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    What is this wire hanger called and where can find a replacement?

    cool, that gives me the direction to go.....J hanger, who would of thought of that ;-)
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    What is this wire hanger called and where can find a replacement?

    Thanks for the replies. Just trying to match the six others that run down the side of the boat. The aluminum strap had a hole and screwed in to the gelcoat. I just thought it would be a simple find, but I can go grab some aluminum strips at the hobby store and make some. I do use cable ties on...
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    What is this wire hanger called and where can find a replacement?

    Thanks for the replies, looking for OEM looking replacement, something that is metal and can be a "hook" like what is still in there.......
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    What is this wire hanger called and where can find a replacement?

    One of these broke off on my 1986 Chris Craft. It's a wire hanger inside the starboard side of the boat where the cables run? Not sure what it's called or where to find one. Any advice is appreciated.
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    End of Season oil changes?

    Curious what interval folks recommend for older Mercruiser 260 with Alpha One? One mechanic says yearly, other one says every 50 hours...... Different thoughts on a 1986 boat,,,,,, I assume doing the engine and outdrive at the same time is good practice, depending on what interval you buy...
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    1986 Mercruiser Alpha 1 Power Steering fluid?

    Wanted to clean out the power steering fluid in my old 1986 boat. Was planning on just ordering up some Quicksilver Fluid 858975!Q01. I assume that works for old boats? Any other recommendations or thoughts? Was just going to use a a siphon to pull out the fluid in the plastic tank and refill a...
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    Trim Gauge troubleshooting.......

    Well, I did get some time to check it out. The one gauge seems like it acts normal. I made sure the wire is good from the motor/sender connector to gauge is good. The wire off the engine is black with white strip. The wire at the gauge is Purple. I did noticed with testing with a meter that...
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    Mercruiser Prop Hardware question?

    Very helpful, Thank you ;-)
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    Trim Gauge troubleshooting.......

    Cool, will check out the link, thanks,,,, The gauge is a VDO, but the wiring looks the same, I will try testing the gauge Thanks
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    Trim Gauge troubleshooting.......

    Ok, well today I got my meter out, ran a test wire to see if the butt connectors at the motor to the trim sender were good. They look fine. I was able to turn the sender to get a different reading at the butt connectors at the motor. One wire went to ground at the engine, the other wire was find...
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    Mercruiser Prop Hardware question?

    Cool, that's what I did. It just surprised me to see the new prop come with a different style insert and lock nut retainer after all those years of playing with the star retainer.........
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    Trim Gauge troubleshooting.......

    Finally got around with playing with the trim sender. I tried to turn it mounted on the outdrive, no changes. Removed it from the out drive and tried turning it, not changes. Just pegged in the up position. Any links or ideas on haw to trace down the sender wire? Any other advice is greatly...
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    Mercruiser Prop Hardware question?

    Howdy, Ok, I know I am old, but did Mercruiser change the hardware on the sterndrive props? I got a new prop with a new hub kit, and the insert is shorter than the "brass" one that came off and the nut keeper is different, the old one was a "star" and the new one has two tabs.... Mercruiser part...
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    Trim Gauge troubleshooting.......

    Howdy, Working on my 1986 Chris Craft Scorpion with a 260HP Alpha One. A few years back, I had the transom done and been using the boat and slowly getting things "back together". So now I am working on the trim gauge. I thought I would ask for some things to check before I dive in. A couple of...
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    1986 Chris Craft gas gauge or sender issue?

    Finally got it figured out. The VDO gauge has a small nut on the ground post that holds the spade on. The nut had come loose, which made the ground flaky. Once I went in a tighten it all was good. The wiring was intact and I check for shorts. When the ground on the gauge was "loose", it would...
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