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    Oil Pressure

    I have twin 5.7 mercruser engines. The port side reads about 70 at idle and pegs at WOT. The starboard reads very low at idle abot 10 I guess and goes to about 70 or 80 at WOT Is this ok? Can someone please explain to me how oil pressure works.
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    Inboards With V-drive

    The last inboard boat I've owned was 30 years ago. It was a 30 foot wooden Pembroke with a 318 Crysler engine. It had a straight shaft from the back of the engine. Now they have V-Drives. Can I get some comments, and experiences that boaters have had on these V-Drive systems. I am thinking of...
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    Slipery Deck

    I have a 30' Bayliner and noticed that my deck over the cabin has become very slipery. I do wax the whole boat, but not the deck. It does have very tiny diamond shaped impressions in the fiberglass deck for slipage, but just isn't enough. Is there a good marine sand paint out there that I can...
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    Eythenol Trouble

    I have an OMC 460 King Cobra. I noticed that when cruising along on plane, I will start loosing some RPMs. A machanic told me that it was the Eythenol in the fuel that is eatting the rubber away in the carb causing it to block fuel to enter the engine at high RPMs. Has anyone else had this...
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    Installing New Bilge Pump With a Float Switch

    My bilge pump won't work, and instead of screwing around with it, I am going to just go out and buy a new one. The one I have now is a Rule, and is connected to a switch on the dash. I want to be able to buy one with an automatic float switch. Do I still connect the pump to the dash switch? so I...
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    Finding my Impeller

    I have a OMC King Cobra 460, with a Bravo II drive. I'm not sure of the year, but it a newer remanufactured engine. I was told that its getting hard to find impellers for these engines, is that true?
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    connecting batteries

    I have two new batteries I just bought. When connecting them, is it important to connect the negitive cables first, or does it matter? I also have a battery switch, should I have it in the "off" position when I connect them?
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    Trim Tab Position

    I have heard conflicting stories about weather the trim tabs should be fully up or fully down when first taking off out of the hole. I have a 29' Bayliner, with an OMC King Cobra 460, and a Bravo II drive, and with the tabs up, the bow rides high, and seems to take forever to get on plane. I...
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    Hartford Ct-Ct River-4th July

    Is anyone from this forum from Ct, and going? The actual date is Saturday, June 30th My Boats name is "Mark'sJoy" See ya there!
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    Stinky Engine Compartment

    I have a 29' Bayliner. I have the smell of sewage in the engine compartment, which comes from some where around the sewage holding tank. All my hose conections are good, there is no actual sewage in the bilge, and the vent seems to be clogged free. Even when I pump out the holding tank, I can...
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    Hard to Find Impellers?

    I have an OMC 460 King Cobra engine, and a Bravo II outdrive. My machanic changed my impeller last spring, and gave me two new sets of new impellers for my boat to keep, and told me that it is getting harder to get these parts. Is this true? What can I do in the future after these spears are gone?
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    Fixing A Big Gouge In Fiberglass

    I have a big gouge in the hull of my fiberglass boat, and the gell coat is missing down the the actual glass. The hull is white. How hard is it to fill it? Do I just fill it with a store bought product, and smooth it out flush? and do I need to sand? I want to have my boat detailed, but want...
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    4th JULY CT RIVERFEST HARTFORD CT

    June 30th in Hartford on the CT River Come raft up with me and other boaters from this forum. I have a 29' foot Bayliner with the name MARKSJOY on the transom. Come party and and have a great day and night of whatever! Last year we had 8 boats rafted together, I want to shoot for alot more this...
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    FRESH WATER PLUMBING

    I have a 1987 Cierra Sun Bridge 28', and the problem I am having is that my fresh water pump wil not shut of after it pressurizes. It will turn on and off, on and off. I think there is air getting into the system. How hard is it to change the plumbing lines, and fittings?
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    fuel stablizer

    I have a 120 gal. fuel tank (gas) which was half full when the took her out of the water for the winter. Thinking it was filled by the marina like I asked them to do, but didnt, i used a whole bottle of fuel stablizer thinking the tank was full. No harm done right?
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