Bought a boat! 1990 200 Striper

[seabob4]

Use 5200 on bow and stern eyes.  First, oversize your holes to 9/16" (if your current bow eye has 1/2" threads), makes it a WHOLE lot easier to get that bow eye through.  Shoot some 5200 in the holes and   around the holes.  Push the bow eye through, trust me, it will seal.  The 5200 on the threads actually makes an excellent anti-seize (without having to actually get the dreaded "magnetic" anti-sieze can out!).  Backing plate, then fender washers and 1/2-13 locknuts.  If you didn't have a backing plate, you can fab one out of some aluminum stock you have laying around...

[wingtime]

Good job on the lock repair.  Sounds like you built up the vee in front of the block well.  Use 3M 5200 to seal up the bow eye.  Butter up the U-bolt and slide her in.  Make sure a good bead of it is under the plate when you pull her in.  Fender washers are a good idea, however a aluminum backing plate would be even better.  Have plenty of shop rags handy since 5200 seems to get everywhere on it own!

[wingtime]

Ha Bob beat me too it...  LOL

[seabob4]

Oh, forgot to mention.  The "overdrill, fill with epoxy, re-drill to finished size" crowd will be along soon enough...

[seabob4]

I'm on the ball this morning, Bruce!!

[gran398]

Wear some disposable gloves ....that 5200 is a nasty mess

[dburr]

What the boys have said plus a little counter sink on the outside will make for a nice "gasket" of goop on the outside..

 As for the repair, rock on!  Damn near looks like solid glass at this point.

Something goofy is going on.. You should have the same trim system as the rest of that era Merc owners unless there has been some shade tree engineering going on.. The trim pump and ram(s) are housed between the transom mount brackets on a stock engine of that vintage.  What you have a picture of looks like the trim unit off an outdrive, I had one similar to that on an ancient Mercruiser 120 except all the plumbing came out of the top..

Take a look here and see if this looks similar to what is on the motor:

http://www.boats.net/parts/search/Merc/ ... parts.html


 What are the symptoms? Clicking/bleed down/ smoke/ minor explosions/fires? Have you looked at the oil level? Juz wonderin....

[Aquamaniac]

Thanks...I'll pick some up. Is quick setting as good a sealer?
Not sure you are talking about a big aluminum plate or something like orig (?)
This is what came out....

http://www.classicaquasport.com/gallery/data//694/bow_eye_2.jpg

[Aquamaniac]

dburr: I suspect this motor is indeed a chimera.....the unit I have is sitting inside the transom in the corner where controls exit.
Seems interesting that there are also these wires exiting the front of the motor.....
http://www.classicaquasport.com/gallery/data//694/motor_front.jpg

What's up with that????

I will hopefully get the holes drilled Monday, install eye, then run by a fella here that knows these old Mercs. In fact, he dug through his old parts and found a unit just like what is in my pic that he tested and works for $50. Might be scabbed together, but if it gets the job done .......
Had pondered adding a Baystar hydraulic steering kit....but first need to sort out the basics......like total junk or not???????

[wingtime]

No I'm talking about a 1/4" or even 3/8" thick aluminum plate that is say 2" x 4".  That will spread the load out over a larger area.  Which when pulling the weight of the boat is a good thing.

[seabob4]

No I'm talking about a 1/4" or even 3/8" thick aluminum plate that is say 2" x 4".  That will spread the load out over a larger area.  Which when pulling the weight of the boat is a good thing.

1/4" will do the trick...

[Aquamaniac]

Gotcha! Will try to find  some aluminum stock.
Hmmmm.....not sure there is enough length on threaded ends to go through repair and 1/4" aluminum
Will drill holes Monday and try. May have to install eye without sealer, reinstall winch post and tow home. Once home, I will then have to uninstall winch post, remove eye, reinstall with 5200, then install winch post. Reason being, even the quick set is 24 hr for cure and I need to get her home Monday. Lots of extra work, but such is life.

[seabob4]

Tom, how far is the tow?  A ratchet strap from each fwd cleat to the winch stand will keep her in place.

[dburr]

Tried to repost the pic with no luck..  

Without looking at the manual I am as certain as my last beer that you are looking at the trim motor pig tails.. Not the end of the world, just the Russian judge is gonna have to come off a 3 for difficulty..


Bob, Farley, Ryan, Loye!!!! What say you?

[seabob4]

Dave,
While indeed those leads may be for the TNT motor that USED to be there, all that should be going back to the trim rams is the hyd hoses...now.  Easiest way to find out is to trace them.  Older Mercs (you know this) had the solenoids in the lower pan on the front side of the PH.  The red wire in the engine harness (and from the engine mounted trim switch) led to the batt side of the starter solenoid, then a heavier gauge went to each solenoid...IIRC...