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    Transporting a 20' boat on a flatbed.

    Ok, one more thing. I'm looking at a nice bunk trailer, but my only concern is that it has only two bunks like this: It also has keel rollers. I am concerned whether that is enough support for an aluminum boat. My the trailer for my lund has much wider bunks, made of board lying flat to the...
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    Transporting a 20' boat on a flatbed.

    Im not allowed to go over the border due to health reasons. lets not get into the political and health and covid stuff here....
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    2001 mercury optimax 135 running hot

    IMHO 0.5 psi at idle could be OK. Ive had a few outboards, and at idle, they would have under 1 psi water pressure at idle. Not saying yours should be, but not necessarily a cause for concern. Opti has a large telltale because all the water that goes through the compressor exits out the...
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    Looking at getting a 2013 Mercury ProXS and I have a question

    that is a lot of compression difference for that little hours
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    Transporting a 20' boat on a flatbed.

    First, thank you everyone for your advice. Now time for a little story, aka what to do and what not to do. The boat is in detroit. I am near Toronto. So basically I can't cross the border to pick it up. The next logical step would be to find someone to bring it. I found this guy with a...
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    Transporting a 20' boat on a flatbed.

    Nahh... I guess I buy a different kind of boat than you guys. I will do a build thread on one of my boat ventures someday. This was an auction deal. The guy selling it is really pissed that I got it cheap. Like REALLY PISSED. I heard the engine run etc also before buying. But... you may have a...
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    Transporting a 20' boat on a flatbed.

    Paperwork just came to me in the mail... Besides, when you are in the snag-a-deal business, then there is no opportunity to look in person. Ever. good news is that the paperwork in the places I buy from is always legit. These are big companies.
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    Transporting a 20' boat on a flatbed.

    Hello I got another boat... it was too good a deal to pass 🤪. No trailer on it tho. The boat is pretty far from me, so now I have 2 things: A boat without a trailer (2010 alumacraft 205 trophy) A flatbed truck that will pick it up. Question is: what is the best way to put the boat on the...
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    Question about LU rebuild + getting ripped off on sale.

    well, it didn't take me long to find the criminal... Basically someone didn't drive the seals in all the way and this one was flopping loose on the driveshaft...
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    Shipping a Boat Across the Country

    Here is my take on this, having done this quite a few times. first, you limit your options when you ship a boat without a trailer. Basically, you are restricted only to specialized boat transporters. If you buy the trailer and have the boat loaded onto it at the starting point, then basically...
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    Question about LU rebuild + getting ripped off on sale.

    ok, lets try again, its a 2008 suzuki df200...
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    Question about LU rebuild + getting ripped off on sale.

    I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be extra trouble. I thought I had mentioned it was the suzuki, I think you can see it in my sig below, no? (suzuki df200)?
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    Question about LU rebuild + getting ripped off on sale.

    no need for a crystal ball... just look in my list of boats... Its the suzuki...
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    Question about LU rebuild + getting ripped off on sale.

    P/N is 25700-93J00. Google it. I was also really surprised that it was $20 at the dealer. I buy a lot of stuff at my dealer so they give me a deal when they can. I am making a pressure testing device right now, however I am fairly certain it is the shift shaft seal. It was all split and dried up...
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    Question about LU rebuild + getting ripped off on sale.

    Hello I am selling my boat (the tuffy) and it seems like I have milky oil. A buyer asked about it and I, like a dummy, told him it was milky when I drained it a month ago. Well now he calls me and asks me to drop 4k on the price so he can get a brand new lower unit. I'm pretty sure everyone...
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    A mercruiser 4.3l MPI with a low weak idle hard to start

    Just a thought... do these motors have an IAC bypass adjustment that could be clogged?
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    2006 175 Optimax been sitting 8+ years

    ATTENTION: GET THE INJECTORS CLEANED! especially after sitting 8+ years! What can easily happen, is you run it and one cyl is a little lean. Opti then turns into POPTIMAX. Also throw some opti oil and ringfree in the cyl's. Dont want to bust a ring. Also make sure you have the proper OPTI oil...
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    Mercury 90HP Optimax- Air Compressor Rings (replacement)

    look on craigslist, plenty of opti's being cannibalized for parts. Just make sure the compressor you get was not the one that made it blow up!
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    Can someone fix the homemade outdrive pressure tester links?

    ^^^^^^
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    2016 Alumacraft transom rotted completely out.

    I wish I saw this thread earlier. Alumacraft and lund are notorious for this, especially the new ones. The pressure treated transom wood somehow reacts with the aluminum and pinholes form, then the whole thing starts rotting. not uncommon for 5-10 year old lund and alumacraft transoms to be...
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