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this was the first engine I worked on when I started at Mercury
Back then it was "just 4 bolts"!Quote:
Originally Posted by JFL
...the mercury 80 & 85 were great engines back then...
I raced the 66in motors a number of times and had one on my wife's fishing boat. Those motors were bullet proof. As long as you didn't mess up the ignition timing or run cheap gas in them they would run forever.
Oshkosh River Rats! Right to left. Bob Lloyd, Mike Butler, Jim Schunke, Bob Hetzel,Tom Dunn, Jack Litjens, Bernie Bergen, Skip Mueller, ???, Chuck Blatz, Don Hillman, Gary Marggi, Hank Urban, Lee Soda, ????. Empty chair was for Mel Riggs, couldn't make it. Hope next time.Attachment 517688
Were you given the opportunity to pass on your knowledge and experience to your successors, or did they even care?Quote:
Originally Posted by bernie
...good pic bern...https://www.screamandfly.com/attachm...8&d=1681342184
Looks like a few of your crowd need to go for a boat ride and add a smile to their image.... Very cool that you guys continue to get your group together-
Joe