Here y'all go for the people that wanna know what kinda pin to use on the gator tail so you don't have to keep going back with wrenches or drilling the bolt and putting a pin threw it. It's a mercury 15hp to 25hp tilt pin.

has it bent any when bouncing , one thing i thought of is to put a gas line around it ... will help with vibration and give it somewhat of a cushion

Dude if the 3/8 bolt thats in my motor now hasn't bend I'm sure this isn't gonna bend

You using a sleeve over it?

No I took the sleeve off along time ago. Well actually it fell off one day when I was moving the bolt on the water and never worried about putting another one on.

What year model?

20 bucks from my local dealer i have already checked

I had some machined out of 316 stainless. I'm trying to get some more made. I think my cost total was about $15.

Im going to need some too.....

I have needed one of these for a year now. Cant find the 25 mercury one anywhere. But i guess i'll get one from Robert eventually!

We found ours on eBay

I just use a 3/8 galv bolt from OCBM & drilled a hole in the end for a hitch pin. Cost about $5, but the Merc pin would be easier.

OCBM? Oh figured it out as i typed. Orange County Building Material. How long!

I can't remember off hand, but I wanna say a 10"
oh, & I used a piece of 1/2" cpvc for the sleeve

Mr . Rob what's your take on using the reinforced gas hose it makes sense to me

I'm just gonna use my old sleave!

i wasnt sure about the 25 either i was told by bubba to get a 50 hp merc pin

Yeah I'm thinking it's the bigger merc bolt pattern

Y'all spend 7k on a motor and y'all worried bout a $20 pin. Cheap asses

Haha I agree

It might not be a 25 that's what I thought I read it may be a bigger motor. But the one I got does work it maybe off a bigger motor and I just miss read it

Part # 1749930A1 Or 178M0026068

its for a 50/60hp

Well there ya go my mistake

heres one for 20$
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mercury-Mariner ... 0983572143

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Finished product

So whats quick about that. Lol

Lol I will say it's much quicker than two 9/16's this is a temporary fix

This mercury pin y'all talk about. You have to straiten the end to get it in the hole not once but twice. Second time you have to reach on the inside of the mud section to do it. The rubber hose what is it for. It's gonna get eaten to shit from the motor bouncing around on it. You guys over think shit way to much

Take the existing bolt drill a hole in it and your done. No rubber hoses shit half the time I don't even put my pin in it

Think about what the easiest way to do it from inside the boat in a bunch of mud. Not at the boat landing standing behind the motor on the cement. This ain't outboards stop thinking like a outboard guy

Yeah a bolt threw it witha lock nut was a terrible idea

The mercury pin you just turn it and it straightens by its sel and you pul it out that's so over thinking something easier than pulling a pin and fighting a damn bolt you can't grab ahold of

I used a 10 inch I bolt. got a loop on the end to grab easy in the mud and drilled the end for a quick pin.Made two! I leave the bottom one in and put on in the top for high speed running to mud holes once to mud pull out the top and your good to go!