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    1995 Bravo 3 "weep hole" ?

    So, I'm tracking down a water leak (fairly small), recently replaced the shift cable bellows, as I found many cracks in it. While I had the stern drive off, I noticed a weird weep hole slightly above and starboard of the drive shaft bellows. What's odd is there isn't anything attached to it. I...
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    Depth Finders: In Hull vs Transom mount?

    Looking to replace my current depth finder with something that indicates reliably. I bought the boat, and it already has a Hummingbird depth gage on the gage cluster, and a Lowrance Elite 3x fish finder, neither are reliable. There is a transducer mounted in the bilge, pretty sure I damaged...
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    Cabin door jams

    Recently I've run into issues with my cabin door jamming, and I'm looking for advice on how to fix. I don't wanna go at it breaking stuff apart if I don't need to. I feel like this should be an easy job, with the only real issue being able to reach areas under the dash to attach new track. I'm...
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    More Power

    Looking for some advise on how to get my air conditioning working. I've got a '95 Regal 256 Commodore -- so I've got a cabin with a little bit of space, and I live in South Carolina. So I'm looking for a way to have air conditioning when we take the boat out to the lake for a weekend. I've...
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    1995 454 gen 5 - piston replacement

    So after some in-depth troubleshooting to my problem from a while back - we think we found the problem. Think it cross-fired, which blew the head gasket between #3 and #5 cylinders, and broke the #5 piston. engine is out, and on a stand - planning on dropping the oil pan tomorrow to check for...
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    7.4L Merc wont start

    Was out on the water, got about 3/4 mile from the dock, throttled down to pass a little fishin boat, (from about 3000 RPM to about 800). went to throttle up - usually to around 1200 (quicker idle with minimal wake), and I looked over at my RPM, and it was at 0. Turned the key, and crank...
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    sewage question

    So, I recently bought a boat and the guy told me that the overboard pump (I think it's referred to as the macerator pump?) doesn't work. When you turn it on, it just trips off (its on its own breaker). He said he never bothered to replace it because you can't discharge overboard - and showed...
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    Power Trim / Tilt problem

    So I ran into an issue with the power trim/tilt. when trying to back off the trailer, the sterndrive shot up (I was told it almost jumped out of the water). When shifting back into neutral, the sterndrive "clunked" as it fell back down. Boat goes forward just fine; just no reverse. Took the...
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