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    Motor Starting w/o Outdrive

    Hello All, I'm selling my boat over the weekend and the last step is to show the potential buyer that the engine runs. The outdrive is pulled from the boat due to damage and I'm a little nervous starting up the motor without causing damage. If I hook a hose up to the water intake hose at the...
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    To Sell Or Not To Sell

    I have a 96' 250CR Crownline (454 7.4L 375 hours) that needs repair (outdrive rebuilt, gimbal steering pin replacement, engine coupler, bellows). I owe little on it and basically want to brush my hands clean of it. Does this even have a market interest (the boat is in good shape aside from...
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    MAJOR Repair Bills - Is it worth it...

    Here is the shortened version of my awful situation... Last year in April I purchased a 96' 250CR Crownline (454 7.4L Merc / Bravo 2) for X-dollars w/ trailer. Good deal, low hours (340) and ran solid for all last season and up thru this season until 2 weeks ago. Engine was impecable or so it...
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    Merc 7.4L 454 Throttle Stuck & Won't Engage Into Gear

    BAD NEWS ON A WEEKEND... So yesterday I was skipping across the lake back to the marina. Everything was humming along beautifully (96' 250CR Crownline) at 3800RPM's. All of the sudden I lost plane and the RPM's went down to 2000RPM's. The throttle seemed to be sticking and I couldn't get it...
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    7.4L Bravo 2 Merc Overheating

    Nebbie post, I apologize if its been answered in an old post... I have a 7.4L 454 Bravo 2 Merc (raw water cooling system) that overheated when I took it out of slumber yesterday. I went thru my checks on land with some muffs. Wasn't sure how much water was suppose to suck up thru the hose but...
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