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    Hydraulic Sterring re-filling

    My boat was restored and my new Hydraflex hydraulic sterring is okay, there is a little play in the port direction of the wheel. I also noticed a small amount of fluid bubbling out of the fill port and the gasket is cracked. I had it installed at a shop over a year ago and now after driving...
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    Mud up the water intake of my Mercury 250

    Yep, this afternoon heading into the setting sun I ran up into a flat Ive known for twenty years. I manually cleaned the intakes and initially the pee stream was close to normal but then it slowly died down to a trickle. It improved a little when I was home using the lower cowling flush hookup...
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    Painting a fiberglass deck?

    I am thinking about painting a twenty year old fiberglass deck. It looks like it has a gel cote layer. Is there a paint or painting system product that I could research or any suggestions, I just want to make a improvement on cosmetics. It doesnt have to be perfect just a uniform color and...
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    Not funny but stupid!

    When I was in high school, my brother and I would take our Dad's 23ft boat down to the Keys. Of course the ramps were $10-20 and thats alot of money to a teen, we would rather spend our money on beer, bait, gas etc. We had found this old beat up ramp on the end of a dirt road that was...
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    79 SeaCraft Soft Deck

    I already did a few patch jobs last year which have worked out very well now I would like to repalce the entire deck primarily for cosmesis. The boat is the Sceptre Model, cuddy cabin, 23ft designed and built by Bill Potter in Princeton, FL. Does anyone know if there are blueprints or designs...
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    Breaking in the new wife

    We were out 20 miles or so (Brother and wife) and had been sight fishing for dolphin when after two hours or so thought it would be fun to tie a bucket to my heavy outfit. Scream went the reel waking my wife who was encouraged to fight that fish. She fought to gain line and did but that bucket...
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    Females and Boats

    I was coming in the channel at BlackPoint in Miami and noticed a brand new 25ft grady white going back and forth from the rocks to the other side(flats) When I got colser two very pretty ladies waved me over and asked if I knew anything about boats. I towed them away from the rocks and tied up...
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    Flash Point in the 2 cycle oils

    A buddy races a rotary engine Mazda (auto)at various high level circuits and he tells me he uses Havoline 2 cycle oil mixed in his gasoline. His mechanics tear the engine down and inspect various parts under high magnification and he notes he has tried all the premium oils out there...
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    Spot weld aluminum throttle body?

    Those two little extensions where the water seperator base screws into the thottle body (made od aluminum I think)in Mercury EFi, have cracked during the tugging. Ive checked the price and it is $1,200 just for the part! Can I use a spot weld or some off that soft mix that cures to secure this...
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    De-Carb a EFi?

    With my recent problem which turned out to be a loose connector, I was considering carbon build up. Reading the instructions on the de-carb spray products they said to remove the air filter and spray it directly into the throat or air intake of the carburator, but what about a EFi which has a...
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    Carbon build Up?

    Could carbon build up cause a loss of 600-700 rpms and a drop of 7 mph on the top end? (200 hour old 1999 mercury 250 EFi) I already replaced the plugs and the motor runs very smooth and it sounds the same. Should I try a de-carb spray or fuel addative shock treatment or head straight to the...
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    Loss of RPMs in a 200 hour old mercury

    250 hp 1999 bought new out of the box 12 months ago, flawless performance until now and has had scheduled maitenance. Yesterday after 5 hours or so of trolling at 1,500-2,500 rpms I noticed it was running a little different as I accelerated to run in. Not much vibration or knocking just a...
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    Water in lower Unit

    At my 100 hour service check, I was told there was water in my lowewr unit of my Mercury 250 outboard. As far as I know a check of the seals was done but nothing major. I was told to bring it back around 150 hours for another check. It is still under warranty, any ideas how to find the cause...
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    Ignition woes?

    I have a 2000 250 Mercury with 150 hours. Last month it would not start(via the key ignition)offshore but was easily hand started. After running back in, the key worked fine at the dock. I checked for low batteries and all the loose wires one could imagine from the starter to the throttle...
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