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    Outboard Motor Decision

    Hey Guys, It's getting to be that time of year where cabin fever sets in, and I'm contemplating what to do with my little "collection" of outboards. I'm trying to decide whether I should (A) Sell them as-is, (B) Repair & Sell, or (C) Repair & Use My ultimate goal is to have a good, reliable...
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    Help with tilt/trim 1986 60 hp

    Hi, I have a 1986 60 hp 2 stroke mercury outboard serial number: 0B201098 . As of 2 weeks ago the tilt/trim on the motor worked fine, but wouldn't fire so I bought new and replaced the rectifier and stator. I then tried the motor and it fires and runs great. However when I tried the tilt/trim...
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    Oil/Gas Mixture

    Hi I have a 1986 60 horsepower merc. Over the winter I completely forgot what the gas/oil mixture ratio was so I was just wondering if anyone knows it or knows where I can find it???? Thanks in advance!!!!
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    Switching out motors

    Hi, I was just wondering if anyone knew what the rough cost would be for taking a bad motor (a 1970s mercury 65 hp) off of a good boat and taking a good motor (a 1986 mercury 60 hp) off of a bad boat and putting the good motor onto the good boat. I'm just wondering because I need to do this but...
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    My motor is overheating please help!! 1958 3hp

    Last year I bought a 1958 evinrude lightwin 3hp motor that ran great for a while. However last summer I was out one day and was running the motor and it suddenly stopped. I tried to restart it but it was seized up. I then dissasembled the lower unit and cleaned it out, there was some buildup of...
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    Oil Change

    "Hey I have recently repaired "Hey I have recently repaired a few gaskets on my 1957 evinrude lightwin , anyway while the lower unit was apart I want to chang the oil and I know the oil has not been changed for many years (probably 15+) so I want to change it however as I was looking at the...
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    18 Hp Evinrude

    "I am somewhat of a beginner w "I am somewhat of a beginner when it comes to restoring old outboards, having never done anything really major like rebuilding, or taking apart the whole powerhead, etc. But I want I fairly small, not to complex motor to fix up. I have a chance to buy an 18 horse...
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    Parts motor

    "I have an '86 60Hp Mercur "I have an '86 60Hp Mercury. I just put in a new starter and rebuilt the carbs, but I'm not sure how long the engine will last me before I need to sevice it again but I want to make it last at least another 5 years. I can get a 60hp mariner for parts (or to replace...
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    Powerhead cover

    "I have an '86 merc 60 hp "I have an '86 merc 60 hp and the outside covering on the powerhead is partially cracked/missing I have it taped over, but it looks like crap, does anyone know if I can get an in-tact replacement for it?"
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    Is it worth it

    "I'm looking at maybe gett "I'm looking at maybe getting a '64 9.5HP Sportwin (Evinrude) everything is fine under hood, great compression, except not winterized I can get it with tank for $100ish is it worth it?"
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    Help with restoration

    I'm in the process of rest I'm in the process of restoring a '57 Evinrude 3 Hp Lightwin and I'm on the exterior of the motor. I am wondering if there's a place/person I can get custom paint/decals from so I can restore the exerior to lood brand new again. This is my first full-blown restoration...
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    Restoration

    "I am in the process of restor "I am in the process of restoring a 1957 evinrude 3 hp lightwin and am wondering if anyone knows of a good place/way to restore the exterior to look like the original so I can do it myself, and get the paint job exactly like the original colors and also if I can...
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    Seized up

    "I have chance to get an old m "I have chance to get an old mercury 20 Hp Kiekhaefer (I Think from the 70's) with thunderbolt ignition for about $125, however it is completely frozen up, and I'm wondering A) Is it worth it? and B) How much effort/$ will it take to fix it?"
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    Serial Number

    Does anyone know a website whe Does anyone know a website where I can type in my serial number to find year and model number?
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    Serial Number

    "Anyone know any good websites "Anyone know any good websites for typing in a serial number and finding out year,model, etc. ?"
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