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  1. tpenfield

    Bravoitis Fix . . .

    Cutting the hose and pounding out the insert from the outside in worked great :thumb: Here are a few pix Cutting the hose to expose the insert . . . I broke the insert up with a screw driver and a bit of pounding. After a bit of persuasion the hose came out. This one is the port side, you...
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    Bravoitis Fix . . .

    As follow up to my over heating thread from last year (an issue which seems to be resolved), I did discover the beginning stages of Bravoitis on my Port outdrive. So, I planned on doing the Bravoitis fix on both drives as a preemptive measure. Fast-forward to now . . . the company that I work...
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    Got an IR Camera . . .

    I've been itching for Spring to arrive so that the temps would start going up and I could do some decent 'testing/surveying' of my boat with the IR camera. Well today was a pretty good day, cold over night and sunny in the morning to start to warm things up. I went all through my boat looking...
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    Do I need to prime outdrive prior to applying antifouling paint

    After you finish painting the outdrive, make sure to install a fresh set of aluminum anodes. You will go through them in 6 months.
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    5.7 Mercruiser convertion to CCS, stainless risers also?

    I had to Google around the Internet to find the acid flush information . . . pieces here and there, mostly on auto restoration and hotrodder sites. A member here had recommended a radiator flush product, and that led me on a search about cooling system flushing. It seems that oxalic acid (wood...
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    Pages not fully loading . . .

    The forum seems a bit broken this morning. The pages are not loading fully and therefore the editing features (formatting, attachments, etc.) do not seem to work. I have tried several browsers with the same result. (Mac OS X if that matters)
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    Bought a 1998 Sea Ray Sundancer 270 wide beam with rot...

    Drew, In the drawings that you got from SeaRay, it shows a panel that can be removed from the aft bulkhead (i.e. the back wall of the aft berth). It seems that the removable panel is there to provide the clearance needed to lift the tank up over the engine mount stringers, etc. In order to...
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    7.5 HP Mercury question

    It is a 1972 . . . I just rebuilt my 1969 7.5 HP. Most of the parts are available. Some are new original stock (NOS) and some are just plain new. For my rebuild, I bought . . . - All the gaskets for the powerhead (new) - Piston Rings (NOS) - Main roller bearings (new) - Upper Needle...
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    DIY Outboard Stand w/ Pictures

    OK, first use of the stand . . . I got a fairly large tub and propped it up on some blocks. Seems to work out well. With the casters, if I put the engine in forward it moves the stand a bit forward :D
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    Mercury 7.5 HP Motor Refresh (1969 model year)

    I ran the engine again and set the idle speed down a bit. I got the in gear speed to be in the 700 RPM range, but it basically varied from 600-800. I had to tweak the fuel mixture to get the engine to stay running at that speed, but it does stay running consistently. So, looks like it is all...
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    Mercury 7.5 HP Motor Refresh (1969 model year)

    Here are a before and after pic. . . Before After
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    Mercury 7.5 HP Motor Refresh (1969 model year)

    Thanks for the info on the idle setting. 650 RPM seems pretty low, but I'll see what I can do. :) I did the final coat of paint and put on the new decals. So, it is all spiffed up for the coming boating season. I'll probably wait for some warmer weather or even the beginning of the...
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    For those in the North East...

    And here it comes again !!! :eek: :facepalm: I imagine that most schools in the area will be cancelled on Monday and most businesses will be in the 'work from home' scenario. I was going to go to the New England Boat Show today, but that probably is not going to happen . . .
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    DIY Outboard Stand w/ Pictures

    Final Design and Pictures. . . Thanks again for all the comments and inputs. I have made a few final design changes and now have a stand that I think will work out nicely. I added a cross member to give the stand good side-to-side rigidity. The stand is basically a set of triangles, which is...
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    Super Bowl

    I went to the parade yesterday. . . OMG way more people than 2 years ago :eek: . I'm not sure what the final estimates were, but it was 20-30 people deep all the way along the parade route. Really hard to see unless you got there a couple of hours early. I didn't have much time because of...
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    DIY Outboard Stand w/ Pictures

    Thanks for all of the comments and input, guys. I do remember seeing the stand that is featured in the stickies. My objective with this stand was to design something that would be easy to make, therefore the fairly simple set of parts. I have updated the design as shown below, adding (1) a...
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    97 Sea Ray 210 cockpit liner

    Pictures do help . . . looks sort of like a liner, but not completely. If you can post a few more that would help as well. A few questions though . . . Where the red arrows are, looks like a few inch high sidewall as part of the cockpit deck. What is beyond the sidewall? Green arrow where...
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    DIY Outboard Stand w/ Pictures

    Yes, and thank you. I kept the back of the stand open so that I could position it over the barrel with ease. Will be even easier if I add the casters.
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    Mercury 7.5 HP Motor Refresh (1969 model year)

    Sunday update . . . I decided that the wobbly trash barrel was not such a good thing to be running the motor in, so I decided to build a motor stand. Three 2x4's is all that it took. I was wondering if the idle speed that I set yesterday was gong to be OK. I happened to find a manual of...
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    DIY Outboard Stand w/ Pictures

    My recent running of my Mercury 7.5 HP in a somewhat wobbly trash barrel has prompted me to think about getting/making a motor stand. So, I worked up a design last night and headed off to Home Depot first thing this morning. The design is pretty basic . . . requires only 3 (three) 8 ft 2x4...
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