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    Bilge Vent Puzzle?

    Makes sense to me, the passive holes are probably for heat dissipation.
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    Merc won’t engage motor into drive

    What Bondo said, Been there and done it ! Real easy get mis-aligned...
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    Movement right to left in alpha outdrive

    There are several linkages that compounded can create a good bit of slop in an older boat. Be sure the clinch bolts on the gimbal ring are to spec. That's where you can run into some big problems if not tight..
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    Think it's restorable....

    This is starting to look like a re-birth of Silver Springs ...
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    Cracked 5.7 engine

    It's all relative, kinda depends on how old you are and how long it needs to run..
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    Air Don't Freeze Winterization

    I guess it depends on environment , l live in a cabin on a steep slope where they're is no flat land. It's much better for me to trailer the boat a half mile, ease it into the lake, fire it up and then go from there. I'm not sure if my well could offer enough volume 300 feet up from the cabin...
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    Cracked 5.7 engine

    You might be able to get a short block and use the parts from your engine to finish it off. But be damn sure the parts are good..
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    Cracked 5.7 engine

    There's 2 significant cracks I see but there are more that these old eyes can't see. Ice damage is brutal to cast iron..
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    Cracked 5.7 engine

    I patched up a manifold with JB weld and it's still going 15 years later, but it has no moving parts creating power. You need a new engine.
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    Preparation before applying 5200

    Why do you want to put sealant around the drives? I may get flogged for this but if you're trying to stop a leak you may have bigger troubles.
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    Air Don't Freeze Winterization

    In the puddle I play in there's not enough O2 in the lake water to cause rust but it still freezes! They have to pump it in to keep fish alive..
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    Fuel Tank Shape - Lesson Learned

    The way I see it you need to make the pads conform to the hull or the hull conform to the pads. If you have a Way of slicing some new pads diagonally then glue them on top of the existing ones.
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    Bimini ball socket mount stripped

    Try some JB WELD in the hole might work out fine.
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    port side exhaust elbow over heating.

    Ok, that probably prevents the scenario that Bondo was describing, maybe I do want them. I come from an MC1 in a 1980 CC which had log manifolds and honestly was not much trouble. This new to me boat is a learning experience.
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    port side exhaust elbow over heating.

    Now my curiosity is up, what are the poppets and balls that @Scott06 spoke of? Something tells me that I probably don't want them..LOL
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    port side exhaust elbow over heating.

    And free the boat and check again, didn't know a bit of list could cause this. Would it still happen when running? Me and the battery are on the same side so I suppose that the boat is leaning to starboard most of the time.
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    port side exhaust elbow over heating.

    Thanks, I will pull the hoses to check.
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    port side exhaust elbow over heating.

    Yes there is a hose at the bottom where the drain plug is and and another one in the riser. The boat was on a lift but almost free. Probably had a bit of list but not much.
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    port side exhaust elbow over heating.

    That's beyond my knowledge about all I can say is it has 6 hoses connected to it. I can get a pic of it and post back. And thanks for the guidance.
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    port side exhaust elbow over heating.

    Yes, the manifold and riser were cool only the down elbow was hot after 5 minutes of fast idle, the engine was not warmed up. Something must be blocked. Would a flapper cause this?
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