Hi Again, I have another issue with my Merc 500. This is 1962 model and is in need of a bit of TLC. Whilst it runs well, it doesn’t push enough water out through the tell-tale, suggesting that the impellor needs replacing and/or the water pump in general needs a good seeing to. My problem centres on...

There are those (especially in the USA where these motors are more plentiful than here) that advocate using that brass take off point as a second tell tale point as it stops the possibility of an airlock in the top of the block. I like the idea of that. In which case I won't block it off, but will ...

Thanks se7en, that makes perfect sense now!

Hi All, I'm a relatively new member, having signed up at the London Boat Show this year, although I have posted on the forum before. I have a question about my outboard engine, a 1962 Kiekhaefer Mercury Merc500, a 50hp lump. There is a long rubber tube attached to a brass spigot on top of the cylind...

'Deck angles'. Of course, makes perfect sense! I think I saw something else somewhere on the forum about this monkey metal stuff and the fact that it was next to useless. That said, someone has also suggested modification of a Homebase coat hook, so that's where I'm off to tomorrow!

Was looking at the rope steering one - it's a very dangerous setup...places like Aladdin's Cave Rigging does plastic coated stainless wire in 4.2 and 5.0mm at very reasonable cost. I wouldn't want to be anywhere near that boat when the rope frays and goes boing. Thanks Rapier. Thoughts of parting r...

http://boat-restoration.webs.com/ FOUND THIS MIGHT BE OF INTEREST WITH ANYONE WITH OWENS BOAT Hi Howstar, Thanks for picking up on the website. It's mine! I posted a message a couple of days ago in the Boatshed asking for information about windscreen fixings, and being a new member have just been b...

Hi, I'm new here as I found the CBMA whilst looking for some information about my boat, so have joined the forum in the hope that someone may be able to help. I am restoring a 1960 17ft Owens 'Kent' and have to re-attach the windscreen to the boat. I need to get hold of some of the brackets that fix...