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    Man/Riser Inspection/Replacment How to..?

    1989 OMC 302 Ford V8. 650 hours. Man/Risers never been replaced to my knowledge--18 years of freshwater use.... I have owned for 4 years/200 hours, has run great until last week. Been reading all of the recent water intrusion, hydrolocking, cracked mainfold, repair/replace thread etc. I...
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    Water Ingestion--Need Definitions & Cures

    Many good recent posts on stalling, no starting for a while, water ingestion, hydrolocking, water in oil, water in crankcase, links to the Mercruiser Service Bulletins, which I read and were great. But I feel like a dog watching TV...my eyes are following, but I'm not really sure what is going...
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    Hourmeter Died--dying? Sporadic?

    Have 89 VIP with 302v8 OMC Cobra. 4th summer, runs very well. I keep a boat log and always check the hourmeter at the end of each cruise. Noticed it stopped recently at 609.3 hrs. (Bought boat with 445...) My hour meter is installed in the engine compartment. I searched this site and read...
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    OMC Outdrive Removal--1 person job?

    All: 3rd year of winterizing. 89 OMC Cobra. For gimball bering lube, I read DonS post on unbolt trim cylinders, remove 6 bolts and remove outdrive. Newbie question--is it that easy? 1 person job? (Manual says put a lifting eyebolt in the lube dipstick hole because it is so heavy.) I...
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    OMC Cobra Prop Slip? Coupler Bad? Transmission Spinning Out...

    What I have: 1989 VIP, 302 OMC Cobra, 573 Hours. Rapture 14.25 R19 stainless steel prop. Gear oil greenish, not milky, but there are shavings on the bottom magnetic drain plug at the botttom of the drive that I just checked before writing this. In past had seen an occassional shaving, but...
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    Used Flip Up bolster Seats?

    Hello:<br />Have a 1989 20' VIP with bucket seats. For last few years I've been using a "poor man's flip up bolster seat" when I drive. I place a few life jackets on the seat, or just drive with 1 knee on seat, and other on floor so I can see over windshield. (NO short man jokes, please. I'm...
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    Remove Outdrive part of Winterization?:

    All:<br /><br />89 VIP 302 Cobra.<br /><br />This is my first time winterizing-had guy do it last year. Great posts here on the listserve. <br /><br />Have done all the winterizations tasks up to the dreaded last one:<br />1. Changed the oil<br />2. Changed the outdrive oil<br />3. Cleaned the...
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    What "solvent" to use when cleaning Flame Arrestor

    I've read the manuals and posts on cleaning the flame arrestor with "solvent" for winterizing. My feeble mind thinks a solvent is something like turpentine?...paint thinnner?....wd40?...peanut butter?-- it gets gets gum unstuck from hair, but that can't be right)<br /><br />Question(s)<br...
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    Lower Unit Gear Oil Change/winterize Question

    All:<br /><br />Last year had the boat winterized, this year did myself. 1989 OMC Cobra 5.0 Good advice here on the forums, plus reading the "frickin" manual.<br /><br />Ran on muffs, shut off, then changed oil with the dipstick pump. Cool, except I still got some oil leak in the bilge when I...
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    Winter Storage on Lift in Water....

    All:<br />Kansas City has relatively mild winters--snow usually melts within a few days of falling--20 inches average from November-Feb/Mar. The average winter temp is 31.4, colder at night, warmer during day. Our lakes really don't freeze over. A small sheen of ice will apprear, then remelt...
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    Keeping Constant Speed while Wakeboarding

    Have a 20' I/0 with 5.0 V8 w/ 3blade Rapture Stainless Steel prop. Put a monster tower on and wakeboarding works great for my 14 yr old, 11 yr old and my 41year old self.<br /><br />Here is problem/advice wanted: WIth the kids I want to keep speed around 14-15mph, and for me closer to...
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    Does the "S" in DonS stand for Steering?

    Have tight steering in my 89 OMC Cobra. Have greased the outdrive and the zerk on the steering rod. Power Steering fluid is fine. Belt is fine.<br /><br />Did a search in this forum and found 2 posts where I believe it's the cable/corrosion. Last year Don S posted 2 times on how do do this and...
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    Adding a Bilge Float Switch + Fuse?

    All:<br />First, am a wiring neophyte. Like the old Sat. Night Live Phil Hartman Skit Caveman Attorney "I'm just a simple caveman...all these things amaze and confuse me..."<br /><br />Have an Atwood 500 bilge pump for my 1989 VIP 20' runabout that the previous owner installed 2 years ago. It...
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    Replace bench & bucket w/Wrap Around Seating

    All:<br />Have a 1989 20' runabout with the traditional 2 bucket seats and bench sofa seat. Most new boats seem to have 1 bucket driver's seat, then instead of 2nd bucket seat, have wrap-around seating on the port side of the boat.<br /><br />Any advice on how I could retrofit my seating...
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    stupid human(windshield) tricks

    Looking for suggestions...<br /><br />My walk thru windshield has platic turn latches to secure it down. Last year when washing the the boat, my son shut the window and both tabs were sheared off as the window slammed down.<br /><br />I saw replacement latches on WestMarine. Bought them, with...
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