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    Water pickup tube Evinrude 15HP

    Re: Water pickup tube Evinrude 15HP I don't think you can salvage that exhaust leg. Here are a couple of pics of the leg off a '92 15hp that I rebuilt. You can see that two of the corners of your leg are completely corroded away. The first corner holds the upper end of the water inlet tube. The...
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    Replacing fuel pump on '92 15 hp Electric start

    I just finished rebuilding a new (to me) 1992 Johnson 15 hp Electric start. I didn't feel good about the rebuild work on the fuel pump, because there were a lot of small parts and springs to keep in place while closing it up. Well, it's not working reliably now (difficulty in starting, no gas...
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    hood for 1988 johnson9.9/15hp photos needed

    Re: hood for 1988 johnson9.9/15hp photos needed Here are some images off the web of both 15 hp and 9.9 hp- 1988. Note the beveled upper edges of the upper cowl. That is one of the keys to tell how old these engines are from a distance. You'll find a lot of cowl's on Ebay, but most of them...
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    Questions on '79 15 hp overhaul, drive shaft pitting

    I have a new-2-me '79 Evinrude 15 hp. Checking it out on muffs, she was tempermental in starting at first, traced that to the carb roller not contacting the timing plate cam early enough, so throttle valve wasn't open unless it was in gear (or you twisted VERY hard on the handgrip- must have...
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    First Post: My adventure in boating. 1988 Sea Ray Seville 200 from the beginning

    Re: First Post: My adventure in boating. 1988 Sea Ray Seville 200 from the beginn I'll be following your adventure with much interest...I've got the identical boat in blue. I've only had it since last fall, but I'm very happy with it- great size, good power AND relatively low gas...
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    What fire extinguishers do people carry?

    Boat in question is the 20' Sea Ray in my sig: I've got two Kidde Mariner 1-A:10-BC fire extinguishers, which hopefully will handle a fire, but I know the dry chemical makes a big mess. Do many people carry the Halotron liquified gas or other non-powder extinguishers, either in addition to, or...
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    I don't understand alternator wiring sizes

    OK, I admit I'm a "Mechanical" Engineer, but I don't understand why a 100 amp alternator only needs about a 10 gage wire, instead of a #1 or #2 cable. I know i= e/r, so if you have a low resistance you can run a large current. But I always thought starters only took a 100 amps or so. How big is...
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    Water pressure in muffs with engine off-BAD?

    In another of todays threads http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=436445 it's mentioned that the posters mechanics thought the reason he found water in his engine was because he left the water pressure on his muffs while he re-installed the seats, put on cover, etc. Is this a real...
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    Damage to trim cylinders/outdrive

    I didn't want to hi-jack the "Break out another Thousand" thread, but I've been wondering- if you hit something with the outdrive at speed, what happens to the outdrive? IE, is there a safety valve in the trim cylinders that allows the drive to pop up? Or do you tear the outdrive leg off the...
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    Fuel/Water separator bracket for 4.3LX

    I have the Merc 4.3LX engine in a 1988 Sea Ray 20 BR. It doesn't have the fuel/water separator filter on it that I've seen in the engine manuals. I can't see from the illustrations what the bracket that mounts the separator filter looks like, or find a part number for it. Can someone help me...
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    Renovating plastic instrument lenses

    Has anyone found a good way to improve the clarity on older, plastic instrument lenses. I have a new (to me) 1988 Sea Ray 20' Seville. The outer surfaces of the instrument lenses are covered with a fine network of cracks. A PO may have sprayed some sort of goo on the instrument panel, which is...
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    BoatUS- a good deal?

    I'm looking at insurance for my new Sea Ray. I'm looking at both BoatUS and State Farm (my insurance carrier for cars and house). Is BoatUS a better deal, given that they offer the towing and trailering insurance?
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    Best treatment for rusting chrome wheels

    On the TrailRite trailer I just bought, the original chromed steel wheels are starting to get rust spots. I'd be just as happy with painted wheels. Is there any kind of special prep that will help paint stick to the old chrome? I've thought about sandblasting then using POR, but not sure it will...
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    Flow path for exausting cooling water

    If this is a double post, I'm sorry, but the first one I wrote didn't show up. Boat is a 1988 Sea Ray 20' Seville, Merc 4.3LX, Alpha One outdrive. In the outboards and regular inboards I'm familiar with, all the cooling water exits out the same place as the exhaust. This is my first I/O, and I...
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    Question about cooling water exhaust

    In the outboards and regular inboards I've owned in the past, all the cooling water went out through the exhaust ports. This is my first I/O (1988 Sea Ray 20' Seville, 4.3LX V6, Alpha One), I've only run it on the muffs, but yesterday I noticed the water runs out two ports on the mounting flange...
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