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    Not starting....stuck fly wheel

    Hi there, i hope some of you can give me some advice. First of all ill give you a bit of history. I am still a novice when it comes to boats, as ive only had my first boat for 3 months or so.<br /><br />It is a mid 80's fletcher arrowflyte with a mid 80's 70hp mercury outboard with a thunderbolt...
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    Handling rough seas

    Hi all, Ive got a 15 foot fletcher arrowflyte speed boat with a merc 70hp outboard, moored off the east coast of england in scarborough harbour. <br /><br />Im new to boating, it is my first boat and i am still very inexperienced, especially with larger waves. If i am out when there is a swell...
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    second hand solenoids

    Ive got a mid 80's mercury thunderbold 70hp outboard, and the starting solenoid is sticking when the engine gets hot. <br /><br />ive been told by a marine engineer that it will be extremly difficult to get a solenoid orderd due to the age of the engine and to see if i could get a second hand...
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    Starting - Nothing happens when key turns

    Im new to boating and have just bought my first boat a fletcher arrowflyte a couple of weeks ago. It has a mid 80's mercury thunderbolt 70hp engine. However it cut out due to running out of petrol and now will not start again, after refiling it. <br /><br />When i turn the key in the ignition...
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