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    Risk of running a cracked manifold

    hey guys, well after finally getting everything in order I found a crack in my port side manifold today. The crack looks to be about 2-3” long and is weeping drops every couple seconds. It must be freeze damage beacause there was a crack in the block on the same side of the engine from freezing...
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    Mercruiser 5.0 freeze damage cracked manifolds ?

    Hey fellas. I waited too long to winterize last season and cracked the block at the water jacket. I’m pleased to say that the repair was a success and it is no longer leaking. Well after some other non freezing repairs I have it up and running. It sounds fantastic on muffs in the driveway but...
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    Bought the wrong carb. Will it work ?

    Hey fellas, I jumped the gun and grabbed a 5.7 2 barrel ski carb when I needed a carb for a 5.0. I believe it’ll bolt up but I’m concerned about how much fuel it will put into the engine and air mixture. Any thoughts ?
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    merc 5.0 died out of nowhere

    Hello everybody. I was on my way back in last night and the boat suddenly stalled out. I was running around 4k and slowed down to catch the channel to my slip and as soon as I went down to 2k it gave up. We ripped the lid off of the cooler and paddled back in using it as an oar. It took a couple...
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    2007 mercruiser 5.0 has spark and fuel but won't start.

    Hello. My boat has been giving me trouble with stalling out at idle and acting sluggish when accelerating. First thing we did was rebuild the carb and that didn't fix anything. We then popped off the distributor cap and saw it was in bad shape so we replaced it and it ran like a champ. That was...
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    Register trailer in nj

    The DMV is evil. They gave a list of things that I need to register my trailer and amazingly I had it all. Except of course proof of insurance. Boat US covers me for comprehensive but progressive, who actually covers it for liability, is saying the only way they'll give me any kind of...
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    Advice on soon to be totaled Boat

    Hello. I was in a collision 2 weeks ago and unfortunately it looks like insurance is going to total it. I love the boat and I want to repair it. What they say it's going to cost and what it's really going to cost are way out of whack. Seems to me that people love to overcharge insurance...
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    Ski locker crack

    Hello guys. I found a nice 2007 bayliner 225 bowrider I want to buy. I had a survey done today and everything ran perfect. We did however find a crack about 30" long in side the ski locker. It runs down the inside corner of the port side. I can see where it starts and stops. Is this a easy...
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