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Hi guys, I have an 82 V20 with the 470 in it and I tried to troll with it the other day and the plugs kept loading up. I have no problems with running at low speed or docking normally, but after about 2 hours of running at 2 to 3 mph it would start to stall so I would rev it up in neutral and...

Hello all, I am looking for a little info on a 1986 Yamaha 150 motor. I found a boat for sale and I am interested in the motor for my 1974 V20. The motor cosmetically looks poor but it seems to run well on muffs. The compression is between 110 and 115 on all cylinders. The big problem is the...

Does anyone have any tips on how to keep my sliding hatch from leaking into the cabin. I have cleaned all the grooves in the track and all parts seem to be there but every time it rains my cushions are wet. Thanks

Hi guys, I have found a 1974 v20 with an outboard on it that I am thinking about adding to my collection. I have an 82 with the 470 i/o in it but I like the idea of the extra room an outboard offers. Anyway the motor is junk but I have a Johnson 115 VRO that runs great and I was wondering if...

Hello all, Been a while since I last posted hope yall don't hold that against me. I have some questions about fixing the common 470 failures. I finally took the motor out of my 82 V20 and it is on the stand ready for work. I did a compression test and the spread was 127-131 across the...

Hello, Newbie here with some questions about the merc 470. I have read alot of comments about it and it is 50/50, some love it, some hate it. Here is what I have done to my 470. New battery, starter, points and condenser, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, gimble bearing, all new bellows, shift cable...

Hello all, I have been reading posts for awhile now, finally joined.(yipee) Great site with lots of info and nice boats. I picked up a v20 last year that my brother found sitting on the side of the road. The boat had sat for 5 or 6 years, and when he showed it to me I knew I was going to buy...