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  1. jbing81

    Crusader 8.1 oil capacity

    I have a new to me 03 Tiara with twin 8.1's. Its Time to perform an oil change so I purchased a manual. For the life of me I can not see where it indicates the oil capacity. I see where it specifies the type of oil, but I can not find the capacity. Ive also searched online without luck. If...
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    Volt Meter Reading 16v

    I recently noticed my volts for my engine batteries were showing 16v at the helm. My house batteries have a normal reading of 14. I was wondering where I should look first? Put a meter on the batteries? Check the gauge? If there was a regulator issue would both engine and house gauges show high...
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    Rocker Switch

    Hey fellas, I was out yesterday and went to switch on my livewell and nothing happened. The light on the rocker didn't come on either. I checked the pump to see if it was humming incase it was clogged and also the connection at the pump but it wasn't doing anything and everything was...
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    Ignition Wiring Question

    I picked up a Blue Sea Systems Add a battery for my boat. I'm looking at the installation instructions and it's calling for the isolation switch to be wired to the 'start' side of the ignition switch. After looking at the wiring diagram for my '12 F150 it shows the yellow is 'ignition on' & and...
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    F150 Speedo Nipple

    Is there any harm in running the motor without the speedo nipple on the lower unit of a '12 F150? I've gone through 3 trying to reinstall the LU. Or better yet maybe replace the nipple with a stainless bolt to plug it. More often than not the inlet hole is plugged with debris resulting in the...
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    Mercury 40 (4hp) fuel pump

    Hi folks!, I'm in search of a fuel pump & carb rebuild kit for my Merc 40 (sn 3164648). I looked on Iboats and a few other sites and it's looking like a lot of places don't carry them, or are out of stock. Any help / direction would be appreciated!
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    Accessory wiring question

    Hey guys, I had a VHF and a chartplotter installed a couple days ago and I'm having an issue with both. On my panel I have three accessory switches, the installer ran the plotter to one, the VHF to the second, the other is empty and always in the off position. The issue I'm having is if i have...
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    1978 Evinrude 115

    My brother and I are looking for a little insight on his newly acquired '78 Rude 115. He replace the water pump this week, and we had a chance to run it this evening. Everything appears to be well, the motor runs smooth and has great water pressure out of the telltale. However there is a lot of...
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    winterizing F150

    Hi guy's, I checked the search option and didn't see anything really pertaining to my Yamaha F150 question, so please forgive me if this has already been asked. My Dad and put the boat up today for the winter and ran through all the Yamaha procedures according to the manual. Everything was...
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    1960 Merc LU

    How often does the grease in a '60 Merc 400 need to be changed? Does it follow the same guidelines as its fluid counterparts? Also when adding new grease will it force the old grease out of the vent hole or is it fluid enough to drain out of the fill hole? Lastly I've read that the 400...
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    Help need finding controls

    Hello, I just picked up a 1960-63 Merc 400 without controls. I've been searching the net for a control box and harness but haven't had much luck, mainly because I don't know what im looking for. Is there anyone out there who can help? Maybe with pictures or a website where I can purchase a...
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    Control box interchangable?

    I have a control box from a '68 Merc 1000 and was wondering if it would be compatible with a early 60's merc 400? Any help would be great!
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    Boating and Fishing Pics!

    I know its not a tinnie, but I thought I'd post up a few fishing / new boat pics! Enjoy Me Brother Jason
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    My brother's 70's somthing Chieftan!

    My brother picked up this Chieftan today! I haven't had a chance to see it in person yet, but it looks to be in pretty good shape. The PO apparently replaced the floor and the transom with in the last couple years, and the OMC was rebuilt closer to five years ago. Like I said I really don't...
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    I did the unthinkable

    After a lot of contemplating I decided to sell my beloved Starcraft a few weeks ago. This came on the heals of one mechanical breakdown after the next, and almost 66k weeks spent in the shop this summer... It also didn't help that my wife didn't feel all that safe while she was out on it. We...
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    I cant belive i just witnessed this!

    This happened just outside my store! The guy (kid) was taking the turn too fast and lost his zodiac off the trailer!!! It doesn't help that he didn't have the tie downs attached either! This was the best pic I could get without being the "a**hole" with the camera. ;). There was about 6 of us...
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    Requesting some help from all the Jet owners

    The time as come to start on the floor of my Jet, however it did not have a floor in it to trace when I acquired it. I've looked at a lot of Jet rebuilds, and although detailed, they didn't have much in terms of how many sheets of ply were required. I did measure and it looks as if I may need...
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    who's diggin the new mobile site???

    <----- This guy is!!!! ;)
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    !!!!!Please Help!!!!!

    Hey guys! I find my self in a predicament here... Last weekend I had the pleasure of fishing aboard a 22' Islander. Needless to say I fell in love! For the past week all I've been doing is searching CL and eBay looking at all that are available. So with that said, I pose 3 questions to all...
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    Idle issues '74 Johnson 115

    Hello Gents, I'm having a bit of a issue with the idling on my Johnson 115 115ESL74B. To start things off I just had the carbs rebuilt and the compression checks out 128-131 across the board. Now I'm having a Hell of a time starting this motor, I squeezing the bulb til hard (stays hard once...
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