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    1987 searay 5.7 eng posible misfire

    1987 sea ray with a 5.7 engine, bought couple of months ago been doing a lot of maintenance on it, replaces spark plugs, distributor cap, rotor, set on correct timing, boat start on muff, and after engine warm, have a small misfire, when I replaced the cap I marked all the wires, I don't know if...
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    engine mounts

    hello guys 1987 searay 23 with a 5.7 engine, I just have the boat couple of months ago and the engine mounts look like this any advice.
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    grinding noise

    hello guys 1987 searay with a 350 and a alpha one gen1, I been working on the boat, new gimbal bearing new bellows, new water pump on outdrive, when I start the boat with the water hose, I keep listen on a noise like tic tic tic tic like metal hitting metal, and looks like is coming from the...
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    black film coming out of exhaust?

    hello guys 1987 searay 350, last time boat was in use was 2009, I already did a tune up, new plugs, new cap, new rotor, new cables, new starter, new alternator, put the engine on timing, new oil filter, new fuel filter, change oil, gas is fresh on gas tank, boat is running on muff good, but when...
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    alternator question?

    hello guys 1987 searay 5.7 engine, got the boat about 3 months, new starter, and today I installed a new alternator, the old one was rusty and noise, the new one is a one cable type alternator, has a 55 amp, I installed a 75 amp, I have the same reading on the volt gauge in the dash? 11, how can...
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    engine timing question

    I have a 1987 searay with a 350 5.7 engine 4 barrel carburetor, what is the timing on this engine 8, 10, 12, 14?please advice
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    prop question

    hello guys I have a 1987 searay I/O with a 260 hp 5.7 engine and a alpha one outdrive I just have the boat couple of months ago, I need a propeller but I don't know what to buy any advice thanks. the boat doesn't have a propeller was like that when I got it.
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    carburetion problems

    hi guys 1987 searya with 5.7 engine carburetor was rebuild by a professional shop, boat starts and I see a lot of black smelley smoke coming out of exhaust, rev in idle are 700-800, with the prop egaged in forward is 675-750, any suggestion?, new spark plugs, new wires, new cap, I just have the...
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    steering question?

    just replace steering cable on my sea ray 1987, 5.7 engine, I put the same kind was on the boat before the rack by Teleflex, and my question is when I turn the wheel to the left wich way the outdrive should turn?.
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    Rpm issues, carburation?

    hello guys 1987 searay with 5.7 engine, and a Rochester 4 barrel quadrajet, I start the engine with hose and Rpm are 725 on idle , after minutes drop to 600-575, any advice thanks.
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    limit trim sender on bell housing?

    1987 searay what is the function of the limit trim senders?, the ones in the boat are broken and everything works, what to do put new ones o leave it like that
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    Engine mount Question

    hello guys and thanks again for the support, 1987 searay 350 engine, very disappointed with the engine mounts shot on the boat (not the one on the back on engine), the ones in front, the center bolt is shot very rusted, so need to be replaced, what is the best way to do this, The outdrive have...
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    power steering actuator

    hello guys 1987 searay alpha one 5.7 engine, how do I remove the steering actuator any trick?, I already removed steering cable, top screw but the one in the bottom is kind of hard not space to put a ratchet, please advice, I need to replaced because one of the metal lines in the actuator is...
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    carburetor issues?

    1987 searay with a 5.7 and a quadrojet carburetor, the carburetor was rebuild by a company, I start the engine and I see a lot of smoke, any advice
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    shift issues

    1987 searay alpha one, replace the lower shift cable, when I move the shifter forward the outdrive engaged not problem, then I moved the shifter reverse but have to move the shifter a lot on the reverse for engagement, I don't know how was before because I just get the boat, please advice.
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    outdrive not going back in?

    hi guys 1987 alpha one remove the outdrive change all the bellows and gimbal bearing, and outdrive is not going back in any ideas, please help...
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    bell housing wire?

    hi guys 1987 alpha one, I noticed when I disassembly the bell housing from the gimbal I noticed a piece of wire, and been cut off, is located on the left side what is this wire for?
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    water pump question?

    1987 alpha one gen I, I ordered a outdrive water pump kit and I can see where this rubber bushing goes here is the link. http://www.iboats.com/Water-Pump-Housing-Bushing-Sierra/dm/view_id.171750
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    gimbal bearing installation?

    1987 searat 5.7 Im installing new gimbal bearing, what can I used to press the bearing in? thanks.
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    1987 sea ray 5.7, maintenance log

    Hello I want to share with you guys how we doing with the boat repair, like some of you guys read on my previus posts I just have the boat, the last time the boat run was 2009, outdrive is out, waiting for my transom repair kit wich I ordered online (exhaust, bellows, ujoints bellows, shif cable...
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