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  1. MassillonBuckeye

    1983 Starcraft PM160 how to?

    Starting another thread as my first one kinda fizzled out as I did more fishing than restoring the past 2 years but now I've got the motor off and am redoing the transom at least.. But I'm having trouble figuring out how to get at a few things.. And I may have the only one of these boats in...
  2. MassillonBuckeye

    1979 70HP crank case bleeder valve configuration

    Re: 1979 70HP crank case bleeder valve configuration Still looking for a pic or diagram. Factory service manual doesn't really say. Here's how they are currently connected and I'm not seeing any gas/oil travelling between #1 and #2. The tubing I used is yellow translucent and still clean...
  3. MassillonBuckeye

    Transom replacement checklist. Starcraft PM160

    1. 3/4" exterior grade plywood. 1 sheet enough? 1. West Systems epoxy? How much approx? 2. Biaxial cloth? 3. Drain tube and flanging tool(homeade?) 4. tube of 5200 for through hulls and sealing splashwell. Gas and oil drips a bit from motor so has to be resistant. 5. hardware? 6. Beer 7. ...
  4. MassillonBuckeye

    1979 70HP crank case bleeder valve configuration

    Wondering if anyone has a picture of how this is supposed to be setup? I'm pretty sure I'm missing a connection and a T-valve but I'm not sure. I've stared at multiple parts diagrams and can't find anything that shows these things connected. The system is a few check valves, 1 atop the motor...
  5. MassillonBuckeye

    What can I do here?

    I have this center beam on the trailer. The keel roller is all the way forward. Problem is the keel scrapes on this center beam on the way into the keel roller/bow stop. Any ideas? I'd like to add one of the wide self centering rollers or something there to stop the scraping. Sorry for...
  6. MassillonBuckeye

    Battery question.

    In the rear of my boat I have a cranking battery and a house battery. They were initially connected in Parallel but I disconnected the positive leads pretty early on because I didn't want my FF and livewell killing my starting battery. I left the negatives connected for the sake of a common...
  7. MassillonBuckeye

    1979 70HP Merc running 13p prop 16.6 foot Starcraft Deep V.

    It's a pretty heavy boat with front and rear casting decks. NADA says 1300LBS and thats without gear? WOT at the moment seems to be around 4600 RPM. Top end is around 31 MPH. Does this seem right? I'm going to have to drop down to a 9p prop to get into the correct WOT RPM range? Previous...
  8. MassillonBuckeye

    Transom replacement advice.

    Looks like oil from the motor has done a number on the exposed wood on my transom: I scraped out most of the rotted wood, which is all in the splashwell area there. Everything below the splashwell is fine. No rot. Its just the wood right at the seam there.. Am I looking at replacing...
  9. MassillonBuckeye

    Boat is hard to winch and keel scraping main beam.

    Unless I get in the water just perfectly, I have a gap at the bow stop when I pull out. Which wouldn't be a big deal if I could winch it the rest of the way but I can't unless I have someone pushing the boat onto the trailer from the stern. I don't think my winch is high enough? I'm also...
  10. MassillonBuckeye

    I think it's the sending unit..

    Yeah.. So I replaced this rusted out fuel sending unit. Worked great(not at first, had to play with ground connection after connecting new sender) but 3 weeks later, gauge now says empty. I know I have at least a half tank. Time to get the volt meter back out. Ugh! Key on and off both show...
  11. MassillonBuckeye

    Mounting kicker bracket..

    16' Starcraft PM160. The transom is designed where I cannot fit another smaller motor beside my main, so if I want a kicker, I have to go with a bracket. Any recommendations or thoughts here? Might be tough to get to with the decks built in the back of the boat. Heres a couple pics:
  12. MassillonBuckeye

    DI images from HB 597ci HD DI combo what is it?

    Lotsa garbage here.. This is the Down Imagine shot of the above.. another random shot. I guess I was going too fast? Just thought I'd share.. Was also trying to figure out all the garbage in the display on those first couple.. I really don't think there was that much junk in the...
  13. MassillonBuckeye

    Single contact lamp sockets..

    I have a couple of these in my boat I am about to re-work. The p/o has the wires all cut back or cut out and I'm just left with the stubs at the sockets. I'm going to re-solder good wire into them, but I'm wondering about the grounds? I don't see anywhere for a ground wire to attach? There...
  14. MassillonBuckeye

    Airguide tach not sitting at ZERO ?

    Tach sits between 200-300 RPM when off and even when disconnected. Is there any way to adjust this? Where the needle rests. Have had the boat for a couple months, and didn't notice this until a few weeks ago.
  15. MassillonBuckeye

    1978 Mercury 70HP Spark Plug wires.

    Any idea how to remove? These screw in? I started pulling lightly and they didnt give so I stopped. Service manual says to remove to test coil, but doesn't tell me how to remove. I see on parts schematic that you can order just the wire so I know they aren't built into the coil. Any help...
  16. MassillonBuckeye

    Rectifier already bad?

    Replaced a faulty rectifier on 1978 Merc 70HP a couple weeks ago. First couple runs on muffs in driveway, tach was working. Water test later in the week and no tach and running rough(think its fuel at this point). Removed rectifier and testing bad now. Actually with analog meter, its testing...
  17. MassillonBuckeye

    Primer bulb doesn't fit...

    Its a Quicksilver 89396Q01 which says "fits 1/4" Inside diameter hose." The site I ordered it from has it listed as 1/4". My fuel lines are definitely 1/4". It's an older Mercury. Well the bulb has 5/16" hose barbs. I confirmed with a piece of 5/16 hose here AND at a local West Marine...
  18. MassillonBuckeye

    Motor has run GREAT twice now..

    1978 Merc 70HP Thunderbolt ser#4827***. Have had it on the water twice. Have had it idling in the driveway a few more times than that. Starts and idles like a dream. On the water, I get to about 1500 RPM I'd estimate and can't get any more OOMPH out of her. Just small "bursts". RPMs and...
  19. MassillonBuckeye

    Any guesses on Trim wire configuration? Lt blue, blue, red, green.

    Any ideas on #4 and that yellow jumper? Thats exactly how I got it a few weeks ago. Trim up and down both work fine from multiple locations on the boat(bow, transom, console controls) so that Lt blue is trim UP. Theres a bit of a tape wad at the trim pump and I'm half afraid to dig into it...
  20. MassillonBuckeye

    Uht oh. 1996 9.9HP Evinrude nozzle issue

    So just bought this motor as a fix-er-up. P/O stated it was only running on 1 cylinder and it was probably the power pack since the had already replaced the coil. He said he didn't want to throw any more money at it so sold it to me. After bringing it home, I tested for spark and hard spark...
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