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by alanbc
Fri Jul 02, 2021 4:11 pm
Forum: The GAM
Topic: Time for Confidence Stream to Appear
Replies: 10
Views: 5411

Re: Newbie outboard question

Followup. Too upset to wait, I attached a hose to some "earmuffs", the things usually used for cooling outboards on dry land, and installed them carefully. Still no water. So I took a chance and started the motor. Now I got water out of an outlet that I'd previously overlooked. The hole I ...
by alanbc
Fri Jul 02, 2021 3:51 pm
Forum: The GAM
Topic: Time for Confidence Stream to Appear
Replies: 10
Views: 5411

Time for Confidence Stream to Appear

How long after starting an outboard should it take for cooling water to appear at the confidence stream outlet? BACK STORY: I purchased a 15-footerwith a 2010 Mercury 50-HP engine, my first powerboat in all my 60-years. I just lowered the engine into a big plastic tub of water with a hose over-filli...
by alanbc
Wed Jun 30, 2021 10:56 pm
Forum: The GAM
Topic: SPORT 15 Engine Mounting
Replies: 5
Views: 4004

Re: SPORT 15 Engine Mounting

What prop is on the engine now? Stainless or Aluminum. Make, model, diameter and pitch? The part # is stamped on the inside of the hub. The prop is painted black, that's about all I can say. I assume that since it's painted, it's aluminum. There IS a number stamped into the outside of the prop but ...