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by Peter3
Fri Oct 07, 2022 6:50 pm
Forum: REPAIRS and MODIFICATIONS
Topic: Re: Painting and Fairing Older Hull
Replies: 37
Views: 9894

Re: Painting and Fairing Older Hull

Q7: when the hull was flipped over, was it done with manpower or was a machine used?
by Peter3
Wed Oct 05, 2022 7:41 pm
Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
Topic: Mercury 800 Wiring Damage
Replies: 3
Views: 6436

Re: Mercury 800 Wiring Damage

I stripped back the wire for the stator wire as far as I could. [The conductor is made of aluminum or magnesium, and] hence the corrosion. To replace the stator and the trigger coils seems straightforward. As long as I have access to the coil assembly I may as well replace both stator and trigger co...
by Peter3
Mon Oct 03, 2022 5:47 pm
Forum: SMALL BOAT ELECTRICAL
Topic: Mercury 800 Wiring Damage
Replies: 3
Views: 6436

Mercury 800 Wiring Damage

On a Mercury outboard engine model 800 there is obvious heat damage to several of the wires.

Q1: Is heat damage to the wiring on a Mercury 800 outboard common?
by Peter3
Mon Oct 03, 2022 10:56 am
Forum: The GAM
Topic: Finding Source of Water Ingress
Replies: 4
Views: 2929

Finding Source of Water Ingress

[Inferred question] Q1: how can the source of ingress of water to an older Boston Whaler boat hull be found? BACKSTORY After growing up on a fairly modern Montauk 17 I've made the questionable decision of buying a barn-find 1970 NAUSET 16 boat. The NAUSET 16 needs a lot of love. Fortunately I have a...