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  1. tpenfield

    Technology comes through . . .

    I don't do much trailering anymore, since I have a larger boat that needs a boat hauler instead of trailering. But . . . recently I was moving the family Boston Whaler around with our new Ford Explorer and took note of the wonderful feature this car has in lining up the trailer hitch. Just...
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    Evinrude 25 HP Persistent Cough . . .

    The Evinrude 25 hp ( Model # E25ELCTD) that we use on the Boston Whaler has had a persistent cough for the past few years. The situation comes and goes, but never fully disappears. Warming the engine does not help much. Here is a 30 second video of the engine running in a 100 gallon tub...
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    Mercury 7.5 water pump melt-down . . .

    Oh what luck . . . as I was working on removing the remains of the water pump impeller, I noticed gear lube coming out from around the propeller . . . Looks like I'll be re-doing the lower unit seals too :facepalm:
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    Mercury 7.5 water pump melt-down . . .

    The Yamaha after sitting for 30 years works !!! :) . I ran it for about 2 hours tonight with a heavy dose of oil and seafoam in the fuel to clean out the carb and get some break-in done. This will take the pressure off to fix the Mercury.
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    Mercury 7.5 water pump melt-down . . .

    Last year the water pump on my 1969 Merc 7-1/2 hp crapped out (S/N 26346XX). No big deal, I figured, I'll get a new impeller. I took the lower unit off yesterday and went about disassembling the water pump. the thing looked more like a melt-down than just a simple failure of the impeller...
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    Preventative Measure for Posting to Old Threads . . .

    One of the forums that I frequent has this nice feature to prevent/warn folks about posting to old posts. It is a message with a check box that gives you a heads up before you can/should post to an old thread, as shown below. . I am just wondering if a feature like this would be possible and...
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    Sea Core

    Some evidence that it is an option is on some boat websites. Here is some engine info from the Sea Ray boat website, showing SeaCore as an option that adds about $6K to the engine package. Not sure if the outdrives as stand-alone units have the anodizing protection that is part of SeaCore as...
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    Stupid mistake: bravo III

    FWIW - Here are the design guidelines used for I/O boat engines . . . Some outboards aren't much better :D If you ran the engine for more than 5-10 seconds w/out water going to the muffs, then I would check the impeller, as mentioned, to be sure. When I install an impeller, I use dish...
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    Custom Fiberglass Extended Swim Platform

    We have put a decent amount of load on the swim platform so far. Nothing too excessive. Here are some of the crew hanging out on the platform. The platform holds up well. The stern is down about 4" with 4 people sitting on the platform. Not sure when I will have time to add the 3" riser...
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    Custom Fiberglass Extended Swim Platform

    We have been out on the boat the past few days and the swim platform is working out nicely. (I wish I could say that for the rest of the boat :rolleyes: ) Here are a few photos for the platform 'in action' . . . if you can call it that :) . . .
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    Question about adding 3" spacer/riser to exhaust on 7.4L

    As per my extended swim platform thread, I am considering adding a 3" spacer to my current exhaust setup, which is pretty much factory standard for 1996 - center riser manifold with stainless steel elbows. I measured the height of the elbows per the Mercruiser procedure: I got the 'a'...
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    Custom Fiberglass Extended Swim Platform

    The weather has not been cooperating this weekend, but we managed to get out a little bit to try out the new swim platform. . .
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    Starboard Engine . . . no start . . .

    My joy with my boat launch with the new swim platform was a bit short lived. When we got the boat to the harbor dock for a few minutes, the starboard engine would not start. It had started about 20 minutes before at the ramp, but suddenly would not start after sitting at the dock for a few...
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    Custom Fiberglass Extended Swim Platform

    It is SPLASHED :) :) :) The boat hauler came at 10 AM . . . we headed to the ramp . . . Here is the boat at the dock . . . . . . .. We have a fairly large crew coming for the weekend, so hoping to put the new swim platform to good use. :)
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    Custom Fiberglass Extended Swim Platform

    I added the pieces of rubrail. Here is a pic . . .
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    Custom Fiberglass Extended Swim Platform

    FWIW - If I did go with the extra pieces of rubrail where the ladders are located, it would look something like this . . . . . I'm not sure if it makes it look to busy or not :noidea:
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    Custom Fiberglass Extended Swim Platform

    Finished :) :) :) I got the remaining things done on the platform today. . . . Finished the hatch hinges Sealed up the access holes Fabricated and installed the rubrail w/ stainless steel insert Here is the underside with the deck plates installed and sealed w/ 4200 . . . I am just...
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    Custom Fiberglass Extended Swim Platform

    The full tilt outdrive clearance looks good . . . . .
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    Custom Fiberglass Extended Swim Platform

    Thanks everyone for the accolades :thumb: I'm a bit behind my schedule, so I waived off the launching for today. I am still working on the hatches to get the hinges installed. The fasteners for the struts took quite some time. I am using SS 'squared' u-bolts with a spacer that I made. . ...
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    Custom Fiberglass Extended Swim Platform

    That's only about 1/2 of the stash . . . :D Anyway, a bit of a progress update : I have been working on the hardware lots of drilling and cutting. (measure 2X, cut 1X)
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