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    1987 Johnson 50 Slipping out of gear

    Hey guys, Helping out a friend of mine that inherited a pontoon boat with a Johnson 50 2 stroke. On one of the last trips the boat made before he got it the boat was cruising along and all of a sudden slipped out of gear and lost propulsion. They took into into a shop and the guy said it was...
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    Merc 5.7L Hot start issue

    Hello..1995 5.7L 235hp Carter Style 4 bbl carb. Boat runs fantastic in every aspect accept for hot starts. Was suggested this could be a timing issue. Manual says 8 degrees at idle, which I will doublecheck. Any other ideas as to the hot start issue. I've got a Carter style 4 barrel carb...
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    Pulling Alpha 1 Gen II outdrive

    I'm going to be pulling the sterndrive off the boat to inspect the bellows, gimble, align ect. I have purchased a new gasket kit and in the manual it says to position and "glue" the rubber gasket into the bell housing before reinstalling the drive. What type of "glue" are they referring to...
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    Alpha 1 Gen II Gaskit Kit

    I know that its recommended to use OEM Merc Bellows, while its acceptable to use Sierra parts for other things. Does it matter with a basic gaskit kit? I'm going to pull the drive and inpect everything. I found this on Ebay. Will it do the job...
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    Shortening Bimini Top

    My bimini top is too tall and I'd like to bring down a bit. How do I go about achieving this? Thanks for the help. Here is a picture of what I've got.
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    Will my engine know the difference??

    Either of these 3 Synthetic Blends?? VS Quicksilver Brand Non Synthetic? What should I go with? I bought the Quicksilver yesterday and was at Wally World and saw all of these synthetics, so i thought I'd ask. Thanks
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    Dad!!!! Slow down!

    Looks like alot of fun...for the cat too!:p
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    Broken Trailer

    Alpheus..I thought of you when I saw this. I was going to put this in the trailer section, but then I thought more people might see it here. Just a reminder as we all get our boats out for the upcoming season..Make sure your trailer is good to go. We were on the lake yesterday and saw this...
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    Should these be hooked up??

    1995 5.7L Merc Hi all..Doing a major restore on my boats deck and stringers right now..I'm just about done, and I fired her up today, to get ready for the season coming up. The engine ran very well before I winterized it for the winter. I wish it would start better after its good and hot...
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    Best Bond?

    I'm right in the middle of a project and had a quick question so I thought I'd post it here in hopes of getting a quick response. What is going to be my best option for bonding my wood seat base to my deck? I'm going to bond the bottom to the deck, then cover everything with a layer of CSM and...
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    Hydraulic Trim Motor

    Hey..I am doing some restoration to my deck and I need to take the trim motor out. Upon hooking the hoses back up, will the system "self Prime" itself? Also, there seems to be minor leak right around the base of the motor where it attaches to the oil reservoir, is there a gasket there, that...
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    Coating for my deck

    Hi all, thought I'd start a new post for this, hoping to get more responses. I'm at the stage in the game where I'm about ready to lay down glass on my deck and apply something over it. I will be laying in snap in carpet on top of it. Originally I was going to apply Rustoleum primer/enamel...
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    1995 Monterey 210 Deck/Stringer Restore

    Well, as the old saying goes around here..that minor deck repair you were planning on, probably isn't so minor once you start diggin.:redface::( Such was the case with me..I planned on repairing two portions of the deck under the rear jumpseats that were soft. Yea Right.:rolleyes: I pulled...
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    Fuel Tank deck hatch question

    Hello, I'm in the process of doing some deck work to my boat and I had a question as to the fuel tank deck hatch in this boat. From the manufacture they basically glassed in a piece of plywood, wrapped it in carpet and then screwed it into the stringers so it could be removed if you needed to...
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    What are we missing?

    Hi Gang, I'm helping a friend find a boat for him and his family. He hasn't put nearly the amount of time that I have on this site reading your advice on what to look for when purchasing something and so I'm trying to steer him in the right direction here. I came across an add in...
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