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    Ignition Fuse Pops, Weird Issue

    It's a 1997 Bayliner Capri 1950, just like it says in my signature. Yes, the shift assist switch on the shift linkage. John
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    Ignition Fuse Pops, Weird Issue

    Update... In case anybody is interested... After digging into the issue a little deeper, I found I was under the false premise that the cutout switch is normally closed. It is normally open, and when triggered doesn't cut power to the module but sends power. According to my Fluke, there was no...
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    Ignition Fuse Pops, Weird Issue

    OOP's... It's a Merc 3.0LX carbureted.
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    Ignition Fuse Pops, Weird Issue

    I haven't been on here in a while, but I have a weird issue with my '97 Capri 1950 I need some insight on. We took the boat out recently, and the boat ran flawlessly for the first several hours. As we were leaving a cove to head home, every time I shifted from forward (or reverse) to neutral...
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    3.0 LX Ignition Issue

    Okay, this is strange... Background information, we're working on a 1997 3.0 LX serial number 0K179178. My boat was running good but stumbled on hard acceleration. Smooth acceleration was fine. I attributed this to a worn accelerator pump. I had the carb rebuilt by a marine shop here in town...
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    Boat Names

    Re: Boat Names Naming our boat was easy, it just fits our lifestyle...
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    Merc 3.0LX Cooling system Question

    This happened a couple of years ago, and the engine has been running fine since I fixed it, but reading some of these threads has me concerned. Where is there and where is there not supposed to be water in the exhaust manifold? Here's what happened. We were running the boat down at Lake Havasu...
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    Your first boat story

    Re: Your first boat story Wow, where do I start? I was stationed at McDill AFB near Tampa at the time, and a couple of friends from the base had boats. They would invite us on their boats and, although I wanted one too, 3 young kids, a mortgage, and a service-mans salary = no boat.:( I then...
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    Boat Towing; Redux

    In reference to the thread "Towing Another Boat" (didn't want to hijack or redirect the thread, so I'll start another), I have been towed in before, and payed it forward by towing others since then. My question is has anybody used or is a member of BoatUS? They offer a service similar to...
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    Operation Dry Water

    This weekend, June 22 - 24, the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators is raising awareness of the dangers of BUI. http://www.operationdrywater.org/ From their website, 19% of all boating fatalities are alcohol related. (of course that means the other 81% are due to stupid...
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    Nevada Boat Owners...Fiberglass Repair

    We own a '97 Bayliner Capri 1950 that the sun, beaching, and the occassional dock bump has taken it's toll on. We want to have the hull repaired where needed, but I'm not all that good with fiberglass. I'm looking for any recomendations for who does very good work in Henderson or Las Vegas. I've...
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