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  1. JASinIL2006

    Transom problems with Larson 186 SEI I/O Bowrider

    Re: Transom problems with Larson 186 SEI I/O Bowrider Well, I've got my engine pulled and I've stripped everything off the inside of the transom. I've been reading lots on transom replacement threads, but I am not entirely sure how to get the old transom out of the boat. Here's what it looks...
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    Can't remove steering cable from power steering assembly

    Re: Can't remove steering cable from power steering assembly This picture shows the two pins... I removed the longer pin on the left... am I supposed to remove the shorter pin on the right as well?
  3. JASinIL2006

    Can't remove steering cable from power steering assembly

    Hi, I am in the process of removing my Alpha One Gen II transom assembly. I am working on removing the power steering assembly, but I cannot get the steering cable out of the cylinder. I've loosened the nut and even banged against it to pull it out of the cylinder, but it seems stuck. I must be...
  4. JASinIL2006

    Tips on pulling engine?

    Re: Tips on pulling engine? Well, I got the engine out of the boat. I had a little excitement along the way. First, with the engine hoist as far up as it would go, the engine still needed three inches to clear the back of the boat. So I let some air out of the tires... and raised the...
  5. JASinIL2006

    Building an Outdrive Stand

    Re: Building an Outdrive Stand Might as well add mine... Jim
  6. JASinIL2006

    Tips on pulling engine?

    Re: Tips on pulling engine? Got the frame for the hoist up, and everything that can be disconnected from the engine is pulled. Next, I'll position the boat below the hoist, pull the rear engine mount bolts and the forward mount lag screws and (with luck) the thing will be out of my boat and the...
  7. JASinIL2006

    Tips on pulling engine?

    Re: Tips on pulling engine? OK, I found the cut-off switch (first picture: small switch on the starboard riser that holds the throttle plate) and the two connectors (second picture) that would allow me to disconnect it. But tracing the wires back leads to another bundle of wires that are all...
  8. JASinIL2006

    Tips on pulling engine?

    Re: Tips on pulling engine? Got my leveler at Autozone for $39.99. Looks pretty rugged! It has two chains at each end, with L-shaped brackets at the end of each chain. (Pic is a different model than mine, but the L-shaped brackets look the same.) Since I plan to lift my engine with the two...
  9. JASinIL2006

    Tips on pulling engine?

    Re: Tips on pulling engine? OK, I'm disconnecting stuff and I'm stuck... the service manual wants me to: 6. Slide sleeves back on BLACK and WHITE/ GREEN (or gray) wires and disconnect engine harness wires from shift cut-out switch harness. I cannot figure out where these wires are (I don't...
  10. JASinIL2006

    Fixing upholstery...

    I'm in the midst of doing some major work on my boat, making it non-operational until next Spring. While the boat is out of commission, I was considering having some of our upholstery repaired. We have a '97 bowrider that, generally, has seating that is in pretty good shape. On several of the...
  11. JASinIL2006

    Tips on pulling engine?

    Ok, in preparation of fixing my rotten transom, I'm getting ready to pull my engine. I have a '96 350 Mag in my Larson 186 SEI I/O. The outdrive is already pulled and sitting on a stand I built, so now it's time to start in on the engine. I've never pullued an engine in my life... I've got the...
  12. JASinIL2006

    Transom problems with Larson 186 SEI I/O Bowrider

    Hi all, I have a '97 Larson 186 SEI I/O bowrider, powered by a Mercruiser 350 Mag engine and an Alpha One Gen 2 outdrive. The drive train was replaced within the last year or two and functions great. We bought the boat last Spring (2012). Yesterday, while prepping the boat for an outing, I...
  13. JASinIL2006

    Loose ladder screw/bolt

    Re: Loose ladder screw/bolt Here are a few pics. This first one is the ladder bracket with the loose bolt/screw. The top one is loose. This second picture is of the engine compartment 'false wall' on the far starboard side. The small corrugated hoses are bilge pump outlets, and the large are...
  14. JASinIL2006

    Loose ladder screw/bolt

    Just got back from two weeks at the lake, during which time it seemed that we were accumulating more water in the bilge than normal. In prepping the boat today for a river outing tomorrow, I noticed one of the screws (bolts?) that is under the waterline was loose. I tried to tighten it but it...
  15. JASinIL2006

    Trim up doesn't work, but trailer switch does

    I returned from a day on the river Sunday, during which my boat performed without any problem. When we were putting away the boat into the garage the next night, I was having my son lower the outdrive to relieve pressure on the bellows. In order to raise the trailer tongue to get the bow higher...
  16. JASinIL2006

    Capacity of fuel tank?

    I have a '97 Larson 186 SEi. Anyone know what size fuel tank was standard on these boats? Thanks, Jim
  17. JASinIL2006

    Installing backup bilge pump... ugh!

    I'm normally a pretty handy guy, and buying a boat has pushed me to try my hand at a number of new types of projects. The worst by far, though, has been installing a second bilge pump, with float switch, in my little bowrider. Following an idea I read about here, I epoxied both the pump and...
  18. JASinIL2006

    Need to wait full 7 days for 5200 to cure?

    Hi all, I am adding a transom-mounted transducer to my fiberglass boat. I created a mounting block out of poly board for this and future transducer mountings. I drilled two holes into my hull, filled them with 3M 5200 adhesive (not the quick curing variety) and then I back-buttered the poly...
  19. JASinIL2006

    Bimini sizing question

    Hi all, I've read about a hundred old threads on bimini tops, and I'm still trying to get a handle on them. I have an 18'6" bowrider to which I'd like to add a bimini top. I've learned that the online 'sizers' (that ask for your boat type and then tell you what size top to order) are not always...
  20. JASinIL2006

    First solo spash of my boat!

    Finally got the titling nightmare resolved with my 'new' boat, got a lesson in launching/driving/retrieving from an experienced and patient boater, so I took the boat up 800 miles up to a Canada, to a lake where we have a small cabin. I was accompanied by my 16 year old son and a friend of his...
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