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    Outdrive Making Rattle Sounds

    I have a couple of concerns regarding my outdrive. 1. When making low speed turns, I hear a rattle sound coming from the outdrive. This does not happen when driving straight. This only happens when making turns. Based on research I have done, it sounds like this could be the u joints. Is this...
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    Draining Mercruiser 5.7

    Here is a pic of the rigid water tube from the Mercruiser manual #17. On my engine, the drain is actually on the right end of the tube instead of the left end like the picture shows. Going by this pic, I would assume someone had reversed the tube on my setup.
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    Draining Mercruiser 5.7

    I know winterization has been discussed a lot this time of year, but I just wanted to verify that I am doing the correct procedure for draining the water from my 5.7L Mercruiser engine with Alpha One Gen II drive. I removed a total of 5 drain plugs: 2 on the block, 1 under each exhaust...
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    Winterizing Fresh Water System

    I am preparing to winterize my fresh water system for the first time. My boat has an 8 gallon fresh water tank and 1 sink faucet. Can you give me advice on winterizing this system? Also, the system has a through hull drain for the sink. Should I close the drain valve or leave it open for the...
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    Serpentine belt came off my 5.7 Mercruiser

    Hello, I got a new to me boat in June this year. It has a 1997 5.7L Mercruiser with Alpha One drive. It ran good for several outings this summer. During my last outing, I noticed the steering was difficult when turning the wheel towards starboard. Also, the water temp gauge fluctuated a lot...
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    Looking for a new boat

    I am currently looking to purchase a cuddy cabin boat. I want a boat to use for day boating, but also have the ability to do some overnight camping. My primary requirement is that I must be able to operate the boat solo including docking, undocking, etc. I would also expect to have 2 - 3 adult...
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    Transom Concerns

    I have a homemade 14' fiberglass tri hull boat. I got it from a friend of mine many years ago. It is a fairly small boat that resembles a Boston Whaler except that it is smaller and the gunnels are not as high. I use a 15hp evinrude 2 stroke. I have done several enhancements myself such as...
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