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    40 hp Mercury help and advice needed.

    1971 STARCRAFT 15 FT FIBERGLASS FIXER UPPER I'm looking at the boat above. It's a 71 Starcraft with a 40 hp Mercury. From the decals, I'm guessing that the motor is around a 1978. I have a 66 starcraft (same body style) but mine has the wrong motor. Mine has a 1959 Evinrude Starflite 50 and the...
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    Fat Fifty... Any advice?

    I had to take a break for a couple of weeks, but I hope to be back working on this motor this weekend. It's a 1959 Evinrude Starflight 50 (model 50518). I've got it running, but not very well. I have a friend who has more tools than I do and he is willing to possibly give me a hand Saturday. I...
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    Is this Sea King made by Starcraft?

    fishing boat christmas gift! 1966 Sea King boat for sale with a 30hp Chrysler. Pretty cheap. I'm kind of interested but I know nothing about Sea King or Chrysler motors. Any input?
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    '59 Evinrude shift adjustment.

    Re: '59 Evinrude shift adjustment. I did find this that I want to try first. Does that make sense to adjust all the linkages before opening up the gear case?
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    1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble.

    Re: 1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble. Research is worth so much. I think I found the answer to my question. I hope this fixes the problem.
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    '59 Evinrude shift adjustment.

    I just put my boat in the water for the first time yesterday. During my test run, it didn't want to engage in forward. Reverse was fine, but forward just kept kicking it out of gear. I adjusted the cable as far as I could and it got a little better. It would move forward, but it kept popping in...
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    1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble.

    Re: 1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble. So... I decided to drop it in the river today for the first time. I needed to see if I was spending my money on an anchor or a boat. It seems to float fine. I noticed a little water under the floor, but I found it when inspecting a hole that I hadn't seen...
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    Launch questions.

    Re: Launch questions. I got it in the water and it didn't sink. That's a plus. I managed to launch it and retrieve it by myself and thank you too all of your comments and suggestions. I payed close attention to all of them and it helped. All the way down to going before hand and buying an...
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    Launch questions.

    Re: Launch questions. Here are a couple pics of the motor vs. boat heights. I'm worried about this.
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    Launch questions.

    Tomorrow I plan to launch my boat (new to me) for the first time and I will have to do it alone. It's been 20+ years since I've launched a boat and I always had extra hands with me. I might not even leave the dock, but I need to get it in the water to see how it sits. I have a fear that the...
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    1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble.

    Re: 1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble. Here are the pics of the timing marks aligned as best I understand it. I didn't show a pic of the flywheel marks because that is an obvious mark. Keep in mind that these pictures are of a 1959 50 hp with a 75 hp magneto and mount so the marks are a little...
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    1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble.

    Re: 1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble. Tomorrow I hope to time my motor and install the new fuel filter and gasket.
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    1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble.

    Re: 1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble. That makes more sense The manual just didn't quite make sense with what I was seeing. I put another pic hoping that I am understanding where the actual mark is supposed to be. Thank you so much F_R and everyone else here on iboats.com that are so helpful. I...
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    1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble.

    Re: 1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble. I just went out and aligned all of the timing and adjustment marks as I understood them. All of these pics are with the motor in the same position and the throttle is cracked open to align the pics on the linkage pivot point (pic 3) and I believe I need to...
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    1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble.

    Re: 1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble. I did gap both sets of points with an OHM meter after adjusting the timing belt. It seemed to be off by 1 tooth, but I wasn't 100% sure about the marks on the magneto and the bracket. They don't really match the marks shown in the book. I should probably...
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    1959 evinrude 50hp motor trouble.

    I need help... Before this motor makes me a quitter. I recently bought an older Starcraft as a fishing boat. It has a 59 Evinrude 50 hp. I've been working on the boat and motor for a while now, trying to get it in the water for the first time. I finally got all the parts put in so that I could...
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    Pulley and cable steering.

    I hope this is the right place for this question. I just re-did the steering in my 66 Starcraft Explorer. It's pulleys and cable. I had to take the entire column apart and made sure that everything moved freely. Put everything back together with new coated cable and I figured it would be pretty...
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    Boat cover for a tri-hull

    Re: Boat cover for a tri-hull Here is a picture if that helps.
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    Tell us how old is your boat?

    Re: Tell us how old is your boat? 1966 Starcraft Explorer Deluxe with a 1959 Evinrude starflight 50 hp. Just got it and I'm really looking forward to getting it in the water for the first time soon.
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    Boat cover for a tri-hull

    I'm sure this is a really stupid question, but I haven't been able to find a real answer any where else. I have a 1966 Starcraft Explorer Deluxe. It's a 14'8" (without motor) tri-hull with a rounded front end and a center console mounted steering. It has a 65" beam and a 15' 10" gunwale length...
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