Does anyone know where I can get a wrench to fit the star-shaped bolts that hold the small square cover in place on the top of my (Mercruiser Alpha I) outdrive? Looks like a 3/8" 12-point socket might fit but in that size all I can readily find is 6-point sockets and I'm not even sure the...
Any advice on how to replace the pump? The old one is held in place with three of what look like stainless wood screws on a small rectangular raised portion in the bottom of the bilge. It looks like a 1x6 was secured to the bottom of the bilge, and painted (or glassed and painted) over, and...
I have an '88 Regal with a 4.3 (GM V6) Mercruiser. Anyone know whether I need to use 91 octane gas? I've been using 87 octane and I don't hear any knocking but I'd hate to find out the hard way that this engine needs 91.
There's about 3" of clearance between the bottom of the oil pan and the hull in my '88 Regal. I lined a shallow cardboard box with trash bags and drained the oil into it, but then I made a mess ladling the oil it out of the box. Has anyone come up with a better solution? I've heard about...
I want to put a bimini on my boat, which is used mostly for skiing (no fishing so I won't be standing up for long periods of time). Any advice about how high the bimini should be above the floor of the boat? I don't know how low I can make it without making people in the seats feel...
I need to change the oil on my 1988 Regal, which has a GM/Mercruiser 4.3 l V6. Anyone know how to figure out which automotive oil filters will fit? I bought one for a 1988 Chevy Astro and it doesn't look right.
Above the pump in my (Alpha I) stern drive there's a short (4") plastic tube which fits into the outlet on the stern drive water pump and (when the lower unit is fitted to the upper unit) fits over a smaller diameter copper or brass tube in the upper unit. There seems to be no seal between the...
