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    Engine alignment issue

    Rebuilt two bravo transoms and put two new engines in and alignment is horrible. I used the new merc permalube gimbal bearings and i didn't put the dot at 12 oclock, could that be causing the issue? I placed the slots of the bearing facing away from the drives towards the engines. thanks
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    Duel vs single station sensors

    I just got a project boat in which most of the senders were in rough shape so i'm pricing replacements. only issue is the boat seemed to come with duel station senders when its a one station boat. So would going with single stations senders mess with accuracy of the current gauges currently...
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    Leaky steering pin seal?

    Just got a new project boat with twin bravo 3's and when I looked in the steering lever hole/transom cutout and seen mounds of rust and debris (on both drives). Is there any possible culprit besides a bad steering pin seal? I?m asking because there is absolutely no play in either ring side to...
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    Battery isolator between one dead and full battery

    Ok From what i understand, linking one full battery to one discharged batter using a standard batter dial will cause the full battery to discharge a large amount of energy to the dead batter and damage it over time. Now i know an isolator will stop one battery from discharging another battery...
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    Torn Bellows damage drive units?

    Hello I’m in the process of negotiating a price for a bank owned boat. what worries me is one of the drives has severely torn u joint bellows, to the point where i don't believe the boat would be able to stay afloat. Is it possible if water flooded the u joint area it would pass the seals...
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    Marinas on lake saintclair mi which allow you to work on your own boat

    Hey everyone got into boating a few years back and got accustomed to using my trailer to bring the boat home for maintenance and mechanical problems. So now it's time to upgraded and the boat I'm in the process of purchasing and having shipped weighs 11 thousand pounds and was wondering how if...
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    98 montery 262 flooded cabin

    just seen a boat for sale that wasn't stored improperly and the front cabin was flooded for at least this winter (about 3 or 4 inches) if not the one before since its been in storage for two year, they covered it with blue tarps with the bow down. now the cabin has mold from floor to ceiling...
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    98 montery 262 flooded cabin

    just seen a boat for sale that wasn't stored improperly and the front cabin was flooded for at least this winter (about 3 or 4 inches) if not the one before since its been in storage for two year, they covered it with blue tarps with the bow down. now the cabin has mold from floor to ceiling...
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    Forgot to add stabilizer on a quarter tank

    Well i have mercuiser 228 79" and was having carb peculation problems so i put an intake without the heat passages and put an electric choke, now im having really bad idle problems that seem like ignition timing problems (put a light on it and got it adjusted to spec). I kinda forgot to add...
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    Howto plug Intake crossover on merc 228

    Im putting new gaskets on the intake of my 228 (chevy 305) and was wondering where to find a plug to block off the exhaust crossover port that only helps overheat my engine. Im also upgrading the choke to an electric style so it shouldn't effect it. thanks
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    Ice in beilge help

    So i went to check on the boat in storage and i guess their was a leak in the shrink wrap and now my bilge is filled with ice up to about 3 or inches below the engine mounts, cause the drain plug wasn't pulled, which is probably my fault i should have checked it after he was done. Its a 1980...
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    opinions?

    Just wondering what kind of build quality to expect with a 31ft celebrity 310 i found one going for 21k with a trailer and was wondering if it was worth looking at. Im already going to look at a 1996 searay 290 just wanted options since im driving 4 hours lol.
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    Mercruiser 228 intake getting extremely hot!!

    So i finally got my engine running rite on my 1977 searay 220 with a mercruiser 228 with the proper operating temps registering on the dash temp gauge after fixing and ignition timing issue. The only problem if it is one now is the exhaust crossover passage going through my intake gets extremely...
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    engine runs great unless the drive is installed

    ive been trouble shooting a heating problem that required the drive to come off a few times but now when i install the drive the idle gets inconstant and rough and dies out. This wasn't an issue a few days ago, it only happend when i took off the upped unit and reinstalled the other day. i...
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    Quadrajet High idle issues

    Well i have a late 70's quadrajet which had a gasket leak on the base gasket which when i removed noticed was just a gasket meant to be used inside the carb it self which the last owner just threw on the bottom instead of buying the two dollar gasket. So when i installed the proper gasket the...
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    High temp and white smoke issue

    Hey i just changed the impeller because of a high temp problem and it didn't do anything to correct the issue. i noticed only after a few minutes of being on it starts to billow out a very white smoke, not the grayish blue smoke when an engine burns oil. At first i was worried i blew a head...
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    shift interuput not working properly

    Hey everyone, I've been fixing up my 1977 sea ray 220 and ive been having a shift issue. The shift interup plate never moves. Ive adjuststed the lower shift cable to 6 inches while some one turns the prop counter clockwise till it stops while i push the cable in, then after putting the shift...
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    New gimble ring install In a pre alpha question

    Hey everyone, last season I discovered i had a had gimbal ring, it had a lot of steering play, so I've decided to attempt the plug method and install a new one. my question is should i use a square/spline swivel shaft or square/square swivel shaft? I'm worried the upper bushing and grease seal...
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