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    Troubleshooting Power Steering

    This is a 1996 Mercruiser 4.3LX. The PS does not work. The pump is full and when I turn the wheel I hear no strain from the engine trying to run the PS pump, ever, even at the locks. I tried wiggling the wheel back and forth and when I do that I can feel faint assistance, but not for long, maybe...
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    Outdrive Lube Reservoir Questions

    Re: Outdrive Lube Reservoir Questions Thanks muc, and Don, for the info. That clears things up. Both new things for the Gen II, which I have never worked on before. In case someone else has the same question, here are pics: Thanks, Chris
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    Outdrive Lube Reservoir Questions

    I just bought this 96 Rinker with an Alpha 1, Gen II. I pulled the out drive because of a roaring noise coming from the back of the engine while idling on muffs, that just suddenly started after the engine had been running for 3 minutes. I figure it's the gimble bearing, and since the former...
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    Hull Support On Flat Bed Trailer?

    I need to put my new deck boat on a flat bed trailer, to get it out of the marina, until I find a suitable trailer for it. It is a tri-hull fiberglass design (trimaran?), with the center being the same depth as the outside, or maybe slightly higher than the outsides, which means the boat should...
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    Obtaining a trailer for my new deck boat?

    I just found a deck boat, but ti didn't come with a trailer. The owner never had a trailer for it as he bought it in the water from the marina where he keeps it. I'm not going to keep it there so I need a trailer for it. It's a 1996, 24' Rinker Flotilla, with a fiberglass tri-hull/tritoon...
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    Mounting position for the third log?

    I have purchased a used third log for my 24' pontoon. Unfortunately I do not have any mounting instructions or even know the manufacturer of the log to try and get instructions. There is no writing of any kind on the log. I have heard you cannot mount it all the way at the back because it will...
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    Stainless Prop Hub?

    My buddy has a 14x23P, aluminum, on his 2007 20' Mariah with 4.3 and Gen II. It got torn up at the end of the season due to low water in the lake and a very narrow cove to the ramp. We were discussing upgrading to a stainless prop but he is less than excited about it because, he says, he doesn't...
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    Quick Question about pre-alpha

    Will a Pre-Alpha upper unit work with an Alpha One lower unit, as in bolt together and work as a stern drive should? And will the Pre-Alpha upper bolt to the Alpha One bell housing, with the correct gasket for the pre-alpha? Thanks, Chris
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    Upper Locked Up

    My Alpha One, SN A670521, was pulled to look at the gimbal. Now I have found that the upper unit will not turn in either direction. It worked fine last year, except for the roaring when the engine was running, which I suspected was the gimbal bearing. I split the lower from the upper and put the...
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    Loose Steering at Gimbal Ring

    I have a 1986 Alpha One , SN A670521, that has loose steering at the gimbal ring. This boat has twin stern drives, so I have another to compare it to, and the port is tight. I have looked up at the swivel shaft and see that it doesn't move while I move the gimbal ring side to side, for the...
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    Decarbing my I/O?

    I was over in the general engine repair forum, where all threads are locked, so I can't post there. Anyway, I saw a post by gss036 from 2003 regarding decarbing outboards with Sea Foam. That post talked of the benefits of decarbing 2-strokes, but also 4-strokes. What I would like to know...
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    Transom Seal Leaking

    My 83 Chaparral with Alpha One has a leaky transom seal. At least that's what it looks like. I saw water coming in from the bottom of the transom assembly on the inside last night, and today I flooded the bilge with a water hose until it ran into the transom assembly from the inside. I then...
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    Switching the Cooling Hoses on a 5.0L (228) Mercruiser

    As you may know, the hoses that feed the manifolds on a Mercruiser come from the thermostat housing (hot water from engine), and the hoses that feed the exhaust elbows come from a "bypass" that is part of the thermostat housing but is completely separate from the thermostat water flow, and...
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    Better options for boat cover support?

    I am currently using a "tent" frame made from white 2.5" PVC with T's and elbows to run a single horizontal pole from one end of the boat to the other, in the center, with legs every 8-10', depending on the layout of the boat. This is an idea I got from you guys here on iBoats. One of my...
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    Sounding the horm during clear weather navigation. Does anyone do it?

    I took my boater education course over the winter, even though I am not required to by Virginia state law for another couple of years. My interest is becoming a safer boater. In the interest of being a safe boater, I took the navigation rules for sounding your horn seriously. I did not know...
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    World Record Catfish Caught This Weekend In Kerr Lake

    http://www.nbc12.com/story/14939333/143-pound-blue-catfish-caught-in-kerr-lake Chris
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    Treatment of Exhaust Bellows?

    Last year, July 2010, I bought a 1983 Chaparral bowrider with an Alpa One stern drive. I immediately put new drive, shifter and exhaust bellows on it, along with trim senders, gimbal bearing, and other parts. It has through-hull exhaust, but I put the bellows on it anyway. All Sierra parts. The...
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    MCM 260 Engine Troubles

    This is a 1986 Wellcraft Nova II, with two MCM 260, 350" engine in it. It has 2 Perko battery switches which are wired so that on the "ALL" setting the alternator on one engine can charge the other's battery. Yesterday I initially had both batteries set on "1", so neither engine's electrical...
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    Boating Accident on Rappahannock River Friday, June 3rd

    http://www.nbc12.com/story/14839991/two-killed-in-lancaster-co-boating-accident http://www.nbc12.com/story/14838851/at-least-one-dead-in-boating-accident-on-rapp http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/middlesex-co.-boating-accident-kills-2...
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    Repair Teleflex Voltmeter?

    I have a Teleflex Voltmeter gauge, in my 1986 Wellcraft Nova II, that doesn't work. It sits at about 12v with the key off and jumps to over 18, needle buried, when the key is turned on. It's like it needs to be adjusted. Voltage at the gauge connection has been verified to be 12.x volts, so it...
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