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So an update: Still waiting for Mercruiser manual from Brunswick. Found a NEW mechanic who offered to diagnose both for $99 each if I hadn’t fixed by check in date (today). I had not, so took both in. Within an hour he said I needed a new battery and an oil change before he could test if it...

The 3.0- they kept saying it had been fixed then we’d take it on the lake and it wouldn’t start or kept stalling again (this was the new engine). It would sputter on take off but if you could get it past that point it would run ok but then stall when you came to idle. Two different mechanics...

This is awesome, thank you. I spent the afternoon getting the boats in cosmetically good shape and investigating engine bays, I’m going to get started on the homework here above and should have an update on whether the 3.0 engine cranks with a battery (that’s the one that was submerged in the...

* Whoops, bigger engine is 5.7L. No details on winterising as he has since closed/relocated. But I did get a discount as the 5.7l was less labor intensive being a closed cooling system. The 5.7l IS turning over and has fresh batteries (24 and 27) I have the 3.0l battery charging at our...

Firstly- yes, complete newb but not from lack of trying. Where I am, marine mechanics are hens teeth, and I am a first time boat owner learning on my own. I’ve repaired cars and RVs and gone through enough forums to know that dumb questions aren’t the best intro but yep, we are not full time...

Hi there, After searching for other examples I can't find anything that matches my situation exactly so: Bayliner 175 with 3.0l Mercruiser engine. We hopped in the boat for the first time this summer. Because it's so late and we've been getting ready piecemeal type our minds weren't in...