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    Water leak.

    After launching, I had the boat tied up for about ten mins. Was about to close the engine hatch and untie when i saw water in the bilge. Went back home, took the drive off. The bellows checked out. No issues there.Went back to the ramp a week later to try and located the leak. All I was able to...
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    Bravo One, wont trim up

    Can't get my drive to trim up. Niether the switch on the throttle or the dash will work. Goes down with no issue. I tried jumping the solenoid. When I did the drive went up. I replaced that solenoid and it still wont go up via the switches. Going to check for power at the plug on the pump end...
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    New boat

    Sold my 19ft Wellcraft back in May. Took a while but finally replaced it with a 1999 Baja Outlaw 25. Boat is in excellent shape with 160 hours on the boat with only 10 hours on a new 502. It was kept indoors and it shows. Needs a lil buffing to shine it up and a good cleaning from the 1200 mile...
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    Merc 502 temp

    Just got a new boat. It has a new merc 502 mpi. Can anybody tell me what temp the engine should run at?
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    Need help! Something broke

    Summerized the boat this evening. Engine fired right up without issue. After a minute or so of running a light and warning buzzer came on. The indicator (not factory, installed by previous owner) labeled "engine raw water". I started looking around the engine, didn't see anything wrong...
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    noise from outdrive

    Have an 87 Alpha one. When first engaging either forward or reverse there is a tapping/clanking noise coming from the drive, only last a few seconds. As I apply throttle it goes away. I looked over the drive. When I grab the prop and tug on it there's about an 1/8 of an inch of play in the prop...
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    Not getting fuel

    Quick background. Bought this boat end of last summer, was running then. Boat was in need of some repairs here and there which I started doing last fall. Havent had much time this summer so things are almost done. Had a neutral safety issue fixed last week, mechanic said boat would crank but...
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    Nice Scarab on ebay

    I love this boat. Prob another what, 50k to complete it? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Original-1987-Miami-Vice-Edition-38KV-Scarab-/190455111958?pt=Power_Motorboats&hash=item2c58026116
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    frozen steering question.

    Have a 87 Wellcraft, merc i/o alpha drive. Has non power steering. Wheel will not budge, has about an inch of play in it. I removed the pin from the cable where it mounts to the bracket on the transom. Outdrive can move left to right no problems. So the issue is in the cable. While i had the...
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    need a new boat cover

    Just got the cover that came with the boat back from the upholstery shop a week ago. Dont know how old it is, but they patched up some tears and waterproofed it. Been raining the past few hours and i noticed water coming out of the drain hole. Sure enough, water is getting through the cover. I...
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    Alpha one impeller help needed.

    Just changed out the impeller in my 87 alpha one outdrive along with the housing assbl. Got everything on with no prob, issue now is driveshaft is hard to turn by hand. Is this normal with a new impeller? Dont wanna put the whole drive back together until i'm sure. Thanks.
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    storing boat on dolly.

    I'm thinking of getting a dolly for winter layup next year. I have a garage that will fit the boat, just not on the trailer.Would like to have it indoors to tinker in the off season. I came across a dolly, one piece with four bunks(two on each side). Cant tell the legth of the bunks, look to be...
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    maybe safety tethers are a good idea

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qG5-Go1HH7Q Kinda interesting how nobody rushed down there right away to see if anybody was injured.
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    unbelievable, my boat is half buried in snow

    Long story short, due to where I live the boat has to be kept in a storage facility. Its an outdoor spot. After getting hit with over a foot of snow this weekend I went tonight to knock any snow off the cover and what do i find? Whoever plowed the place decided to put a huge mound of snow in the...
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    Downloadable manuals

    Just wanted to say thanks to the people who made it possible to download the repair manuals. Picked up a Seloc one a month ago and just wasnt specific enough. Downloaded the one for my engine from here and its night and day difference. I'll get tons of use out of the Merc manual.
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