1st Merc!!
 

Came back from Charleston w/more than a FAT THANKSGIVING BELLY!!...

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Me and Spare jumped on it w/Spare of course doin' all the HEAVY LIFTIN'...once we got 'er hung, he had the carbs off in no time flat and in the cleanin' machine...dropped the foot and stuck in a new water pump and changed the foot oil, so all serviced down there...I managed to get the control box mounted in spite of my limited talents..new control cables hooked up...spare pops on the newly cleaned carbs...power to it...fuel to it...cables to it...turn the key and as soon as the fuel got thru the carbs, she runnin' like a new singer sewin' macheen!!...thought this cool cuz hasn't run since 2009...ran great in the yard, so we hooked 'er up and went for wet test...ran GREAT...wish I had some pics from that, but left camera elsewhere...oh well...

She my 1st Merc, and I couldn't be HAPPIER!!...:sun:
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Thanks Vic!!...a deal I couldn't refuse!!!...I owe ya, Buddy!!:beer:
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And BIG THANKS to Spareparts!!...talk about "GEETER DUNNE!!"...best advice I can give ya is stand back and watch...just don't get in the way!!...:clap::clap:

Still got one little issue to hurdle...small leak in the T & T unit...soon as my upstate tech gets the Merc seal, she'll be chasin' striped bass on Lake Hartwell..gonna have a visitor in late Jan..gotta be ready!!...:hi:

So does that mean the Evinrude is gone?

Sweet, she lives again. That black motor gets around. Get-r-done..
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Returned to sender...the power head is tight and mid in good shape...if somebody was walkin' around w/a suitable lower in their pocket, that'd make 'em a REEL NICE motor!!...I know who's got if if yer interested...bet you can guess on yer own, too!!...

Sweet!

That's a lot of off shore juice for an old timer like you, make sure to turn your hat around backwards when you gun it.
Congrats my friend

Good job Dave:clap:

Congrats on the Merc. I think you'll be REELy happy with it. :clap: That's basically the same engine I have on my Cruisers Inc... soon to be on the V21 I think. It should make your boat fly across the waves... !!! Nice job Spare...

congrats!! now shut up and fish!!:time:

He's BAAAACK!!..Can always count on MJ to cut thru the bullsh!t!!...:time:

:happy:Welcome to the real world .

MERCS RULE!!!!!!!!!

welcome to the dark side, my friend

i just wish big shrimpin was still in the merc parts business...

I was just thinking the same thing. I have some extra parts. If you need anything just let me know.

congrats there reel ..... its great to have great friends :happy:

wheres BS been lately, I see he has his own TV show now:clap:

Yeah..some of my "Imaginary Friends" I met on the internet..the boat is only virtual...yeah right!...that 200 jumpin the V outta the water the other day...as REEL as friends get!!...

In my excitement over the Merc, I somehow forgot (MOMENTARY CRANIAL FLATULENCE) to mention Capt Pete...I'll never forget his offer across the table at Red's in Mt Pleasant last Spring...w/out that initial gesture, none of this woulda happened...TO PETE!!...

Yup. That's funny REEL, that the plan was hatched at Red's. Even the Merc was mentioned if memory serves. :beer:

does it only need a foot? what shaft was it 20 or 25?

25" shaft...

Whoa, Buddy...you got me there...musta had tee muny matomis that night...of course being the young buck you are have a decided memory advantage over old flatulant like myself...:beer:

They say once you go black you never go back.

Guess I'll just have to take Reel's word for it.

Congrats Reel!

I still got the Johnrude 200, its for sale, PM me if you want the details

Young buck, What?? Musta been talking to capt. Pete at the time, What with the glow sticks and drinkin and all.. LOL.

Yeah now!!...I remember the glow sticks!!...:you:

No one asking the questions ? No one asking about performance ?

Ok...... I'm asking:

About how fast at cruising speed - 4,000 rpm or so

And how fast at WOT ?

Best of luck with that motor.

I'll go out on a limb here. Depends on the prop, but assuming he's running a 17P ss I'd expect the cruising speed on a flat lake to be somewhere between 36-44 mph gps. More once he gets the bottom of the boat fixed up. WOT should be 50-55. Anyone have a different opinion? :head:

we didn't have a gps, but we ran the 21 small ear quicksilver prop off my V on it, turned 5300, Reel will probably change it out to a 19. IO thought it cruised nicely at 3400, but Reel liked it better at 4200

I'll put up some numbers soon as I got 'em...I wanna know too!!...have FF/GPS unit on the way...need to get T & T seal replaced and GPS in and try the 17P & 19P props on hand to see which is best...will be a while...but thanks for the interest!!...

Destroyer mentioned the rough bottom..he's right...when Spare and I wet tested I was looking at the water coming from under hull at speed...pretty sudsy...it'll be interesting to see if I really pick up any top end when I get her smoothed out...The Merc feels STRONG though!!...I think it can come up another notch on the transom...anticav plate just under water on plane...I want it just above...one notch up oughtta 'bout do it...

Ok good, look forward to seeing the #' s.