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  1. CaptnKingfisher

    "novin" Vin number

    So I just remembered I have a boat on a trailer that I left in a friend's backyard and forgot about in 2014. I went and looked at it today, obviously it's gonna be a project to restore this thing, but I've got time and motivation to do it. But I have no paperwork anymore. Title for boat and...
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    Easy fix for voltage drop(?)

    I lose about 1 volt from the battery though the harness and in my brain it makes sense that I should just bypass the harness with a jumper wire to the right location and then I'll have full voltage everywhere. Question: where is the right location? I temporarily put a jumper wire to the "key on"...
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    Rochester Automatic Choke "stuck".. is my priming procedure wrong?

    Rochester 2 jet carb with automatic electric choke. Omc cobra 2.3 L I'm trying to set the choke so when cold, choke plate is cracked open about 3/16" (more experienced friend suggested that to me.. seems to start pretty well at that setting). My issue is this: Ive adjusted the choke how I want...
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    Bayliner Capri Dashboard problems

    Someone brought me a Bayliner Capri to look at I believe it's 19' .. texted them to find out what year but I don't know at this point. Dashboard lights up but none of the gauges are working. I didn't spend much time looking at it.. couldn't access the dash from underneath and it wasn't obvious...
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    Water in fuel, how to restart engine on good gas

    I picked up a new-to-me boat this winter. Ran around on starboard fuel tank everything was good, switched to port tank and died after about a minute. I took a sample from that tank realized it had water in it. I drained the carbs and switched back to starboard tank and was able to restart the...
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    Submersible trailer lights

    One of my trailer lights is bad, the wiring inside the socket is intermittently making a connection and so I was gonna replace the whole thing. I started looking on Amazon but the reviews are making me afraid to buy anything. Even though many of the products average 4.5 stars most the reviews...
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    Can worn points cause this? Video included

    1989 OMC Cobra 2.3l with Rochester 2bbl This year: Owner had wrong plugs, replaced according to service manual. RS12YC. Gapped at .035. One of the old plugs had a broken center electrode, not sure what would cause that Found a broken plug wire, put on a whole new set Ignition coil secondary...
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    Mercruiser Alpha One Gen II not pumping water

    First time working on this outdrive.. it's a friend's boat.. everything was working normal, then one day boat overheats. I come over and replace the impeller and replace gaskets and orings, had the service manual at my side and pretty sure I did most everything correctly, one thing I skimped...
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    Tip for reinstalling outdrive lower solo

    TLDR: Use a zip tie I position the lower unit under the upper housing, crouch low and raise it into position while wiggling slightly port and starboard. Once I got it within a couple inches of the upper housing, I supported most the weight with my thigh (crouch low) and with one hand holding...
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    Pressure testing fuel tank

    I've got a polyethylene tank from 1989. Water in my fuel had me concerned I decided to replace the vent and filler hose, and the filler o-ring. I pulled the tank out the boat to inspect it. After a power washing and visual inspection it looked a lot better than I expected. I set up to pressure...
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    OMC Bad Gas

    So I'm having some issues with a friend's boat that I'm wrenching on. Ran great I'm the driveway on muffs took it to the lake and it idled fine, then I put it in gear, that went fine, but once I start to throttle up it dies. Diagnosed a bad coil, resistance in the primary was 0 ohms. Carb is...
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    1989 2.3l TKO. What does "TKO" mean?

    I can't seem to find any reference to it in my service manual and amazingly google has not lead me to any explanations of this mysterious abbreviation. Anyone able to enlighten me?
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    Pressure Test cooling system

    Boat belongs to a friend, I'm a shadetree mechanic (mainly outboards and my work truck). Anyway I show up to fix an ignition switch on a boat that hasn't been run since winter. Get the job done, we fire it up and water begins to fill the bilge. At this point notice a core plug missing. "Uh yeah...
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    1976 Johnson 135 HP V4 - Weak Spark on One Side (2 + 4)

    Picked up this old V4 for $300 cuz I had the same motor on the back of my boat (my other is a 1975, but most of the parts are the same). Old owner said it had no spark but ran when he put it away a decade ago (take that with a grain of salt, as usual). Compression was good, couple hundred bucks...
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