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    HAR! It's funny....Back then a slight turn of a screw would bring such delight....Had a screw-threaded barrel on the bottom of the steering column with the cable wrapped . 4 pulleys to run the steering cables on both sides aft and at the motor. Fred Fintstone!
    Miss that!
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    Had a Firestone, too. A south bend, and a Wards sea king.
    Few Johnson and Evinrudes. But as the saying goes...once yo go black, there's no turning back.

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    Mercury's are an enigma for me.
    Never had an occasion to own one.
    WITH exception of a few Mercruisers, which sucked.
    Love the looks and ring of the old big and tall 2-stroke outboard ones. Guess those days are about gone.
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    They were nicknamed, " towers of power ". Inline 6 cyl's

    See a few, but most are just wore out, or have been cobbled from others. But...they were awesome, had a distinct sound, and you could here them coming down the lake. Just adore the smell of a 2 stroke, in the morning when fishin.
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    And then came along the 115 OMC.. Was a beast!
    A friend had one on a 17 bass-boat and would scare me often!
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    A quick tear down on a razor, before nite nite.

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    Jp5 asked if I'd fix the crack in the ivory scales for this Wilkinson. So its getting some built in liners.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sharptonn View Post
    And then came along the 115 OMC.. Was a beast!
    A friend had one on a 17 bass-boat and would scare me often!
    You should rude in a 20' bass boat, with a 250 fuel injected. Yee haw...!!! If it weren't for my glasses, my eyelid's would have been flappin. Just stick your head outta the winder at 90 mph.....there ya go.!!
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    I really like the way you “glass in” the liners. Looks great.
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    Quote Originally Posted by outback View Post
    A quick tear down on a razor, before nite nite.

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    Jp5 asked if I'd fix the crack in the ivory scales for this Wilkinson. So its getting some built in liners.
    Mike, you have some amazing skills; but it sure helps when you have the right tools.
    You are an inspiration!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Paulbuck View Post
    Mike, you have some amazing skills; but it sure helps when you have the right tools.
    You are an inspiration!
    Awww shucks, its nothing I didn't learn from this forum and the other members here in the workshop. We learn and teach from each other, and improve from there.
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