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    Wiper Motor - Remove Shaft

    I need to remove my wiper motor, as I believe it is bad. I can't get it down because it gets stuck on my cabin headliner structure. Removing the headliner looks like a beast of a job. Does anyone know if I can remove the shaft from the motor somehow? I can't tell if would come out of the...
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    Somebody please bring me back to reality...

    I went ahead and copied the spreadsheets. I added a few things in from my original totals so they went up a bit. Still add a bit more onto what you see below for more miscellaneous stuff, plus more in fuel. I might move this into it's own post too, I remember looking for examples when I was...
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    Alpha One - Gimbal Housing bolts & exhaust o-ring

    I'm doing a transom rebuild (build thread link below). I broke one of the lower carriage bolts with the rubber seal and I'm wondering what kind of hardware I can replace it with. I found bolts with anodes for almost $50, but I don't need the anodes. I wouldn't mind replacing all the hardware...
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    1992 Crownline - Transom Replacement

    Thought I would start a build thread on replacing the transom and engine mounts in my 92 Crownline. I replaced the back half of my floor and stringers in this boat 3 or 4 years ago, and honestly I hated the project. I knew the transom was starting to go but it wasn't bad and I've been checking...
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    Can I run my AC off 20 AMP 110?

    I'm going to be tied up to a dock for a week that has a standard 110 V 20 AMP outlet. Before I buy a 110 15 A --> 30 A shorepower adapter, do you think it will be able to run my air conditioner (and only my a/c)? I don't know the exact information on my A/C unit but it's a 33 ft boat if that...
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    Running rich, where should I start / continue

    I have been fighting a long running issue with both my motors running rich. I have 7.4 gls. I rebuilt the carbs last year and it ran great for a while then slowly the white smake started back up a few months later and now its to the point I will see a small fuel sheen on the waters surface...
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    Water Tank pickup Tube

    The pickup tube in my water tank broke off into the tank. My question is do I need to get it out of there? It corroded around the fitting and I'm wonder if it will eat away at the metal of the tank. I believe it was a copper tube like in the picture below. I ordered a new "Fuel tank pickup"...
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    carbon monoxide detector going off

    My carbon monoxide detector goes off occasionally. Most of the time I understand why. Running the motors in the slip for a while is the most common cause. There have been multiple times though where it will go off 1 to 2 hours after all motors have been shut down. It seems to never happen if...
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    Kohler Generator - Leaking Oil - Can I use Lucas

    My Kohler generator is leaking oil. It's a common issue with these CZ models leaking around the oil pump seal. To fix it I have to pull the generator out of the boat, separate the 2 halves etc. I want to see if I can get through 1 more season before I pull it (I want to spend my maintenance...
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    Outdrive is slowly creeping up - why?

    I went to check on the boat for the first time in a month and the outdrive is slowly creeping up. I had suspected this on my last visit so I took note and the skeg is almost 2 inches higher this round. What causes this?
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    5th wheel towing question

    I know this isn't boat related but I'm ignorant on 5th wheels and you guys know what you are talking about. The parents just went and bought themselves a new fifth wheel camper. In the specs it says "2,520 lbs hitch weight", which is 650 pounds more than their old one has as it's hitch weight...
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    Both Motors Running very Rich at idle

    Last spring I rebuilt both carbs because the motors were running rich at idle (in addition to the smell and smoke sometimes you could see a bit of fuel on the surface of the water). I rebuilt one, 2 weeks later did the other. Everything ran fantastic for most of the summer. No smoke, smooth...
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    This makes you paranoid about your winterization technique.

    This is never what you want to see. On facebook there is a quote from someone, I have no way to verify this at all. "It's my Family's boat. They had recently winterized it a couple weeks prior to this happening. Marine max is going through boat but hasn't said how it happened yet??"
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    Calibrating a new Tach

    I put a new tach in, it works fine, however I know the RPM's are off. There is an adjustment screw on the back to calibrate it, but I'm not sure what tool I can use to set it correctly. I looked for hand-held tachs and those cost more than the one I put on. Can I borrow something from an...
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    Trailer Shake - I'm out of ideas

    This bearing has about 50 miles on it. You can see the bent left side. It shakes, but I didn't think it shook that much.
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    Trailer Shake - I'm out of ideas

    Other side, whew pictures were a workout today...
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    Trailer Shake - I'm out of ideas

    I need some help trying to figure out what to do next to try and solve this shake in the trailer. I have a single axle trailer with surge brakes, 19.5' foot boat. At 63 MPH a shake starts and it gets extremely heavy at 70, then smooths out again towards 80 (I basically have to drive at 65mph...
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    Please help me verify carb kit/floats

    I have a bad track record of ordering the wrong carb kits. Can someone please hep me confirm this is correct for my 1995 7.4L. Model: 74GLPHUS. Also, I couldn't find new floats. If you could point me towards the correct brass floats I would appreciate it...
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    How bad is Ice around your boat?

    Re: How bad is Ice around your boat? Depending on who you talk to at the lake, it hasn't frozen like this since 91. Many winters they don't even put out agitators at the marina. Picture doesn't do it justice, but past that dock as far as you can see is solid ice. Not normal around here.
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    How bad is Ice around your boat?

    I was at the lake this weekend checking things out. The lake was frozen like I've never scene. My boat and marina was in good shape with everything properly agitated. However I saw a lot of boats around the lake absolutely surrounded by ice. It's a lake, and there really won't be much / any...
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