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    response timeout

    Why is it, When I'm typing a response to a question, suddenly my complete webpage, and answer goes away. It refreshes or something? Never happens anywhere else.
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    Busy day yesterday!

    Well it was busy yesterday,35 mph winds. A call came in at the marina,boater in trouble just off the east of the marina,Went and took a look, yup, headed for the rocks....We managed to get some timbers and planks between the hull and the rocks to help from damaging it to much. We had called the...
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    Loose steering

    I acquired a 1983 chapperal bowrider the other day, had her running on the hose and checked her out a bit. Found that the steering is rather loose, the wheel turns really easily, to easy. There is no play in the cable or on the steering arm at the lower unit. Is there an adjustment on steering...
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    115etl77s pdf manual

    Good morning all. I'm looking for a PDF manual for this motor. 115etl77s J4801365 I belive I found them on here before, but lost all my info when the I-pad went south.Since upgraded to surface pro 3 so I should be good for awhile😁 Looking to change out a piston and gaskets,ect. any help...
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    Johnson 115 overhaul.

    My son is looking to re-do a Johnson 115. Model number: 115etl77s Serial number j4801365 Anyone know where I can get the PDFs version of an overhaul manual? It always ran fine,but it decided to let a ring land go away,and now it of course has a miss. He pulled the heads after doing...
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    Gardner 8l3b deisel

    Well, it looks like one of our boaters is stepping up a bit. He is currently looking at a 97 foot Santa Margarita,1983 vintage.With twin Gardner 8 cyl deisel engines. What he wants to know is how long to these engines hold up? They have 10,000 hours on them now. I have been looking online,since...
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    Pontoon trailer plans

    I recently purchased a 20' pontoon,no trailer. Rather than buy brand new,I'd like to build one to fit.used ones are hard to find around here. I do have a couple trailers tgat could be re-fit to accept the toon,but then I would not have them for other uses. Is there a site that has toon plans to...
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    Mercriuser 140 timing gears

    Mercruiser 140, 1985 Serial number:6920193 I'm in the process of " refreshing" the gaskets/seals in my 140. Upon removing the timing cover,found a couple chipped teeth on the fiber cam gear. No big deal...or so I thought. Ordered the new gear,found it to be about .30 thousands larger in...
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    Website forums

    Suddenly when opening I Boats,main page I get this,see screenshot. I cannot find the forum link at all. The only way I get here is to google i boats and find a link to bookmark directly. Is it me or has something changed?
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    1992 mercruiser 3.0 stalling when shifting into gear and trouble getting up to speed

    Sound's like you have a choke or carb issue. A sticky choke will cause it to load up-to much fuel-and stall out,or run to rich and have no power due to fuel overload and not enough air. A plugged up carb will seem about the same. On another note,not enough fuel could do it also,plugged filters...
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    1970's leisure island

    Good morning,hope everyone is having a good 4th weekend. I have an opportunity to acquire a pontoon boat. It has an old Chrysler 25 outboard on it now that constantly has issues. The owner picked up a merc 35 hp outboard,s# 6492172 1984 vintage,to replace the chrysler. Never got around to...
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    Merc outboard info/pdf

    Good morning,hope everyone is having a good 4th weekend. I have an opportunity to acquire a pontoon boat. 19's leisure island.any value in this toon?It has an old Chrysler 25 outboard on it now that constantly has issues. The owner picked up a merc 35 hp outboard,s# 6492172 1984 vintage,to...
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    Alpha pivot pins

    Working on a customers alpha one,both pivot pins are rounded out so they won't come out. What's the best/fastest method to remove them? Already tried heat,as they had a little bite left before we started repairs,but as the owner stated,the po did his own repairs himself... And it show's... I'd...
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    Zoom feature

    Glad the zoom is back up and working! Getting better every day.
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    What needs to be done? What have you done so far? When is the first launch this year?

    Re: What needs to be done? What have you done so far? When is the first launch this y Finish this!
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    Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist.

    Re: Funny "TLC needed" boat ads on Craigslist. Here is a winner! Stored bow down for how long? Notice the ice..... $1500 and a little tlc.....
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    Some electrical fuse questions.

    Re: Some electrical fuse questions. You would ve much happier,(and so would the boat) to install a proper fuse panel near the battery area. You would get the wiring off the battery,easier to maintain.
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    Welded aluminum boats

    Who was the first to build welded aluminum boats? The guys at the shop want to know.
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    How do I run out of gas before the tank is empty?

    Re: How do I run out of gas before the tank is empty? Yup go ahead and drill a hole above tge fitting,then unstall one of tgese to fill the hole.
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    Balance pole getting in boat

    Re: Balance pole getting in boat How about something like this I've installed a few for people,but much bigger boats. They fit in a rod holder. There are other types,I just googled boat boarding handles. I bet if ya look I-boats probably has them.
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