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CV 16 restoration update
ces308:
Hello all! It?s been a while since I?ve been on here. Last summer started sea trials and had problems with my 115 hp Merc. Every time I would take off , just as it come up on step, the engine would keep cutting out . Long story short, no one could figure it out. Finally looking at some pictures of the engine, it hit me ! It was the mercury switch!!! The way it was set up, it was almost horizontal when it needed to be vertical, s just as it came up on step, it shut off the engine!!! It is not on the anymore! Lol Since then I have put about 2 hrs on her and she runs great ! Here are some pictures of her in the lake last week. It?s hard to believe I have owned this boat for 48 years now! Bought her new in July of 1974! If you?re wondering what I payed for it, $4500.00 out the door! Boat, motor and trailer.
Chris Ambrose
Hyperacme:
WOW ... Good catch on switch .. Could have been a "Head scratcher" forever!
CV looks GREAT 8)
$4500 was a lot of money back in 1974 !
List price in 1974 = $2149
Closest price for Merc I have is 1968 ..
125 HP long = $1526
100 HP long = $1326
Plugcheck:
Worth every penney of that now and more. Guess you could say it never lost value?
Jason:
Beautiful!
ces308:
Thanks for the comments! And that dang switch drove us nuts!!! And with all the Mercury mechanics I talked to, nobody even thought of that! I have only done one real speed run with the 14-22 Super cup Mercury prop and I need to drop it to a 21 pitch. Rpm?s were 46-4700 with a 48 mph speed. Haven?t tried my 3 blade 21 pitch prop yet.
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