Recent content by DaboatnutinWA

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    Cant Raise or Lower Outdrive- Alpha 1

    Have an 88 Sea Ray with the Alpha 1 outdrive. Spent the afternoon on one of the local lakes having fun, cruising around and watching ski boats yank inner tubes around with kids hanging on for dear life. Reminds me of the good ol days hehe. Any hoo......trip was successful til i got home. When I...
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    Anti Siphon Valve Info

    So does this thing have a ball check valve?? Last time I replaced the fuel/water separator, I was unscrewing it, I heard it break suction and heard a click in the tank. Which probably explain why it died on me in the middle of the river channel soon after I got up on plane and was cruising at...
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    Gear Shift Binding/Sticking

    I have an 88 Sea Ray with a 4.3L engine and Merc outdrive. I'm having an issue with moving the gear shift/throttle in and out of gear. Feels like its binding/sticking going into and out of both forward and reverse. Mostly in reverse. When I do get it to go in reverse, coming back to nuetral is a...
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    What Size Kicker Motor

    I have a 1988 21ft Sea Ray express cruiser. Weighs about 3800ish with everything including me and the wifey. Need to know how big of a kicker motor I should get for emergencies if the main engine dies for some reason. Im mostly in the brine and have to deal with tidal currents so What H.P should...
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    Stripped Distributor Gear

    I have a 21ft Sea Ray with the Mercruiser 4.3L Chevy V6. Runs really good but last summer it died suddenly after getting up on plane. After checking fuel and spark determined that the rotor wasn't rotating. Pulled the distributor and found the gear on the bottom was chewed. Every tooth has been...
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