966ona/30.PDF <br /><br />Brown<br />Grey<br />Salmon<br...
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    Hey few ideas and questions

    Is there such a thing like an outboard jet motor? So instead of propellar its propelled by a jet. I am planning to build a mini skeet boat like 2-2.5m 2 seater racing boat with a 40hp or so on the back.. And was wondering if i could get jet as control would be far better..<br /><br />Anyone ever...
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    Will this control box work with my Mercury...

    Im looking for an aftermarket control box as the one on my Mercury Thunderbolt 650cc 1970 65hp (red band i believe) is being shoddy as the idle lever moves when i move the throttle... They want $300 for a used control box unfortunately (:/) and i don't want to fork out that much for a control...
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    Hey about RPM of my motor

    I seem to be turning 4900 at tops depends where the person sits in the boat with 3 people and i was wondering what rpm i should be running at for optimum performance so i know what prop to get..<br /><br />Also can you fit a propellar that lets say gives you 5900 rpm but lets say you must go max...
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    Hey... A thought

    I have realised I am not a fishing person. When im driving around i feel fine but when i stop to do some fishing i get the morse disease :/<br /><br />Driving is fine though.... <br /><br />Are there any cures i hope there are but i think im just sea sick...<br /><br />Anyway i was just thinking...
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