Mercury Super 5

[billw]

In my opinion, the KF5 is a more solid, reliable motor than the Mark five and is much easier to work on. What it gives up in lacking a neutral, it gains in simplicity. Both models have a very sensitive-to-damage gear case. If yours is good (not broken just forward of the prop) treat it like gold and make sure you check/change the grease before and after each use! Welcome to The Dark Side. You have a good motor to start your journey with. They are fast and the run quality is darn near OMC-like. It will, literally, run CIRCLES around a 5 hp JohnsonTD 20.

Long live American manufacturing!

[chuckw]

KF5 is a nice motor. I have a running and pumping one for slae in southern Vermont. See classified ads for details. SAcrool down.

[Yellowstone]

Thanks 20mercman, billw and chuckw. I am excited to get it going. I coincidentally got a 53 Johnson 5 hp too with this motor, which I believe is a TD20. I’ve got 8 motors now. 3 running great and 5, soon 4, to work on! I never thought I was going to have to buy tags for them to indicate what I’ve done/where they are at/etc. but that may be coming soon!

[billw]

Just eight motors right now? You’d better put an addition on the house now, because you’re gonna need the room…..

Long live American manufacturing!

[Yellowstone]

Ha. My wife has actually been asking for a small garage/workshop and I had a builder out the other day to take a look. We have a 2 car garage and she gets irritated at how tight it is in there with two vehicles and all motors and tools.

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