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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - leak & transom service questions

    Well yes, if you have to remove the engine to access the area, go ahead. How about a few pictures of the engine area, before disassembly? Sometimes removing seats and other stuff gives you access and a lot of that has to come out to make engine removal easier anyway.
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - leak & transom service questions

    Start by drilling some 1/4” holes from the inside of the transom, starting at the bottom As close as you can to the housing. If shavings come out black and squishy, it’s got rot. Work your way up, out and such till you come out with clean shavings. That will give you an idea how much rot there...
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    Water in galley

    Is there any panels that open? Most have an opening hatch, or step that will pull up. You might be dealing with a plugged limber hole or bad pump in that area. I know some bayliners sit lower in the bow So a bilgepump is needed there.I would be checking the aft bilge also, and any hoses...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - leak & transom service questions

    Mine looked good also. I pulled it down anyway, sure enough it had a crack in the gasket. It won’t let water into the hydraulic oil, that’s a basically sealed system.
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    Alpha 1 Gen 2 - leak & transom service questions

    You removed the hydraulic manifold cover. Did you drop the manifold itself?
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    My safety tip of the day is...

    The ship in the background is the Edgar Speer. I have a friend who is on that. They were holed up by Saint Marie waiting out the storm for a couple days!
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    rodent infestation

    Well it wasnt close till she built a house… So there is that!
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    rodent infestation

    Flashback, You hunt in northern Wisconsin?
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    rodent infestation

    Yeah, up here a lady bought property, built a house, fully aware that the gun range was 1.5 miles away. And she works for the dnr. The house is not in line with the range at all. But she was sending a petition around to make them move the range as the noise was too much. Wtf? Nobody sighed her...
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    rodent infestation

    Number 7: Our neighbor was skipping.22s up the river when we were kids, I was standing there watching for a bit till I heard a “ zing” I said what was that? He said ah, sometimes they come back! I got out of there! He never got hit but holy smokes!
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    rodent infestation

    neighbor was cleaning his gutters, out in the country. Suddenly right next to his head bang! A bullet hit the gutter. That side of his house was away from any neighbors by a couple miles. Never heard any gunshots and never figured out where it came from. Don’t know the caliber.
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    Another job for JB weld???

    Yup, seen it happen a few times. If you service your impeller every few years, you clean that cavity at the same time. Most don’t know that.
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    Removing gas from an old sportfish while in the water?

    I wouldn’t worry about it till it’s on the hard. Heck of a lot easier to do then. Depending on how much fuel you have, you could simply use 55 gallon drum and pump it into that with a small electric pump. Done a few myself.
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    Another job for JB weld???

    That crack won’t affect anything, it the drain hole for the cavity. grind it out a tad and jb. Drain the oil and pressure check the drive to make sure there is no other damage.
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    rodent infestation

    Peanut butter, and a handful of bird seed thrown on for good measure.
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