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  1. ClassyGlassy

    AQ170 exhaust help

    I'm putting a boat back together with this engine in it but the 4 exhaust bolts that mount the manifold to the down-elbow are missing thus allowing raw exhaust and water to come into the people tank. Anyone know the size/pitch needed?
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    Pipestone-Mariner boat capacity plate

    New project and I need the required info on a 1971 Pipestone-Mariner Wavemaster with Volvo- Penta AQ170 Stern Drive Its an 18ft 3in fiberglass runabout
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    '76 Merc 1500 Tower of Power Prop Question

    I got it to go 42mph at 4000 rpms WOT with a 21p 3blade Aluminum Prop. What's the rule of thumb for Propping down? How many RPMs gain as you drop pitch? I need to get around 5500-5800 RPMs at WOT. Does a 15p Prop sound too underpitched? What about a 17p?
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    Shift Cable adjustment on Merc 1500

    Hey guys, my boat project is put together and I floated the boat for the first time yesterday. However, it will shift into FWD gear nicely with no pressure but clicks going into REV gear. I have to go about halfway to get REV to engage! I know that I need to adjust the barrel on the cable to...
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    Help restoring color to a faded steering wheel

    I'm putting my boat together and will be doing the first splashdown this next week on Friday! I've put a lot of work into building a new transom, replacing the floor, new interior and seets, and all new electrical and controls. Final assembly is happening tomorrow so I need some help with...
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    Colorado-Pueblo Reservoir

    Going down on Father's Day to launch my boat for the first time since the rebuild and the change-over from I/O to Outboard transom with splashwell. It will also be the first time I've run this 1500 Merc on this boat too. Anyone else going down that weekend? Will anyone be around that will be...
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    Teleflex Safe-T Steering Cable

    How do I get the Safe-T Steering Cable seperated from the helm? I need to replace the cable but when I pull the pin it still doesn't come apart.......How does it work?
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    Still fixing this '94 Merc 150hp 2.0V6

    Hey guys, I got it running today and after about 45 seconds I shut it down......here's why: 1. No water coming out of the "pee" hole 2. Light smoke starting coming from around the coils, behind the coils and against the exhaust plate are two boxes between the plate the coils are mounted on...
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    '94 Merc 150hp Outboard Electrical Help

    Dad has the above mentioned and he ran it while the overheat alarm was going off for 30 minutes until it overheated the wires going across the motor one day and it started smoking so he shut it down. A friend of his :mad: started cutting and splicing the burned/melted melted wires, replaced...
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    4th of July at Lake McConaughy, Nebraska

    We have a couple of boats and some jet skis spending the weekend and following week of the 4th of July at Lake McConaughy, Nebraska this year. This is our family's yearly trip from Colorado to Nebraska. We do it EVERY year for the past 25 years during this week........ We camp on the beach...
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    '76 Merc 1500 Tower Carb Question

    I finally got it going today after all of the pre inspections and such after being stored for a couple of years. Here's my problem: While priming with the hand pump I noticed fuel started to squirt out of the bottom carb......the primer bulb wouldn't go completely solid because of this..... I...
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    Switching from Single Lever Controls over to Double Lever Controls

    If I switch over to Dual Controls, will this make 1 control my shift control and the other my throttle exclusively? Would I only move the throttle forward to give it gas in both FORWARD and REVERSE?
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    '76 Merc 1500 Tower of Power Question

    I picked up this motor for my "Project Carlson CV16" and when putting my outboard cables on the motor I reallized that the nut and hold-down for the shifter cable is missing. Does someone have a similar motor that they can take a picture of what this hold-down looks like so that I can make one...
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    Profile Name

    Can we change our profile name? Is there a process of getting it changed without having to start a new account? My profile name was the name of our old boat that we just sold a couple of weeks ago, I would like to change it to ClassyGlassy as we are restoring our Classic Glastron now...
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    PayPal

    So my wife and I broke down and opened a PayPal account in order to come into the 21st Century and pay for things online and Ebay. We go through the whole process of upgrading to a Premier account, added our checking account to it, added the wife's social security number, and the associated...
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    achris I need your help please!

    all BS between us needs to be put to rest! I respect your input most of all above everyone else. I have been wrong and now I'm in a pickle........ My dad has a '94 Mercury Black Max 150 that is a 2.0 A couple of years ago the impeller failed and it overheated causing all engine electrical...
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    '76 Merc 150hp T/T Hydraulic line location drawing

    I just recently purchased this running motor but the P/O took the hydraulic lines off the pump when he removed it due to routing of the lines/pump in his boat. He didn't mark the lines!! or the pump........ I just ordered a Seloc Manual for the motor, but if someone has a drawing they can...
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    Evinrude Simplex Controls

    These controls/cables came with the boat.......anyone know what they are? Anyone want them?
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    Plans for building custom back-to-back buckets for my '74 Glastron?

    Does anyone out there have some plans they would be willing to send me for building back-to-back bucket seats like this:
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    Just bought a '74 Glastron-Carlson CV16 Super

    Hey guys, I just got a Carlson CV16 Super with no motor and no seats for $500! It has an updated single cable steering and new transom wood installed. This guy bought it without the motor and took the seats out to have them recovered when he was evicted from his rental home.....he lost the...
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