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    Boat stays in reverse after shifting from reserve to neutral

    I should add it doesn’t seem to act up when the boat is on land with muffs. Just seems to happen in the water.
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    Boat stays in reverse after shifting from reserve to neutral

    I have a Mercruiser 5.0 with an Alpha Gen 2 drive. When I go from reverse to neutral, for some reason the boat stays in reverse gear even though it feels like the throttle shifted fine into neutral. Forward to neutral is totally fine and the shifting doesn’t feel tight or make any clunking...
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    Urgent help - boat fell off trailer while backing down ramp

    Any idea if this is a gen 2 lower unit? Guy selling it doesn’t know…
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    Urgent help - boat fell off trailer while backing down ramp

    The bracket is a steering bar for the kicker. And the sealant is something I put on when I just got the boat 10 yrs ago and didn’t know much about boats. It never had a leak in the transom before. My worry is now that with the hit, water is getting in but I can’t see any damage on the upper...
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    Urgent help - boat fell off trailer while backing down ramp

    My father-in-law accidentally unhooked the boat as we were backing it down the ramp and it slid off and landed on the leg while it was still in the up position. From the impact, the abrasion of the concrete sheared a hole in the bottom front of the lower unit (see picture) and the oil all leaked...
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    What type of coolant to use?

    I am trying to figure out what type of coolant I have in order to top up the overflow container which is empty now. The boat is a ‘98 Sea Ray with a 5.0 Merc and an aftermarket closed cooling system added. The colour of the coolant is neon yellow with slight green tint.
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    Help with Yahama tiller arm repair

    I have a 2002 Yamaha kicker and I noticed the tiller arm was loose. Well turns out it can come out completely from ththe joint and is just be held by the wires. Looks like the threaded piece that is attached to the arm corroded and broke at the joint. Any idea on how to remove the broken piece...
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    VP XDP drives opinions.

    I am looking at getting a 2007 Rinker 320 that has dual Volvo 5.7 OSI engines with XDP drives. I am heard mixed things about these composite drives. Any thoughts? What to watch out for?
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    Motor hiccups and loses electrical power

    I am experiencing a weird issue where the boat runs fine for a while but sometimes when I stop and then try and go again, the boat sort of hiccups and wants to die but then goes again fine. During the hiccups all my electrical devices shut off like my fish finder. This has just started to...
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    Help - Oil leaking from leg

    My boat is currently in the water at our cabin. I went to use it today and the check engine alarm went off after it started. I turned off the engine, checked the engine and noticed the leg oil reservoir was empty. I also noticed there was some oil residue in the bilge area and then when I looked...
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    Can't find tank vent on boat

    I am having some issues with my motor hesitating and I am thinking it might be a vent issue but I can't find the damn thing. I have a 98 Sea Ray Express Cruiser 215. I can only see three hoses coming off the top of the tank, one going to the engine and two going to the gas cap (one large one and...
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    Thickness of fuel line for Yamaha 9.9 kicker

    I am having some issues with my kicker losing fuel pressure and I think it's something to do with the fuel line so I want to replace it and the primer bulb. What thickness of line should I get? 1/4", 5/16" or 3/8" (which I believe is used now)? The line will be about 8' long.
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    Yahama 9.9 fuel issues

    I have a Yamaha 9.9 (t9.9exhw) which is plumbed to my main tank. When running it, the ball to pump the gas goes flat and the motor dies. If I keep pumping the ball it runs fine and if I stop, it deflates. I noticed when I took the cover off the motor, gas was dripping out from the bottom of the...
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    Best 19 pitch prop for 5.0 merc with alpha one

    Hey I am looking to get a little more top end speed out of my Sea Ray Express Cruiser 215 with a 5.0 Merc efi and alpha one. Right now I am doing about 30 mph at 3800 rpms. I was told I should look at getting a 19 pitch three blade stainless prop. Is this good for the setup of my boat? Any other...
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    Popping noise in speakers when using other electronics

    For some reason I am hearing a popping noise through my speakers when I activate other electronics in the boat such as using the trims tabs or raising/lowering the leg. Any ideas on what is causing this?
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