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  1. erikgreen

    B75 Carb replacement/fix?

    Hey, all; As reported here a while ago I bought a used Honda B75 7.5 horsepower outboard for use as a kicker. It had been sitting for 10 years according to the seller, and he gave me a really good price... which now makes me wonder if he know what was up with this thing. I did some service on...
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    ID this Honda?

    Can someone ID this Honda for me? I'm looking at buying it for a low price from a local seller, who says it's been in storage and currently won't start. He says it's a 4 stroke too. Any information on things to look at, gotchas in repairs, etc would be appreciated. Also any info on fuel mix...
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    coal tar epoxy removal

    Posting a question here that a friend of mine asked me.. he's thinking about buying a boat, a 55 foot steel hull, that's coated in coal tar epoxy. He'll need to remove the epoxy and repaint before use, due to environmental regulations and the fact that the coating isn't in good shape. I told...
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    OMC Cobra conversion to Merc lower - SEI

    Not sure how many of you have seen this, or if anyone's tried it, but it looks like SEI is doing the things that Merc should have done years ago. Now they have a conversion kit that lets you use an OMC cobra engine and bell housing with one of SEI's Alpha 2 compatible lower units. So for about...
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    Can someone ID these drives?

    As some of you know I've been posting here looking for info on various drive types in connection with my spring shopping. I ran across a Century Meridien 28 foot boat that I'll be seeing incidental to my looking at a wellcraft. The wellcraft and this one both need a lot of work, but I'm mostly...
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    I/O 350 engine - run on 50:1 oil/gas?

    Hey all - I'm shopping for stuff for spring now, including stern drive parts and a kicker, and I've got a question on fuel. Many of the cheaper 10-15 horse outboards out there suitable for kickers run on premixed oil and gas. If I can get lucky and find a kicker that doesn't need that, it'd...
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    Need opinions - 1982 Reinell

    Guys - I'm going to go look at a 1982 Reinell tomorrow. I'm mostly looking for some spare sterndrive parts (transom and lower unit) but it comes with a trailer too. The description I have is "1982 20 foot Reinell Tri-hull with inline 6 and Alpha 1 Gen 1 outdrive 1.65R serial 5297454" and a...
  8. erikgreen

    Mercruiser to Volvo conversion

    Hey, all; I have an opportunity to buy a complete Volvo Penta AQ270DP drive system to replace my Mercruiser Pre-Alpha drive/transom system, and I need to know what would be involved in converting if I went to the VP. The Mercruiser works ok, although the lower unit is on its last legs even...
  9. erikgreen

    How to make it through a project

    Good link here if you've never seen it. This is on a marine architect's site, and applies to scratch building, but most of the advice is sound for major renovation projects, too :) http://www.dixdesign.com/mindset.htm Erik
  10. erikgreen

    Demo-ing your own work

    Hey guys - long winded typist here at it again :) I've put up a couple posts in my ongoing refit thread about what I found out when I tore apart my own work from a couple years ago. I thought I'd condense and focus on it for a post or two... it's been very educational to me. I won't re-trace...
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    New vacuum bag setup

    Hey all - I've started experimenting with vacuum bagging (and soon resin infusion) at home, and I thought I'd chronicle things here to gather comments and advice. I'm working on a winter-long refit project for my 21 foot sea ray, and there are a lot of jobs on it that will be done better or...
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    Seasons

    After spending a couple years on this boating forum, I've decided that there are distinct seasons, identified by the type of messages posted with questions, for the boaters who come here. Beginning at the new year, the seasons are: Major Refit season (the time of transoms and stringers)...
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    Winter refit - transom

    Hey guys - I haven't started a lot of threads here recently, but I had a minute free today and I thought I'd start typing something new. My Sea Ray SRV210, which I bought with a bad engine three years ago, did a lot of work on to replace rotten wood two winters ago, and which has generally...
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    Winterizing engine OUT of the boat?

    Guys - I'm getting set to pull my sterndrive and engine and put them both in the unheated garage for the winter on stands, while the boat is going into the heated shop for a transom job this winter. I'm looking for pointers on what to do to ensure I don't have issues come spring when it's time...
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    "default" choke position on qJet

    Hey all - I had my MCM260 with Quadrajet carb out this weekend running well... I got it up to 43 mph on my Sea Ray 210 a couple times. But it ran rough at idle and quit a couple times. Probably because the choke assembly came apart. It has a divorce choke setup, and although I actually bought...
  16. erikgreen

    Another "no reverse" - pre-alpha MCM260

    Okay, now that I finally got my drive back on, I need to get the lower shift cable working. I did a search here looking for answers, but I don't see anything I didn't already try? Here's what I've done: 0) Install new lower half, had Mercruiser shop check/clean/pressure test/seal. Installed...
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    Stuck at the finish line - pre-alpha drive install

    So, after getting a used lower half, losing a magnet in it, and paying to get it cleaned out and pressure tested at the local dealer, I'm finally trying to install it on my boat. I've also while the drive was off installed a new lower shift cable, new cable boot, shift arm, and cable ends, and...
  18. erikgreen

    MCM260 trim pump location and hose length

    Has anyone here mounted their trim pump for a Mercruiser pre-alpha or similar anywhere but on the deck or transom next to the engine? Mine's on the starboard side right up against the side of the engine because the hoses won't reach any farther. It's possible I've got the wrong hoses on...
  19. erikgreen

    Gear hardness and grit in mercruisers

    As mentioned in another thread, I managed to crunch a magnet, the tip from the lower gear case lube screw, in my drive. I think it blocked the shift assembly, so when I move the shaft it snapped the tip off. I recovered some of it, but the rest seems in small pieces or otherwise unrecoverable...
  20. erikgreen

    Failed vacuum test and crunched magnet... next step?

    Okay, after fighting with my shift shaft and spending days getting the paint off my "new" mercruiser R drive lower half to get it ready to paint, I put my old upper and new lower together, took it apart a couple times to get the allen bolt in and fix the shift lever, and finally it's all...
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