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  1. tpenfield

    Oil Filter, alt brands

    You could certainly use another brand, but if you shop around you should find the Merc/Quicksilver oil filter for less than $20. Your choice.
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    OMG - I got an oversized load permit !!!

    All cleaned up (and no place to go) . . . .
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    OMG - I got an oversized load permit !!!

    It comes off (and did). Just finished pressure washing the hull and outdrives. I usually get to it right away, while everything is still wet & soft.
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    OMG - I got an oversized load permit !!!

    The boat is out . . . Uneventful. . . The boat centered on the bunks nicely with the tweaks that I made to the trailer while the boat was in the water for the season. . . The back-up camera, helped, but I still relied on the mirrors quite a bit. I think I need to put some marker poles...
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    Vintage Mercury Cooling Issue

    I do like the aspect of a SS baffle plate, just got to think about maybe using a stud & anode combination for the fasteners to give the engine block some galvanic relief 🤪
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    Bravo 3 trim cylinder leak

    I replace the trim cylinders on my Bravo 1 (does that count ? :unsure: :LOL: ) Purging the air usually takes about 10 'full up and full down' movements of the outdrive. Have plenty of trim fluid on hand.
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    Throttle position sensor

    Used is probably broken. Why would you get a used one?
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    IO steering

    Welcome to iBoats . . . It would be good for the shop to isolate the cause a bit more precisely rather than taking a $3K shot in the dark. What engine / outdrive you got?
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    Vintage Mercury Cooling Issue

    I made the stainless plate out of some stainless steel that I had lying around. I did order the OEM plate (Aluminum), so I'll see which one I want to use. .
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    Vintage Mercury Cooling Issue

    I'll give the stainless a try . . . If things don't work out with this engine of maintenance reasons, I have visions of converting it to electric with a donor motor from an electric lawn mower (or something like that) 🤪
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    towing capacity question

    Of course as I drove past the town launch ramp this morning there was an F-350 taking out a 16 foot skiff . . . The definition of overkill :ROFLMAO:
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    OMG - I got an oversized load permit !!!

    Yup, I used to rely on a boat hauler and had to schedule out about 1 month in advance. As things got busy over the past few years, trying to arrange a haul-out or launch got to be a PITA. So, I decided to go with a trailer for this boat ( 11,500 lb dry weight, 10'-10" beam, 33' LOA). It is a...
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    towing capacity question

    It sounds like you have the 320EX (express cruiser), not the center console version? Assuming the EX . . . If you are doing a lot of highway towing, I'd be in an F-250 (or 350) Dually. If not then a regular 250/350. You would probably want the Total Gross weight rating to be just under the...
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    Bravo 3

    I am not sure if this is the exact issue, but a few years ago, I 'fixed' a delayed shifting issue on my 1996 vintage Bravo 3 outdrives.. See thread link below . . . The fun stuff starts on post #17 . . . https://forums.iboats.com/threads/bravo-3-shift-adjustment.735164/
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    Vintage Mercury Cooling Issue

    True, but the baffle plate is isolated by the 2 gaskets, so I am wondering if it will be OK :unsure:
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    Vintage Mercury Cooling Issue

    Thank you! (y) It is similar to blowing a head gasket on a 4-stroke engine, where the exhaust gases are pressurizing the cooling system. I wish that I had thought of it sooner, but usually with cooling issue the focus is on the impeller. I was getting close to throwing in the towel on this...
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    OMG - I got an oversized load permit !!!

    @harringtondav . . . here are a few pictures of how the boat was sitting on the trailer from the retrieval last Fall. A few inches off center . . . . . Port side missed the strake . . . . . Starboard side barely on . . . . . As you can see the chines are just over the outside edges of the...
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    Vintage Mercury Cooling Issue

    Greetings, I've been trying to figure out a cooling/overheat issue with my 1969 Merc 7.5 HP. When I was prepping the engine at the beginning of the season, it was not peeing properly despite a brand new water pump. I set it aside and grabbed the next in line for the dinghy (Yammy 3 HP)...
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    OMG - I got an oversized load permit !!!

    Pretty typical bunk arrangement for larger trailers. 2 main bunks and then a set of bow-catcher bunks. As far as the chines hitting the bunks. . . Not even close - the bunks were set at the factory to line up with the outer strakes. The chine width is about 9' 8", so outside of the frame, and...
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    Finishing before gelcoat

    Looks like a blurry picture to me . . . But, if water from the inside of the boat is showing up as drips on the outside, that would be a hole :unsure: (or crack, etc)
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