Mercury 1000 BP ????

[GENE LANHAM]

who knows what county in FLorida issued that license plate?

1= Dade
2= Duval
3= Hillsborough
etc=

[Tom Smyth]

right. it was done by population centers.

[2us70]

Dade.

[Tom Smyth]

wasn't alphabetic cuz Orange county was 7 and Brevard county was 17.......in case you weren't around for that ......

[FUJIMO]

How did you do that? Over the years I experienced most of the usual Mercury failures with the exception of reed valve breakage. I never saw a failure of a shaft housing.

...The reason was the mid. They were not designed for a tiebar. That combined with a tension-compression Ride-Guide set-up and regular mounts, equals a fractured stock mid. Rare also in those days, were tie-barred standard mids...that came in and out of the water. This was the reason for the more popular BP mids that were coming into play on multi's. But thats how we learned what worked, and sometimes didn't. As you said though, you would never see this on any single then.

[GENE LANHAM]

...The reason was the mid. They were not designed for a tiebar. That combined with a tension-compression Ride-Guide set-up and regular mounts, equals a fractured stock mid. Rare also in those days, were tie-barred standard mids...that came in and out of the water. This was the reason for the more popular BP mids that were coming into play on multi's. But thats how we learned what worked, and sometimes didn't. As you said though, you would never see this on any single then.

---Interesting---but all these engines were delivered with solid mounts. And in March, 1969, the adapter had not been utilized. If you ran a SSM, the stock mid was your only choice---

[GENE LANHAM]

...Rare also in those days, were tie-barred standard mids...that came in and out of the water. This was the reason for the more popular BP mids that were coming into play on multi's. But thats how we learned what worked, and sometimes didn't. As you said though, you would never see this on any single then.

Were you included in the we? ​ ​In the Golden Age---66--67--68---69--??

A lot of things were going on back then---I recall running a Triple 28' Magnum that was rigged with two BP's--and a Stock 20" engine in the center---and with inside and outside tiebars---this was in 68--before the SUPER BP and before the long shaft SUPER BP was used on the offshore boats----

[2us70]

I ran an adjustable thrust bracket on almost every boat I raced back then. This solved the twin problems of breaking stock swivel pins and shocks/motor mounts. Also provided easy way to fine tune motor angle. Running those clunky "half pin" pipes didn't work very well and sometimes you would get busted on inspection when it would cause shifting problems.

[FUJIMO]

Were you included in the we? ​ ​In the Golden Age---66--67--68---69--??

Of course Gene. You were'nt the only one alive & kick'n back then! lol

[FUJIMO]

---Interesting---but all these engines were delivered with solid mounts.

...Which you know...in offshore use, can put even more stress on stock mids, that are tie-barred.

[FUJIMO]

---And in March, 1969, the adapter had not been utilized. If you ran a SSM, the stock mid was your only choice---

Yes, the SSM bolted right up to the stock mid in those years...

[FUJIMO]

Gene, this boat came along a couple years later, but, did you help rig any of it? Juan Hernandez four engine Super BP's, then Twister 1's. No real good offshore gearcases could be had. Stock inline gearcases didn't last long & SSM's were out of the question due to weakness & small propellers, etc. What survived the longest, believe it or not, on the Twister 1's on Juan's boat...were BP gearcases...

[RogerH]

Not a Merc 1000BP, but my rendition of a Merc 1000 Was a fun ride on a F-runabout. My 1st V&H ride.

[GENE LANHAM]

Of course Gene. You were'nt the only one alive & kick'n back then! lol

A half century later---a few of us are still alive and kicking!!! And I can still remember some first names of people--like O. L. Steele--Vernon Klumb--Joe Marcello---Mike Ramsey---Rose---Al Wagner---

But I can't remember the first name of--Fujimo!!!

[GENE LANHAM]

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Gene, this boat came along a couple years later, but, did you help rig any of it? Juan Hernandez four engine Super BP's, then Twister 1's. No real good offshore gearcases could be had. Stock inline gearcases didn't last long & SSM's were out of the question due to weakness & small propellers, etc. What survived the longest, believe it or not, on the Twister 1's on Juan's boat...were BP gearcases...

Randy was desperate enough to try MC-1----and 13"