I thought one or two of you folks might be interested:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1953-Mercury-Mark-20-Outboard-Motor-Fully-Restored-Running-Motor/352507382097?hash=item521313c951:g:-9YAAOSworhb2I6U
eBay listing.
Bill
Thank you Jeff. I just made an expensive eBay purchase/decision. I appreciate your feedback. I'm determined to get this old girl humming again. I did get it running for about 2.5 hours in a 20 gal garbage can but she wouldn't restart. I attempted to make some "2 Spark" coils to work, and...
I recently purchased a 1952 Merc. KH7. I'm about to give up on the Bendix/Scitilla magneto. I modified and installed some "2 spark" coils and new condensers, dressed the points and I ran it for about 2 1/2 hours in my 20 gal. garbage can. Then I thought I was ready for sea trials. It won't...
I'm posting to ask if anyone knows tha proper place to drill the engine block on a KH7 for a tell tale ("pee hole") on the 20 C.I. Merc block. I have a nice 1/16" NPT tap and a brass fitting. I just don't want to punch the hole in the wrong place. There's a You Tube vidio where a guy thinks...
I recently bought a very nice 1952 KH7 Super 10 Cruiser. I've rebuilt the carb, the magneto and water pump check out OK. Now I want to replace the crankshaft seals. I don't want to mess-up this 66 year old gem. Do I need a "seal puller"? I've never seen or used one but it is referenced in...
I just bought a 1952 Mercury KH7 outboard. I'm waiting for some special tools to remove the flywheel and water pump impeller. Has anyone had any experience with this engine? Anything I should look after - heck, it's only 66 years old, what could go wrong. I think I may have posted something...
Two weeks ago I bought a 1975 Sears 12' aluminum boat. I have run the boat with a restored 1960 Johnson 3 H.P. engine. Nice little boat and it doesn't leak a bit. I was thinking about next season when I would buy a 10 - 15 H.P. motor for it. Then on Craig's List I found a 1952 Mercury Super...
Hey, if any of you guys or gals are sitting on a decent Johnson/Evinrude 3 H.P. power head and don't know what to do with it you may have a buyer. I have a 1952 Johnson and the bottom cylinder is toast. I could scrap the old girl for the aluminum but she's lasted 66 years. Hate to put her in...
I'm 70 years old and have been yanking recoil starters for about 60 years - grew-up on Keuka Lake (New York Finger Lake). Yep. always engage the drive dogs before I pull. However, you never know when the 66 year old main recoil spring is going to give-up-the-ghost. I still say that this 52'...
I just bought a boat with a Johnson 3 H.P. motor. The motor model is JW-10, SN - 980600. I know a JW-10 was made from 52' to 54'. Is there any way to determine the exact year of manufacture? The engine runs pretty well but it does surge a-little bit at 3/4 throttle. Possibly because the...
Thanks KJ. That opens my search field a whole lot. I just restored a 1960 Johnson 3 H.P. which should be fun for this season (I'd send you a picture but I don't know how to here). I plan on running on a small river here in Port Huron Michigan - the Black River. It's funny the boat comes with...
I don't know if I should post this here. It's not engine related. I just bought an old Sears 12' aluminum boat. Do any of you have any suggestions on removing the oxidation on the hull? Sort of "spiffing" it up. Triple 0 steel wool? Any ideas? I'd like to make her look pretty again...