Well today I completely tore down my 87 3.0. I have a large horizontal crack that seems like its only in the water passage. My # 3 cylinder was rusted so I know i had water intrusion but no water in oil pan and cam and crank shaft look good no water damage. I found a guy that says he can lock...
I have a 87 3.0 trying to turn over for the first time in four years. The starter engaged and got about half a revolution and stopped, now it just hammers hard. Fearing the worst i removed the starter and tried prying on the teeth of the flywheel with no luck in either direction. My question...
Hello all I am working on a 87 3.0. I just transplanted the motor from a different boat. Now I can't seem to figure out where these wires go. Second pic is the purple yellow wire.
I had a welder look at this and he said to fill with grey marine tex, and dirillntap I don't care if the drive fails eventually. I just want this to hold pressure, and work for the season or a few trips. I did drill out all of the remaining bolt, left me with a oblong hole. Can I just fill...
Ok I will start with a little back story. I bought a 87 thundercraft with a 3.0 mercruiser and alpha one gen one outdrive. That was about 5 years ago and since I was totally new to boating I made a few rookie mistakes. First off I bought what turned out to be a rotten boat, and to top it off...
I am running a 87 3.0 alpha one gen one. When I pulled my out drive for winterizing, I popped the upper cap. One of the bolt heads broke flush so I had to have it drilled and easy out. My buddy offered to do it and ended up drilling off center. He hammered the easy out in and cracked the...
I recently started painting my boat with brightside. The entire boat is primed and I painted part of it. After over 3 weeks of dry time I transported the boat and the strap I use as a stern tie down wore the finish paint off. My question is do I have to sand back down to original gel coat or...
I have a 87 thundercraft that i am refurbishing. My plan was to carpet the entire bow seating area and then put in the bow seats.. I was wondering if anyone has seen this done before and if there are pics of it out there. I can't seem to figure out what i would use as trim for the edges of the...
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I am planing to use decko dot for my flooring in my 16 ft bowrider. But i just do not know what to use to cover the sides of the boat (gunwales i think is what they are called) i have like a 1in to 3in layer of sprayed on foam where i plan to cover. Was going to just paint over the...
I had to remove my swim deck to paint the transom. The Previous owner mounted it with what looks like inner tube patches and lots of blue silicone.
Is there a proper way to mount this? I do plan on using 4200 to seal screws.
I am still in the middle of repainting my Thunder Craft. I primed the entire cap did not tip, and now I have a orange peel paint job.
My question is will this effect my finish paint if i do not sand it all out? :confused:
I am using one part interlux primmer w/ brightside to finish.
I recently learned i need a lower gear case for my alpha one gen one off a 3.0
I found one in the classifieds but i do not know how to tell if it is compatible. Guy said it came off a 80 something 120 horse 4 cylinder. are there numbers I can check to see if it will work with my alpha one...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330434439358&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en#ht_500wt_1182
What do you think? worth the gamble
Hello All
I have a 87 3.0 Merc
Outdrive is Shot but I would like to tinker with a cold starting problem I have been having. Is there a way to plumb water directly to the engine so I can start it with out drive off, Or is this incredible stupid and impossible to do?
