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  1. ryno1234

    One manifold hot (5.0)

    I pulled the manifold / riser. I put a hose up against the water inlet elbow on the manifold and water would only come out of one of the 4 water jackets on the top of the manifold and I obviously felt a ton of back pressure indicating some sort of blockage. I tried removing the inlet elbow so I...
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    Bearing grease / water leaked out on rim

    Yes - I would trust Les Schwab. They've been very thorough in the past. Understood - I do almost 100% of all my maintenance, and all major engine repair as well. I'm not afraid of maintenance, but I do not have a place to work on the trailer however. My trailer + boat are 30' long and don't fit...
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    Bearing grease / water leaked out on rim

    My local Les Schwab tire center said they can handle repacking the bearings, etc. I looked into this, and I definitely *could* do the job, but I'd be working on a road and likely running back and forth to the autoparts store. $450 for Les Schwab to give me all new bearings on both axles (I...
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    Bearing grease / water leaked out on rim

    What would I be looking for and what would need to be replaced if that were the problem?
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    One manifold hot (5.0)

    I appreciate the comments. I just purchased new exhaust flappers. I'm not looking forward to this change out - my engine is halfway under the back deck of the boat... I have to remove a ton of stuff just to even get to the headers. I'm hoping it's possible without removing the engine, but...
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    One manifold hot (5.0)

    If I run the boat without fixing this a time or two more, am I risking any significant damage? My understanding is that it can affect the water shutters but I've apparently already lost one.
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    One manifold hot (5.0)

    Here is a diagram of my system. There doesn't seem to be much between the "T" on the top of the engine and the left (from this perspective) manifold / riser. Given this, it seems likely that there is a blockage in this left side tubing or manifold / riser and hopefully that should be easy to...
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    Bearing grease / water leaked out on rim

    I took the boat out to the lake over the weekend. After our outing, I parked the trailer and boat at the house overnight and the following morning I see that one of the bearings has the cover off of it and it has dripped a somewhat thing water / grease mix on rim and tire. It seemed much thinner...
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    One manifold hot (5.0)

    I updated my question to provide these details
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    One manifold hot (5.0)

    Just one of my manifolds becomes very hot to the touch. You'll definitely burn yourself if you left your hand there for 1-2 seconds. The other manifold is very warm to the touch, but it doesn't seem like it would burn you. The engine is NOT overheating. I did find what I believe was an exhaust...
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    Ability to use amenities with inverter

    My new-to-me boat has 3 batteries and a 1,100 watt inverter. The boat comes with a microwave, fridge, stove and outlets around the boat. I'm trying to figure out what is reasonable to use while not hooked up to shore power. I can imagine that the microwave and the stove are a no-go if you're...
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    Smell from head / cabin area

    This is a great suggestion. I do see coloration in the vent hose. They may be permeated. I'll check that next! Thank you.
  13. ryno1234

    Windlass struggling to pull rope

    I just looked this up, I have a Simpson Lawrence Sprint 400. It calls for 1/2" Medium Lay (whatever that is) 3 strand nylon rope spliced into some chain (again, the chain works great). I haven't checked my rope because the boat is still in storage, but I'll check it out next time. I also...
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    Windlass struggling to pull rope

    I'll have to check on the line size - the boat is in storage at the moment. The boat is 24'
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    Windlass struggling to pull rope

    I cannot be certain if it worked before. This is a new boat to me. I've tried using it twice ever. I *assume* it worked at one point since it *kinda* works now. I have not confirmed the rope size required. The boat is in storage so I cannot check the rope size at the moment. My gut feel is it...
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    Windlass struggling to pull rope

    I have a windlass that (as far as I know) is made to pull both rope and chain. My anchor is attached to a chain that then attaches to a long line of rope. The windlass will let out the line no problem, but upon pulling it back up the results are inconsistent. Usually it will begin pulling up...
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    Drive oil leaking onto new sterndrive / bellhousing gasket

    I'm reinstalling my stern drive after having it off for a bellows replacement. As I mate the drive unit on the mounting studs and wiggle it into place, the drive oil feed that comes out of the bellhousing gets depressed and oil starts to flow from it over my brand new gasket that sits between...
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    Keeping boat interior (carpeting / fabric) "nice"

    Thanks for the feedback everyone. And yes Yup! You got it. The Vinyl is in pretty decent shape all things considered. There is some minor tearing around some hard corners and some slight discoloration, but all in all they're pretty good. Like I said above, I get it is a boat and it's meant...
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    Keeping boat interior (carpeting / fabric) "nice"

    This is all new to me and I spent (what I feel) is a large amount of money on something. Keeping it nice is important to me, even if my question is ignorant.
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    Keeping boat interior (carpeting / fabric) "nice"

    My new (to me) boat has snap-in carpeting that is lighter in color (light tan). I also have a cabin with fabric seats, headliner, etc. In my old boat, I had indoor / outdoor dark charcoal colored carpeting. Because of the color, you'd never be able to see any discoloration. Additionally, I did...
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