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The boat only goes in gear (forward). Try to take it out of gear (neutral) and it stays in forward. Reverse is forward also. You have to kill the engine and re-start to take it out of forward. Somebody told me to change the lower unit oil, but I'm thinking it's more of a linkage/shift cable...
My boat sits on a trailer at a storage facility. I may take it out 2 or 3 times this season. It needs to be cleaned, but I refuse to spend time cleaning it before and after taking it out. I'm sure a marina would point out a $30 jar of this or that, but what can I use on the upholstrey and...
Got a 20 foot '95 Bayliner with a 305 Mercruiser and Alpha I sterndrive. Had a 19" aluminum prop on it until my partner dog-eared that one then dog-eared the 21" aluminum spare. Don't ever co-own a boat with a jackass. Anyways, I'm looking at a 21" stainless steel prop on e-bay. My rationale...