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    Reviving a 1971 Mercury Model 500 50 HP

    One extra thing you have in your favor is that my shifting shaft is broken somewhere, and so I have only forward. I circle in and kill it early and hop out of the boat to drag the thing to shore.
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    Reviving a 1971 Mercury Model 500 50 HP

    I have one that looks the same, which I have been working on. I replaced the starter and solenoid, and I could start it despite the key being broken off with a screwdriver, but I got zapped every time. I bought an Amazon ignition switch and matched up all the wires using a volt meter end to end...
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