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    mercruiser 165 in a mid 70s caravelle bowrider

    hello I'm helping someone sort out the mess that they have purchased... Buddy of mine bought a boat without trailer and sight unseen for dirt cheap... now we're in wiring hell. engine has great comp. and cranks over but no spark so I need a very basic wiring diagram for this motor from battery...
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    77 Carver 2866 Santa Cruz wiring help

    So it's finally reached the point where I'm trying to make sense of the mess the previous owner left of the wiring in this vessel can anyone point me to a wiring diagram with routing diagrams for the DC power system?
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    rudders are rude

    So I have never pulled and replaced a through hull rudder shaft on anything and I get to start on a 28' 1977 carver santa cruz with a vertical through hull rudder... and so I need to know a few things such as do these rudder shafts disconnect from the control point just above the packing disk...
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    help picking a prop

    hello everyone so I'm working on a 77 carver santa cruz it has a single screw four blade 18" prop and the threaded end of the prop shaft which is the smallest point on the shaft that the prop has to seat on. I need help determining where and what to measure in order to have the proper...
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    Help I need a little information about a boat

    So I need to know the dry weight of a 1974 Santana 27 I can't find it anywhere and I've already checked on sailboatdata.com
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    197728' carver santa cruz question

    Hey everyone quick question any idea what the miles per gallon is going to be for a 1977 Carver Santa Cruz v-drive 5.7 l gas engine?
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    Could someone please help me with this V-Drive

    Hi there everyone calm seas and sunny sky's to all of you. So could anyone please walk me through the process of replacing the prop and rudder + rudder shaft on a 1977 Carver 2866 Santa Cruz? This is a 28 ft inboard single engine v-drive with the rudder shaft protruding down through its...
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    1977 Carver santa Cruz 28' rudder question

    So I've got a 1977 Carver Santa Cruz 28 ft and I'm trying to find out how much it will cost to replace the rudder and shaft it became bent
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    Mid 80s 7.5hp Honda75 4stroke outboard help needed

    So I picked up a really nice looking mid 80s 7.5hp Honda 4 stroke kicker motor. By appearances this motor is very low hours, under the hood is very clean all the paint on the powerhead looks like factory new none of the fasteners are corroded all hoses and wires look fresh. I'm having a problem...
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    1975 carver canta cruz 2866 prop question

    hello ive gotten my hands on a 1975 carver 2866 santa cruz. it is a V-drive and needs new packing, disks, seals around the drive shaft and rudder shaft and a new prop could anyone give me an idea what all that is going to cost?
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    Mercury lower unit question

    what mercury outboard motors can exchange lower units with a 1996 115hp 4cylinder twostroke
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    Serial question

    Hi everyone happy boating can't wait to be floating. So for the life of me I can't seem to find this mercury serial anywhere online, it's either 0B09975 or oBo9975 and belongs to a supposed early ninetys 4cylinder 100 hp two stroke mercury outboard and I'm trying to cross reference to see...
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    1970s Merc 1150 wiring question

    Is it possible to bypass the switchbox and trigger and "hotwire" the coil like on a old Chevy or Ford pickup in order to get spark at the plugs?
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    1150 switch box and wiring question

    Ok so I just got this 1150 mid 70s distributor style and motor and by all appearances the po was just finishing up a rebuild on it and I was told that he was having a hard time sorting out a no spark issue after installing a new cdi coil and switch setup (Switch Box for Mercury Outboard 4 6...
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    merc 115 mpg?

    Hi long time reader only second time posting a topic, I have a two stroke oil injected mercury 115/jet80 that I've converted over to a prop drive lower unit, complete with shift kit and remote, turning a 21 deg. prop. behind a 1969 chrysler tri-hull Sport Furry. My question is this what would be...
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    1996 115 hp mercury outboard

    hi i have a 1996 115 hp/jet 80 mercury outboard and I'd like to do a lower unit swap for a traditional prop drive lower unit gearcase. Does anyone know what years and models have a lower unit that will match up without too much trouble?
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