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  1. samuelahickman

    Fly wheel teeth

    Hey everybody-I needed to replace the starter on my 2005 sea Ray 185. It has a 4.3 Mercruiser in it. When I pulled the old starter, noticed the pinion was pretty chewed up. So, I examined the fly wheel, and noticed the teeth were a little shiny. There was also some metal shavings under the fly...
  2. samuelahickman

    Mercruiser won’t start when trimmed up

    hey guys. Had the 05 sea ray 185 (4.3l merc w/alpha 1) in the lift this morning. Then lowered it down into the water and tried to start it. It clanged real loud and didn’t turn over. Let it set for a min, then tried again. Same result. It’s hard to describe the sound. It was kind of like a...
  3. samuelahickman

    Sea Ray keeps blowing ignition fuse

    Hi guys-I've got an '05 Sea Ray 185 Sport w/4.3L Mercruiser. Over the winter, we had new bellows put on and the temp gauge swapped. Just put it in over the weekend. Ran great all yesterday but today put a skier behind and it blew the 15amp ignition fuse. I happened to have another and put it in...
  4. samuelahickman

    Sea Ray 185 Sport - Bow Speaker Placement?

    Hey everybody-I've got a 2005 Sea Ray 185 Sport and am looking to add 2 - 6 1/2" round speakers in the bow. (There are currently no speakers in the bow but it does have 2 - 6 1/2" factory installed speakers in the rear that will be upgraded too.) Does anyone have placement recommendations for...
  5. samuelahickman

    Oily water after trimming Merc Alpha 1 all the way up

    Hey Everybody- I've got a 2005 Sea Ray 185 w/Alpha 1 stern drive. The last couple times I've been out and trimmed the drive all the way up (as high as it will go), I've noticed some sort of oil on top the water surrounding the drive. Not much, just enough to take notice. It's kind of gray/light...
  6. samuelahickman

    2005 4.3L Mercruiser Dieseling (throttling up and down after shutting off) - SOLVED

    Hello-I'm new to boating and have used this site extensively since buying our 2005 Sea Ray 185 Sport w/4.3L Mercruiser (60 hours) in August 2017. It had a dieseling problem right away. We'd run it hard, then turn it off and it'd throttle up and down, sputtering for a few moments before...
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