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  1. southkogs

    Boat not planing

    Suzuki 6 should be between 50 and 60lbs. If I read right on the Buccaneer, max capacity is 800lbs, so i suppose there's a chance with two good size guys, gas, lunch, gear and the aux motor you're just overloaded.
  2. southkogs

    I thought towing doubles was legal in some states? 😁

    "No Mr. Foxworthy, it's not illegal to tow a boat in this state. But we do ask that you put it on a trailer. Heck, you lost your skier about a mile back!" - Jeff Foxworthy, No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem
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    Boat not planing

    If it were me: I would pull the aux motor off, load up like normal and take the boat for a ride. IF the boat planes easily, then it likely has something to do with the aux motor. IF the boat struggles to get on plane, but does plane, then it's likely a power issue (either too little HP on the...
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    Lost bill of sale

    Plenty of hulls out there looking for a good outboard. You might also check and see if your state requires the outboard to be registered. If not (I don't know of too many) then that can be put on another hull relatively easily.
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    Boat not planing

    Something seems a little off to me. The boat used to plane just fine before you mounted the additional motor, correct? I think 25HP is max on that boat. Right? Is it just you on board?
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    Lost bill of sale

    ^^^^ So ... don't do that. You might ask Wildlife and Fisheries the process to register a boat if you rebuild one that was abandoned. They may have a path for you there.
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    Lovely but What?

    U.S. Marine was Bayliner. When Brunswick bought Bayliner, the U.S. Marine moniker (mostly stamped on accessories for Bayliners) was done away with. The boat is a Bayliner Capri Closed Bow, like jerryjerry said. Closed bow was far less common. Most of them were bowriders or cuddy cabins. You...
  8. southkogs

    does anyone know?

    Did you run this boat last year? Or is this a new-to-you boat? I believe you're showing one of the drain valves to drain the block for winter storage. It needs to be closed. I was always able to turn mine by hand, but maybe you'll need a little extra pressure with a pair of pliers. - But it's...
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    Can't figure out what to buy!

    I ran a Hurricane with a Yamaha outboard down on the ICW for about a week several years ago. I liked the boat well enough. Not sure how it would do on rougher water, but in the bays and such it was a nice boat.
  11. southkogs

    Mercruiser 3.0 starter

    10-4 // that's a huge help. Thanks guys. Gonna' run the starter up to the shop in Nashville to see about having it rebuilt tomorrow. I'll let you know how things go.
  12. southkogs

    Mercruiser 3.0 starter

    Okay: while we're here ... that's part of what was throwing me. @Fun Times what you posted calls my engine a '98, and it's a 2003. That's what I kept pulling up though. And the image of the starter in the tech bulletin is REALLY close ... but there's an extra bracket on the back that I don't have.
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    and you thought your day was rough

    "We were going sooooo fast, not even our own drive could keep up with us!" :cool:
  14. southkogs

    Mercruiser 3.0 starter

    ^^^ Good call. I didn't think about that. I know dis' guy! Used to take the tilt motor from the old Stringer to him. I think I'll give that a whirl.
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    Mercruiser 3.0 starter

    Cool stuff. Thanks guys. I have the staggered bolt pattern. NAPA dude had a starter he cross referenced against it, but neither of us could find any indication it was a marine starter. I thought I knew what a marine starter looked like for spark shielding, but now I'm not so sure I did. Is there...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 starter

    Okay - I've got a little issue with the Bilgeliner. (This is literally the first significant thing I've had to fix on this boat!) I'm pretty positive the starter isn't working properly. I can hear it spinning, but it's not engaging the flywheel. What I don't know how to do properly is test it...
  17. southkogs

    MerCruiser 5.0 MPI diagnostic connector

    @ZafSC I moved this to a new thread for you. - I left the quote in to direct people to the thread you asked your question in initially. Welcome aboard.
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    1981 stringer drive leak

    Oh, sorry. I missed that. Look HERE for the manual.
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    Random

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    1981 stringer drive leak

    That's probably the housing part number, model number is going to be something like 200FTHRCIS. You need to find the tag on your engine. It should have a model number on it.
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