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    Loss of power to trim

    Thanks for the welcome. yeah everything is dead at the switch, no power on the red. im unfamiliar with the layout of this system, but alldodge mentioned that there are some relays, maybe one of those is shot ?
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    Loss of power to trim

    I did check to see that theres power through the fuse... where are these relays located ?
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    Loss of power to trim

    Good evening, At the end of the season last year when I winterized my pontoon boat (03 godfrey sweetwater 24 ft with a 4 cyl mercruiser inboard and alpha one leg) the leg went all the way down, but as soon as I did that it lost all power and wouldnt go back up or down. Seeing as how it was put...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 help

    one other thing id like to mention, i read somewhere that if there tis fuel in the clear tube from the carb you have a bad fuel pump, is this true ? Im alittle surprised it ran as well as it did if the pumps bad, for three days....But there is fuel in that line...
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    Mercruiser 3.0 help

    Good Evening, I have a 2003 24 ft godfrey pontoon that has a 3.0 mercruiser with an alpha one gen 2 drive. Best speed I can get is 16.5 mph, at wot which is 3800. If my info is correct i believe that im 800-1000 rpm low of where i should be. It has a 13 pitch, 3 blade aluminum prop on it, I...
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    Merc 3.0 alpha one gen 2 water in bilge

    I am certain the previous owner hasn't done any proper maintenance in a long time.... So I may as well just haul the drive off. What all does a guy replace during this process? Or I guess I can also just back it into the water and see if I can pin point the leak but regardless I'm sure it's...
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    Merc 3.0 alpha one gen 2 water in bilge

    How do you suggest finding the leak? If I fill the bilge with a garden hose will it leak externally? It's on a trailer...
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    Merc 3.0 alpha one gen 2 water in bilge

    Yeah I'm pretty certain I can't sink as it just has a short engine pod that are seperate from the pontoons but I certainly can see it causing rust, corrosion and damage. What all do you guys suggest to change while I'm at it? The other thing - how much do I have do from the inside of the...
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    Merc 3.0 alpha one gen 2 water in bilge

    Is it something that I can let the bilge pump handle until winter or do I need to deal with it asap ?
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    Merc 3.0 alpha one gen 2 water in bilge

    Hey guys, I have a 2003 Sweetwater pontoon boat with the 3 liter Merc alpha 1 gen 2 drive on it. I took it out for the first time a week ago and noticed there was quite a bit of water in the engine pod after a 6 or 7 hour day of being on the lake. I have no idea where it is coming from and...
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    Electrical Schematic Help

    Does anyone have an electrical schematic for a 2003 Godfrey Sweetwater 2423SC pontoon boat ? I cant seem to find anything. It would be great to know what all of the rocker switches intended uses are and a diagram would be helpful as well. I have one switch that does nothing and i cant get the...
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    Need some Help with an Eska

    i recently picked up a 5 hp ESKA outboard, (model 1705-F) and it runs pretty well but its a bugger to start, have to put alittle mixed gas in the cylinder to get it going. i think i need to replace the primer bulb tho, but my biggest issue is that the enrichner/idle dial didnt seem to be doing...
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