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    1977 Mercury 50 trim will not go up

    I recently replaced the battery on my boat, when I had it all finished and back in place my trim would not go up. It works down but not up. It had worked fine prior to replacing battery. I'm not sure where to begin any help would be greatly appreciated.
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    Proper starting procedure

    I have a 1977 Mercury 50 hp with the mercontrol with the choke button on the top of the control box. My question is do you hold that button in while cranking the motor? Or do you press it once and then crank the motor? I realize you need to lift the throttle lever. I'm used to the choke built...
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    1977 Mercury cable question

    How do you get the throttle and shift cables off at the motor? I see the two things you flip to release the stops. But it looks like the throttle cable you have to get at from the side and there is no access. Does that lower cowling come off or if it is loose do you have enough room to get at...
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    How to get shift and throttle cables off of a 1977 50hp mercury motor

    New to the forum so hopefully you all can help and pictures are great. Purchased a boat with the throttle and shift cables already in place. I just need to get the ones off of the motor I'm going to put on. Both are mercury 50hps 1977. How do I get them off? There doesn't seem like there is any...
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