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  1. tpenfield

    Second Happiest Day . . .

    Yes, I have reached out to them.
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    Second Happiest Day . . .

    Yes, 200 miles +/- . . . not sure I'd want to do that myself, but maybe someone would be willing to do it for me???
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    Second Happiest Day . . .

    Yes, as far as the cost . . the annual slip fees (Long Island) did not seem too bad . . . about 1/2 of what we find on Cape Cod. It was all the other stuff that added up. My mooring costs me $111 per year, plus $200 for the the maintenance of it. I've talked to some people who pay $4-6K for...
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    Second Happiest Day . . .

    My biggest challenge may be to get the boat transported to Cape Cod from its current slip on Long Island. It seems that many boat haulers are quite busy, with the high market activity and end-of-season hauling. Any ideas/recommendations on boat transport? :unsure:
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    Second Happiest Day . . .

    In my pre-purchase information gathering, I always try to get as much information as possible. The broker was nice enough to give me access to the Title (PII redacted of course) and the maintenance/service history of the boat. As I went through the maintenance records, it occurred to me that...
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    Mercruiser outdrive gear ratios

    2.43 . . . that's a new one to me. :unsure: Worst case, you might have to go down one step in the pitch, since the ratio is close to the original.
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    Mercruiser 7.4 Starter Grinding/Partial Engagement?

    The 7.4 (GM 454) starters are pretty much 'plug 'n play' so are you sure you have the correct starter and the bendix is extending all of the way? Are you able to see the teeth on the fly wheel and are their any voids of teeth.
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    Second Happiest Day . . .

    Thanks everyone !!! I have the survey lined up for next week. Hoping all goes well.
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    Marina Bay Shore depot - SCAM???

    Also, if you are not paying attention and looking closely, you may miss the fact that the reviews are planted on various websites that the scammers have hacked into . . . not necessarily consumer review websites.
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    Second Happiest Day . . .

    We looked at boats on Cape Cod, Upstate New York, and Long Island NY. This one is on Long Island. We had a long list of potential boats . . . Cruisers Yacht 328/338 Formula 330 CBR Chaparral 327/337 Cobalt 336/R35 the Cruisers being our top choice. I eliminated the Cobalt due to the more...
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    Second Happiest Day . . .

    2016 w/ 250 hours - Joystick docking.
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    Second Happiest Day . . .

    I still have the sea trial and the survey to do and then transport it to my home port. I have no plans on using the boat this year. Will be going through it over the winter and prepping it in the spring.
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    Second Happiest Day . . .

    Thanks guys - I am sooo happy to be staying with Mercruiser engines . . . and they are are the newer tech, and have full closed cooling. :D
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    Second Happiest Day . . .

    This is what's happening for the next adventure . . . The Admiral is getting her boat :D :oops:🤪 Cruisers 338 CX - Merc 6.2L 350 HP Seacore engines.
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    Bravo 1 oil leak

    What @alldodge said . . . Something is messed up. You could take the drive off drain the oil and do a pressure test (5-10 psi) . . . of course, I would expect it not to hold any pressure at all, since it is leaking.
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    Marina Bay Shore depot - SCAM???

    Looks Scammish - The domain name was first reserved in August of 2020 and renewed in July 2021, yet some of their (fake) reviews pre-date its existence. There have been numerous consignment sales scams that appear every few months. This looks like another one of them. Bouncing them off of a...
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    Second Happiest Day . . .

    Anything is possible . . . I am thinking that the wrong type of thread was used or mixed in with the regular UV resistant thread. Sun exposed areas are the worst.
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    Second Happiest Day . . .

    Yes, CATS have really changed the game. They are really meant for fresh water, as the good salt water alternatives are fewer. My long term plan with a new boat would be to add a bracket and transition to OB's
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    Second Happiest Day . . .

    Still working on a few potential boats . . . I am running into a bit of a pattern . . . people who say they love their boat, but they are selling them :unsure:
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    Compression test results 4.3L V6 2005 what do You think?

    The #5 plug looks like it has a spot of rust on the isolator - so perhaps you've had some water in the exhaust manifold. A leak test will tell you where you are losing pressure on that cylinder. Sometimes the valve seat gets pitted if you are getting water where it shouldn't be. Maybe it's...
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