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<blockquote data-quote="CedarRiverScooter" data-source="post: 446288" data-attributes="member: 15465"><p>My dad had a houseboat with twin white 40 mercs. They were temperamental, true to the brand. He kept a hammer handy to tap on the carbs.</p><p></p><p>Not sure if it was white, but I remember one that was mid-50's vintage & it had 2 starters. One started it in fwd & the other in reverse. lower unit was direct drive.</p><p></p><p>I bet there was a little praying involved when you needed reverse to avoid hitting the dock, & you had to shut motor off & restart it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CedarRiverScooter, post: 446288, member: 15465"] My dad had a houseboat with twin white 40 mercs. They were temperamental, true to the brand. He kept a hammer handy to tap on the carbs. Not sure if it was white, but I remember one that was mid-50's vintage & it had 2 starters. One started it in fwd & the other in reverse. lower unit was direct drive. I bet there was a little praying involved when you needed reverse to avoid hitting the dock, & you had to shut motor off & restart it. [/QUOTE]
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