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  1. MacShorty

    Slip Squatter

    Apologies if this is in the wrong category. A friend of mine owns her boat slip. This is in Missouri on the Mississippi River. Her boat had blown engines, so she sold it. Gave the new owner the title and a signed contract stating that he could stay in the slip for $100 a month or until they...
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    1974 Mercruiser 255hp Windsor 351 - transmission oil cooler?

    Happy to say both my engines fired right up dewinterizing them. However, the port engine wasn't pumping water through the exhaust (raw water system). It appears that I am losing water around the lower port side of the engine. Behind the water pick up pump there is a short rubber hose (upper)...
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    Mercruiser 255 starboard drain plug

    First year with my new boat and winterizing today for first time ever. Port side was cake. Starboard side not so much cake. Got the water filter drained and the manifolds. I assume the block drain is in the same location as the port side...which low and back. I cant reach my arm back there...
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    Dipstick foreign object removal

    1973 Mercruiser 255 been trying to remove broken dipstick from port engine for months. Finally got a good visual angle and light and realized the object stuck is a friggin t.v. Rabbit ear antenna! I have jerked and pulled in this thing with vise grips to no avail. Any suggestions? If I cant...
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    Understanding my toilet plumbing

    Hey all, need a little help understanding my toilet plumbing on my new-to-me 1974 Nautaline Houseboat. Bought the boat at end of November and am getting around to working on the toilet. The electric pump on it was totally bound up so out it went. As I am disconnecting things and tracing the...
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    Greetings! New boat owner saying Howdy.

    Hey everyone, just wanted to say hi and introduce ourselves. Two weeks ago we purchased a 1954 or 1955 Lone Star Starliner with a 75hp Force. Love the old classic styling and the double-take looks it gets. Not sure if that's because people like how unique it is, or because it's a sloppy mess...
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