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  1. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Questions About A Dual Engine, Dual Battery Station with a Solar Panel

    I?m gutting and re-wiring a 27ft 1982 Sea Ray Sundancer 270. Was briefly researching options available to me to overcome the charging and functioning challenges of having twin engines, a dual battery system with a solar panel. I drew up the attached diagram as an illustration of what I was...
  2. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Alpha One Gen One Trim Pump Hydraulic Line Identification and Orientation

    Rebuilding a mid-80s Alpha One Gen One Transom assembly and I forgot to mark the trim pump hoses. Now I'm reinstalling them and I'm confused which is which. Seems like online resources contradict each other as to which hose is which. The questions I'm trying to answer are: Which is the high...
  3. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Installing Lower Shift Cable Jacket Thru The Shift Cable Bellows - Any Tips?

    Alpha One Gen One transom assembly Trying to feed the shift cable jacket into thru the shift cable bellows moving from Aft to Forward. My lord, is there any part of rebuilding a transom that's easy? Other than applying motor oil or grease to the fat bronze leading end of the jacket, does anyone...
  4. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Alpha One Gen One Steering Pin Bearing Replacement

    I'm trying to install a new Lower Gimbal Housing Bearing (Part #3 in this exploded view). I tested the bearing by seating it on the steering shaft prior to installing, and it spun nice and smooth. However, once I install the bearing the shaft is anything but smooth. Is there a specific way these...
  5. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Epoxy and Synthane Washers

    According to page 4B-22, you should replace synthane washers with Epoxy. I think I read another Mercruiser manual that said you should epoxy the old washers. Would you just use epoxy, or would you epoxy the old washers to the gimbal surface? To which surface? The bell housing or the gimbal...
  6. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Best Inexpensive Option For Wood "Filler"

    Not sure I've phrased my title correctly, so I'll just explain what I'm trying to do. I have a 1982 SeaRay Sundancer I'm rehabbing. On the deck area, there are some side panels that line the interior of the hull. They're just aesthetic, meant to cover the raw contours of the hull. They have...
  7. San_Diego_SeaRay

    How Do I Remove A Steering Cable - 1982 Sea Ray

    Good Evening :happy: I was trying to remove what the steering cable from a 1982 MCM 260 setup. I removed a cotter pin and a clevis pin that was on the port side of the steering actuator. Then I removed a hexagonal nut on the starboard side that "capped" the threaded tube that extended from a...
  8. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Mid 80's Alpha One Gen One Transom: Exhaust Tube or Exhaust Bellows?

    Quote from pg 4B-6 of Mercruiser Svc Manual says the following: Exhaust Tube Use on V-8 Drive Shaft Extension Models Early MerCruiser IR-IMR V-8 Drive Shaft Extension models were equipped with an exhaust bellows. Later V-8 drive shaft extension models utilize an exhaust...
  9. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Alpha One Gen One Gimbal Ring Bearings Question (Not the Drive Shaft Gimbal Bearing)

    Got two transom assemblies from the early/Mid 80's that I'm "rebuilding". One Serial Number is 6344019. I can't really make out what the other serial number is, but it seems identical in every way to the other one. My questions are about replacing the small upper and lower needle bearings that...
  10. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Two Questions: Shift Cutout Switch and Coil+ in the Starter Circuit

    Engine: 1981 Merc 260R MCM 350 (Rebuild project; hasn't actually been in the water yet) Two questions if you could help: I hook up my Ohm meter probes to the Coil+ and then ground. I get 7 ohms. Then I push down on the shift plate mechanism to complete the cutout circuit and I get 0.1 ohms...
  11. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Auxillary Gas Tank Options/Questions

    I have a 27' 1982 Sea Ray Sundancer I'm restoring. Currently has a 100 gallon aluminum fuel tank. I'm looking to remove this large fuel tank and replace it with a Moeller 50 Gallon below deck fuel tank. But I'd also like to have a separate back up supply of fuel just in case. Looking to buy one...
  12. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Delco Remy HEI Distributor in a Mercruiser MCM260

    Purchased a used MCM 260 on Craiglsist. It was originally built in 1983 and purchased by the Craigslist third party as a remanufactured engine from Michigan Motorz about 5 years ago. I am going thru it, repainting it, checking out the electrical, etc. I now need to buy spark plug wires for the...
  13. San_Diego_SeaRay

    1983 MCM 260R T-Stat Housing Questions

    I have a 1982 Sea Ray 270 w twin MCM 260Rs that I'm fixing up. Needed to replace the thermostat so bought all the gaskets and stuff. But I don't want to get this wrong was hoping I could get some input in the proper assembly of t-stat hosing. First of all, I'm working off the following exploded...
  14. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Help Me Understand This Wiring Diagram - MCM 260 Content

    Hello All :) Gonna rebuild my wiring harness on my 1981 MCM 260. Gonna splice everything into the cannon plug and that's all I'm keeping of the old harness. But I want to make sure I understand how it works so as not to create an inferno on the water with my handy work. Specifically, I'm...
  15. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Towing 6700lb Boat w. a 2005 Ford Expedition

    I have a 1982 Sea Ray Sundancer 270 that I will need to start towing. I'm looking to buy a new daily use vehicle to replace my current vehicle that can't tow this boat. I've settled on a 2005 Ford Expedition, which apparently has a 6K lb rating w. the standard tow package and an 8900lb w. the...
  16. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Modified Breakerless Electronic Ignition Question

    Engine: 1981 Mercruiser MCM 260 Ignition: Originally a Mallory "points" type ignition but modified to an electronic distributor using a Pertronix Ignitor 2 (PNX ML-181) kit as well as a 3 ohm Flamethrower coil So today was supposed to be the big day after months of toiling on rebuilding this...
  17. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Crimping A Wire Junction Together - Mercruiser MCM 260

    Decided to replace the harness wiring on my 1981 Mercruiser MCM260 engine. I'll keep the harness plug and splice all the new wires into it, but everything else is getting new wire. I've come across a problem though. You can see from the picture how Mercruiser has created an inline "junction" by...
  18. San_Diego_SeaRay

    MCM 260R Exhaust/Cooling System Questions

    Engine: 1981 Mercruiser MCM 260 retrofitted w. the MCM 260R Center Rise Manifolds and newer thermostat housing I'm rebuilding this engine, on the verge of getting it started (may get it started tomorrow) and I plugged a hose into the intake port on the t-stat housing. Water started coming out...
  19. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Alternators, Fuses, and General Electrical Questions - MCM 260 Content

    As you might know from my previous posts, I'm basically rebuilding a 1981 Mercruiser MCM 260. Was mostly dismantled when I bought her so I've been having to do some detective work on how to reassemble it. I'm now at the "electrical phase" and am a bit stumped about some of it. OK, I'm actually...
  20. San_Diego_SeaRay

    Where to Mount Shift Plate On A 1981 MCM 260

    Rebuilding a 1981 MCM 260 and it's been a bit of a puzzle since the person I bought the boat from dismantled it. At the final stages and I'm really stumped on how and where to mount this shift plate. I also have a 1983 MCM 260 that has a shift plate that is mounted to the starboard manifold, but...
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