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    Another alpha 1 gen 2 loosing gear lube

    Okay guys so I recently purchased a 1997 sylvan 20' boat with a 5.7 carbed mercruiser engine. The boat runs great except the gear lube reservoir leaked pretty fast on our fist lake outing. I mean the reservoir was full, and empty in about an hour. When I noticed it got to the bottom of the...
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    I can't solve overheat issue

    Okay guys I can't seem to solve my overheat problem. I have a 1996 bayliner ski challenger with a 5.7 carbed Mercruiser. This boat is an inboard V-drive... After taking the boat out for the first time it ran great... Rode around at all speeds for numerous hours with no problems. Boat ran...
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    Boat dies in gear... Sometimes

    Hey guys just got a 95 four Winns with the 3.0 motor in it... The boat runs great on the hose, however when on the lake in gear it dies at about 2,000 rpm. Also dies in reverse... However it neutral it will rev freely without dying well beyond 2,000 rpm.... I found if I WOT very quickly the boat...
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    5.0gxi won't start. Still no fuel

    Okay guys so I have a 2005 chapparal with a 5.0 gxi (EFI)...the boat was running good then all of a sudden would not start.... It appears to be not getting fuel to the injectors so I replaced the fuel cell (hp and lp fuel pump) with a new OEM one and it still does not start... The boat is not...
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    Annoying beeping help! (mercruiser mag mpi 5.7)

    Hey guys, I want some help diagnosing a boat. The boat is a 2000 with a 5.7 mag mpi 5.7. It came into my shop and it was said to be running fine. The customer wanted the water pump impeller, and the battery cable connections replaced (they were corodded bad). Anyways I changed the impeller...
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    1988 Sunbird Corsair complete restore

    Finally decided it was time to rip up the carpet and begin to restore everything. I am thinking about building a sun pad over the back and engine but am unsure of how I want to do it. Please reply back with ideas and comments. I will put up picks soon. The gelcoat on the sides is very faded and...
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