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  1. tpenfield

    Purchasing in this market

    Everyone's situation is different, so you have to apply some judgement. Last year folks were predicting a down market, given the huge demand the year prior (2020). It didn't happen and the demand surge seems to be continuing into 2022, although the supply has caught up to some extent. Not...
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    core replacement, epoxy test panels

    Not bad . . . some wetted out better than others. The key to using stitched cloth, particularly the 600x300 (1708) cloths, is to wet out the underside of the cloth before laying it up to the core piece, as well as saturating the core piece with a healthy amount of resin. As you roll out the...
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    Quit My Job . . .

    The Admiral is a bit nervous about the money side of things . . . I keep reminding her that it was her idea. :ROFLMAO: Plan 'A' would be to find a contract job in the Fall and do that for a few years. Plan B would be boat upholstery. :unsure:
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    1998 vip valiant

    Seats would be a local upholstery shop that does cars/boats. Carpet is just marine grade carpet DIY, The vent grill and other pieces are probably generic and you could search the web for something suitable.
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    Lifting Boat off Trailer

    FWIW - cinder blocks can be subject to fracture under 'point loads'. So it is a good practice to use plywood (or similar) in conjunction with cinder blocks.
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    Bravo 3 Oil Leak - Oh No !!!

    Fingers crossed on the oil leak . . . The boat is getting to to launch day. . As I put the props on, I was thinking about the typical 'indexing' that you do with the 3-blade sets. Not sure it is even a thing with a 3/4 set. :unsure:
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    2007 4.3 Trim relay clicks, no start.

    @Stormin Norman C The starter and the trim pumps use the same relays. The trim pump has 2 of them and therre is 1 for the starter. It sounds like you need to replace the starter relay. (right?)
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    Bravo 3 Oil Leak - Oh No !!!

    The outdrives are back on, all buttoned up. . . One thing I noticed is that the prop sets are 4/3 blade (24 pitch). My other boat was 3/3 blade (26 pitch). . . @alldodge , If I recall, you might have gone with a 4 blade set on your 27PC :unsure:
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    Bravo 3 Oil Leak - Oh No !!!

    Since the oil tube looked OK attachment-wise and I could not see any other issues, I installed the outdrive. Not being a mechanic or anything . . . so not exactly sure. . . but I put the outdrive that is marked 'Port' on the port side and the one marked 'Stbd' will go on the starboard side...
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    Bravo 3 Oil Leak - Oh No !!!

    Thanks for the comments guys. (y) I was able to get my handy inspection camera (borescope) into the cavern behind the bell housing. The oil tube appears to be inserted into the barb fitting its full length, with maybe a wee bit of brass (fitting) showing. So, it is on there pretty good...
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    Bravo 3 Oil Leak - Oh No !!!

    The mating surface of outdrive to bell housing. . . only 2 of the 3 are actually round. The 3rd is the shape of the water passage. I cleaned everything up yesterday (muttering under my breath) and have used my special tube of Bondo's Any Grease :ROFLMAO: to hold the o-rings in place...
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    Bravo 3 Oil Leak - Oh No !!!

    Also, another note . . . I removed the outdrives, thinking that I may have some greasing of the U-Joints to do. Nope . . . 'perma-lube' type which means replacing, not greasing. So the only thing to grease was the coupler (which I can do from inside the engine compartment as there are 2...
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    Water in Engine

    A bit of a guessing game, but I'll share my thoughts. Probably not the exhaust shutters, as they never give a water tight seal anyway. More likely the exhaust manifolds are leaking (or possibly the intake manifold). Anyway, it would be best to determine the culprit and address accordingly.
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    I'm lost

    @Wphillips36 . . . Welcome to iBoats (and boat ownership in general it seems) The cooling system is the suspect at this point. Assuming that you have an Alpha drive the raw water pump (aka impeller) is in the outdrive. (Bravo drives use a raw water pump connected to the engine). It is...
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    Water in 4 cylinders

    When an engine hydrolocks (while running) often the connecting rods give way (i.e. bend) as a result. In the situation you described, I would remove all of the spark plugs and see if the engine can rotate freely without any sort of hard points or similar obstructions. If the rotation wants to...
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    Bravo 3 Oil Leak - Oh No !!!

    Also, when I removed the port outdrive the drive shaft housing was marked in paint with the PO's name and 'STBD', when I removed the starboard outdrive it was similarly marked, except 'PORT' . . . :unsure: :rolleyes: Not that it should make any difference, but it does speak to the shortage of...
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    Bravo 3 Oil Leak - Oh No !!!

    I hope youze guys are right about the oil tube. I'm going to take another look at it today, now that the outdrives are off, just to make sure the tube is on the barb fittings an appropriate amount. Yesterday, as I contorted my body in various ways to gain access to the engine mounts, I was...
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    Bravo 3 Oil Leak - Oh No !!!

    I pulled the outdrives today, and glad I did. The alignment was out on both engines, the port side being the worse. I'll see about getting a tywrap on the oil line.
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    Want to add additional rollers

    Greetings . . . Those rollers do not look like they will hold much weight, because of the design - cantilevering away from the cross bars. You could get 4 or 6 roller 'sets' (4 rollers each set) and associated mounting hardware, but be prepared to spend about $150 per set. Google your way to...
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    Water tank geyser

    Greetings . . . Burping tanks are usually an issue with the vent. So, the vent line from the tank may be clogged, or perhaps the fill line is pinched.
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