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    what to pay for 1963 mercury 85 horse

    My boat motor is toast and I have been looking for a cheap boat motor to replace it. I have found a guy that is selling a 1963 85 horse merc that he says runs good, has good compression, and the lower unit is working correctly. What kind of price would this be worth? he is asking $500 for it.
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    1969 Merc 1250 Still won't start...

    This is an update to my previous post re: flywheel timing. I got the new fly wheel put on, and I lined up all my marks as far as the timing is concerned, but it still wont start. Originally what happend was me and my wife went fishing and the motor started right up, shut it off and started...
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    Replacing Fly Wheel

    The fly wheel on my 1969 1250 merc is cracked and needs to be replaced, I have a spare motor and the fly wheel on the spare is in good shape. I just need to know if i can loosen the one nut on the fly wheel and it comes off, or if it is more complicated than that. thanks
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    prop pitch

    I have a 1969 mercury 1250, it runs very good. It is on a 1969 Larson Lapline Tri-Hull. It seems to me that it should be a little faster, I can get it up to about 27 mph and that is it. I installed a hydrofoil and that didn't seem to help. Now, my next question is if changing the prop will help...
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    Do hydrofoils help?

    Hello all, first of all i would just like to thank everyone with all the help i have gotten in the past. As my recent questions have stated I have a 16' 1969 Larson tri-hull with a 1969 mercury 1250. The motor runs great, no hesitations, no rough idle, quite smooth. At full throttle with...
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    fusing question

    Hello all, I just got a 24 volt trolling motor and it says to use a 50 amp manual reset circuit breaker in it. My question, which is probably really stupid is if I use an in-line fuse do i put it in-line with the neg or the pos. Thank you
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    pin-hole in housing

    I seem to have a tiny pin-hole on the left side of the housing of my lower unit as you face it, and there is a little lower unit oil coming out of it very slowly. It almost looks like it was put there for a reason. I don't know much about boats or boat motors, but I don't think this is a good...
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    is my lower unit working correctly?

    All right, here is what is happening, I got my lower unit put back on yesterday. The motor is a 1969 mercury 1250. I had a brand new guide for it. The guide is a little plastic piece that slips up into the housing and then guides the shift shaft into place. I tried using the guide first, but...
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    Is my lower unit working correctly?

    All right, here is what is happening, I got my lower unit put back on yesterday. The motor is a 1969 mercury 1250. I had a brand new guide for it. The guide is a little plastic piece that slips up into the housing and then guides the shift shaft into place. I tried using the guide first, but...
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    manual trim

    Hello, I have a boat in the repair shop right now, but it should be ready by spring. It has a 1969 mercury 1250 without electric trim. My question is to those of you who have experience with this, will it be a complete pain in my neck boating around the lake this summer without the e-trim? What...
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    ski speed

    what is the ideal speed to pull the average skier or kneeboarder? thanks
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    top speed?

    I know this is a very vague question, but i was wondering if anyone could give me an estimate of the top speed of a 1969 mercury outboard 1250 that is mounted on a 16 or 17 ft 1969 larson lapline tri-hull, i'm not sure of the length. I got this boat a couple of months ago with a lower unit...
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    1969 Merc 1250 needs pinion gear

    Hello out there, We are looking for a pinion gear for the lower unit of our 1969 Mercury 1250. The part number is 43-49751. Does anyone have this part for sale or have any ideas where we can locate it? Our summer depends on it :( Thanks in advance! Jill and Joe
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    1969 125hp Merc v6 won't turn over

    Hello out there, This question may be impossible, but sometimes a challenge is good. We just bought an old larson boat with a 1969 1250 Merc v6 on it. The motor won't turn over. The gas is hooked up and the engine is getting fuel. When you turn the key, it sounds like it's going to start...
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    57 Johnson mixture mess up

    Hello, we have a 57 Johnson, 18 horsepower motor. It was running great...until my boyfriend decided to "clean it up" by taking all the knobs off the front, wiping it down, and putting them back on. Now, she only runs at about 1/2 the speed that it used to with a fully open throttle. We think...
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    57 Johnson - pulls to the right

    Hello out there. We got our old motor up and running, it's a 1957 18hp Johnson, everything seems to be working great and she goes in all directions...but, it pulls to the right pretty bad. Does anyone know how to remedy this? It makes for a tired arm...
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    Johnson motor won't go into gear, please help!

    Hello out there! We just got a boat with an old motor from our dad. We changed the gear lube in the lower unit, hooked up the battery and gas, took it out on the water and everything worked great. We turned the engine off a few times throughout the hour or so, and after starting it again the...
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