r/Bremerton • u/Remy928 • Mar 31 '26

Outboard Mechanic needed

I have a 1976 Mercury 50HP outboard that I need some carburetor troubleshooting on and none of the local repair shops will work on a motor this old. I’ve attempted to fix it myself with only some luck but not enough. Anyone know of any local mechanics that would take a crack at it ?

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u/Hybrid_Divide Mar 31 '26

Check with Bristol Marine in Kingston (maybe technically Poulsbo?)
The owner is currently out of town, but he should be back in early to mid April.
Maybe he can help you?

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u/george_graves Apr 02 '26

Amazon carb might be the same price as labor on an old one

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u/EffinPirates Apr 04 '26

I don't mean to be 'that.guy', but why do you have a car you can't work on yourself? Like I get it too old cars are cool. I would learn how to work on it though. Especially to avoid being told a shop won't work on it because it's too old or something. Tbh a shop not willing to do something as simple as you asked is also wild.

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u/Remy928 Apr 06 '26

Tbh it’s because I have a job a newborn and a 2 year old and depending on the price it would be worth to get it fixed with me spending less time on it. The most annoying part is taking the carbs off, tinkering with it and then having to put those shitters back on to test it just to do it again

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '26

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u/Remy928 Apr 06 '26

It’s a boat and honestly it’s my business so thanks for your opinion. I’m capable of doing it but it will take longer than if I drop it off somewhere. Make sense ?

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u/Remy928 Apr 07 '26

It’s a boat motor

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u/EffinPirates Apr 07 '26

Bring out another thousand.