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    Remove steering wheel from 1999 Stingray 190Rs

    Does anyone have suggestions on how to remove a steering wheel on a ‘99 Stingray 190? I’ve searched the forum and can’t find anything that helps. thanks!
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    Lubrication of Mercruiser Alpha I OL429485 Drive 1.81R

    I figured I needed to grease the stern drive at some point but the owners manual does not help with that. What grease and what frequency? thank you.
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    Mercruiser 4.3 power steering pump empty

    The steering of my Stingray 190RS '97 pulls hard when up at speed. After having it out several times several months after I bought it I had the idea to check the PS fluid level and found it empty. That was 2 years ago and I have just been living with it. Now, I'd like to fix it. Any...
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    How to remove throttle from starboard side panel on Stingray 190RS

    I’m trying to remove the throttle handle assembly from the starboard side panel of a Stingray 190 RS. Can someone help with explain how it is done? I’m trying to remove the side panel to replace carpet.
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    1997 Stingray 190RS Seats and Gunnel Side Panels

    I'm attempting to document a floor recovering in the "restoration" forum and had some Stingray specific questions that nobody has answered. I have ripped up the carpet until I got to the panels under the console (under the instrument panel on one side and the glove box on the other). The...
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    1997 Stingray 190RS Floor Covering

    I'm continuing a thread I started in "Boat Topics and Questions (not engines)" for questions on which floor covering to use. I'm thinking of going with Nautolex but not 100% yet. I'll post some photos once I figure how to get them from my ideabook.
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    Bowrider floor covering

    Looking to replace the ragged and worn out carpet in my 97 Stingray 190RS. Any thoughts (haha) on the best floor covering to use? IMO, the carpet takes a long time to dry and I'm concerned about the moisture on the flooring. I'm pretty sure the 190RS has a plywood floor--although I heard it...
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    Stingray 190RS 4.3L Mercruiser Alpha1 will not go easily into neutral

    Late last season I had trouble docking. When approaching the dock slowly in forward and moving the shifter to neutral position the drive would stay in forward at low RPMS. To slow my approach I would shift to reverse making it difficult to control the maneuver. This repeated multiple times...
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    4.3l Merc black/grey smoke--I need help with where to start troubleshooting

    Today I took the boat out for a last run for the season. it's been several weeks since I've had it out but it ran great the last time out. Last night we had a cold snap so I put a heater under the boat cover (19ft bowrider). The outside temp was only 2 degrees below freezing for only 2 hrs so I...
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    1999 Stingray 190RS HIN

    Does anyone know specifically for this make/model/year what the HIN should look like? I'm buying a 190RS used and the HIN is legible but hard to read and is the same color as the hull. I would have thought it would be metallic in color-but as I'm writing this I'm thinking that might be a...
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    1991 Ebbtide 182 Campione Restored

    Hello, I've been looking into purchasing a bowrider type boat in the 18-21ft range. I came across this pristine 1991 182 Campione with beautiful interior, newly rebuilt 4.3L Mercruiser supposedly from a Sea Ray who's body was deteriorating (cover on top says Alpha One). The engine and engine...
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