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    1989-1990 Mercruiser 5.7 Engine Noise

    I recently picked up a 1990 Malibu Euro F3 for what I thought was a very cheap price. This thing was probably not cared for the best and has a good chunk of hours (1480 but the hour meter ticks when the radio is on, who knows how long it has done that). There seems to be a rattle coming from...
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    Twitchy steering on inboard

    I just recently purchased a 21' 1990 Malibu Euro. This is my first true inboard I have ever driven, only sterndrives and outboards in the past. I know that since you are only turning a rudder and not the prop, they can turn on a dime at higher speeds. However, I have found that at speed (say...
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    Crack / chip in hull, need advice

    So I had a bit of an "incident" with the boat the other day involving the bunk guide rotating 90 degrees, causing the metal bracket to directly contact the boats hull. I have run the boat in the water since and checked the bilge for water, and it does not appear to be leaking at all. Boat is a...
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    Water in gear lube monitor

    The engine is a 3.0 lx Alpha one Gen II outdrive. I ordered a water pump replacement kit, so today I drained the outdrive of all the gear oil in preparation of removing the lower unit. Following the directions I first removed the monitor bottle and dumped it out. Once most of the lube was...
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    Did I miss a plug? Give me peace of mind

    Ok so the past few days have been getting near or at freezing for the night so a week ago I decided to drain the engine of all the water. I still plan on using the boat every once in a while (south carolina) so I hadn't done any further winterizing yet. The boat is a 1992 Maxum with the 3.0l...
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    Installing a tachometer

    I have a 1992 Maxum which has the 3.0l mercruiser alpha one lx. The boat never came with a tachometer so I am looking to put one in. Is there any specific tachometer I need to buy or will pretty much anything work? Also, since there is no space for the tachometer in the cluster, would you...
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    Quick pitch question

    I just bought my first boat earlier this summer, and the prop is in pretty poor shape. The boat is a 1994 Maxum 1700 with the 3.0l mercruiser 135hp I/O. I was going to buy a new prop for it so I went to look at the pitch, and it is currently 13.75 x 21. Does this pitch seem too high for the...
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