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I am considering an old '68 Starcraft equipped witha Mercruiser 120 (152 Chevy) as a summer/fall toy project. Can anyone give me any info on this engine/drive? Are they fairly reliable and easy to work on for a shadetree mechanic?
Jason,<br /><br />I'm familiar with the boat. It was my experience that an 85 hp. outboard would run with and sometimes outrun the 120's.<br /><br />They ran smooth and quiet, that's why they were so popular.
Thanks Djohns. I am almost finished reworking a '76 16' t-hull with an 85 Johnson and thought this one might be fun. I would really like to use it as a cruiser on my often choppy local lake while getting better MPG than the Johnson and more umph to pull a skier up.
I have a 16'5" Galaxie tri-hull that has a 120 Mercrusier...has really surprized me.......it gets skier up with no problem .....will hit 40 mph on smooth water.....uses less than half the fuel used with my 80 hp merc skiing.....have a 19" prop.....it will redline it with 3 people in boat.......althogh its redline seems awefully low at just 4300......thinking of getting a 21" S/S and vent..... for same holeshot as current prop.....anyone had any experience here?
