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    Hey Newbies

    I'm really enjoying the posts that begin with "I'm a good mechanic, I just don't know about boats." Usually on the first page someone has to explain the whole air, fuel, compression and ignition part of engines. Changing the oil in your girlfriends Honda doesn't make you a mechanic. You can...
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    Boat trailer to utility trailer?

    Depending on the trailer it can be easier to cut the front of the frame and fold the supports into an A frame tonge. This way you can leave the springs, fenders and wiring intact. I really liked one that we left the axle close to the rear. It pulled and backed like a dream, and you could set...
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    Single point drain winterization

    As far as I can tell it is this one
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    Single point drain winterization

    There are no conventional drains on my engine, that's the issue I'm trying to solve. I'll probably just have to remove the single point drain and see exactly what it does and figure something out.
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    Single point drain winterization

    I'm just looking for a relatively easy and guaranteed drain. If draining water was a once a year thing, sure pulling some hoses wouldn't be a big deal. Early and late season is a gamble not draining, and I am out of town so often I don't want to be begging people to go pull hoses off every...
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    Single point drain winterization

    Any chance you could be a little more detailed? As far as I can tell all of the raw water flows through that valve and either goes up to the elbows, or into the circulating pump. Is there a different feed line that I'm missing?
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    Single point drain winterization

    I will add the blue plugs to the block and manifolds. I'm thinking it would be easiest to remove the single point valve and replace it with a manifold with a drain plug.
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    Single point drain winterization

    What engine would I look at for a schematic of no single/3 point drain?
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    Single point drain winterization

    Baby steps my friend. I have only a general idea how the cooling system on a boat works. The block drains are easy, but I wonder if I couldn't just plug the hose and use the quick connects and not worry about chasing threads for a pipe plug. It sounds like I could just get 90's for the...
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    Single point drain winterization

    What do you mean by "yanking that whole mass of hoses?" You mean R&R to winterize?
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    Single point drain winterization

    I'm assuming the p/s cooler is port side down deep with a 1.5" hose. Do I need to pull the stern side or can it be disconnected at the single point drain side?
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    Single point drain winterization

    The manifolds have a tee that goes to the single point drain, so I would pull the other line I assume? The circulating pump is pretty obvious, but i could use more info on the the power steering cooler.
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    Single point drain winterization

    I have a 2006 5.0mpi and this is my first boat. I need to winterize it for a week or so, so I used the single point drain. When i checked the block drains, both hoses were 100% packed with dirt along with the block ports. What other drains are likely to be plugged? I was planning to have all...
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    Two year old fuel

    If it runs ok, run it. Adding seafoam (emulsified water) isn't going to do anything helpful, and MMO is just... why? I will never understand why dumping random miracle additives in fuel gives people such comfort.
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    Why an increase in engine horsepower will hurt your ‘holeshot’, acceleration and midrange cruising.

    Does this apply to jet drives? It seems like a jet would "slip" like a clutch and let you get rpms up easier. Yes I am totally ignorant of jet drives.
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    New boat owner with dumb questions

    There is just too much to these fuel injected engines for me to figure things out easily. I just realized I didn't mention it was a 5.0mpi. It was probably 2 years ago when I decided to replace lifters in a 5.3 Chevy and found out you have to pull the heads to get at the lifters. The SBC is...
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    New boat owner with dumb questions

    My issue was resolved by resetting the main breaker on top of the engine. I am pretty sure I need to go to the dealer and order a tech manual for this thing. I'm thinking the engine manual is separate from the drive, but I'm wondering if I need a specific drive manual or if the #14 alpha gen 2...
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    New boat owner with dumb questions

    I've been chasing my tail for a few hours and just remembered a buddy of mine was messing with a circuit breaker on the engine. What a friend, he never reset it. Boats are a pain, but people are becoming unbearable
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    New boat owner with dumb questions

    I bought a 2007 tahoe 5.0 alpha 1 gen 2. I've been going over its issues and there were a few wires loose when I pulled the instrument panel. The blower didn't work and I found both blower wires off the switch along with the hot wire to the ignition. I can't get power from any ignition switch...
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