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  1. rickasbury

    Leaf spring failed..and more?

    yep, here it is.... and those are cool jacks! I will go take some measurements. My bottle jack is 3 ton and I will see how far my jack stands will go...also, looking at the types of slip leafs, I think mine has a hook on it which I assume keeps it coming out of the center leveler....so should...
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    Leaf spring failed..and more?

    I did go back to the boat and re look as my wife was with me when I dropped it off and to be honest, was just so shocked at what I saw I had to go back and look again to digest it! First, it could have ended so much worse than just finding a broken leaf...it was THE leaf that broke. That wheel...
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    Leaf spring failed..and more?

    Wow did discover a mess yesterday. I have a rinker 270. That's a 7500# boat dry. My trailer is a 10000# tandem axle trailer. If I had the money I'd scrap the aluminum and start over! Well, at least strip it down and refit. Anyway, I noticed yesterday o the port side it did not look like the...
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    Lenco Trim Tab

    I have one of my tabs not working- boat sat for 2 years almost awaiting a repair....I'm sure in most cases a boat my age if it had a problem it would be pitch it and buy another- my boat does not sit in the water, I assume there is no water damage to it. The motor runs it's just not moving so I...
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    Steering play?

    So, I rebuilt my bravo lll transom asy to include my steering pin. The old one did not look terribly worn but I replaced it. Boat has 300 hours on it. I expected the out drive side to side play to tighten up but it did not. You can push the out drive left to right easily without turning the...
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    Boat not handling well

    Rinker 270 / 350 mpi bravo 3- first time out to put the throttle down since putting the motor back in-2 years it's been waiting. Ran ruff to start but engine smoothed out- picked up a power steering fluid leak to resolve so that brought me back in. So, I could not trim the motor at all without...
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    shift boot, dry or bellows adhesive...

    So, my boot has come off 2x....the exhaust bellows is so close I don't think the boot is getting on good at the transom...I did use adhesive which when tackey makes it just that much worse..so ..have it cleaned back up, glue or not?
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    Broken impeller

    Well....I have lossed my impeller 2x at one ramp I have used 2x , guess I get the hull two far out of the water...long story...anyway, always found all the pieces in the pump prior...I seem to be missing one tab out of 5. The others broke clean and don't seem to be chasing smaller pieces...first...
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    Finding a thread

    I use this forum primarily on my Android phone. I started a thread I wanted to add to but I can't find it. I go to my profile and look at my activity and I have none...on posts I have like two that I think we're from years ago....how do I find?
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    Filters for 350 mpi motor

    Fuel water seperator I getting my filters together for spring tune up....I'm looking at my parts list from previous years...it looks like I had ordered a OEM fuel water separator for the motor...and a siera 18-7845 for the genny....now it looks like the oem is no longer available and says to...
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    Tune up time

    So, have been out of the water with my 2006 350 mpi motor and bravo lll. This will be our third season in the water and the last two seasons I have replaced oil and fuel filters and oils each year. First year I replaced plugs but that's all I've done. I know those are main things....what else...
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    Engine oil

    Last year I bought this oil feeling like I had been talked into buying over mercuiser oil- ended up not using it and picking up Merc stuff- it was not cheap and getting ready for another oil change, any reason I should not?
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    Tires

    Well...first I got a real piece of crap twin axle trailer when we bought our 270. It is rated for 10000 lbs and I'm sure I'm right there or close. So, I re did the calipers when we first got it, pads, bearins packed, new reservoir and back up seloinoid....that still does not work still.....had d...
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    What do you do?

    So, probably not the right section for the question but I figure this an issue for I/O owners for the most part. After buying my boat about 4 years ago (Rinker 270) and with no service history and a PO that I would not really trust to tell me anything I did not want to hear, I was very worried...
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    Sealant for windows

    I pulled a window out looking for a leak ( was not there) and need to re seal it- I'm sure I don't want to use anything I can't get back apart.....what is the sealant for this application??
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    Batteries

    So, I hate to ask the question as have seen so many discussions about battery types with even more varying costs. I'm not spending 600 bucks on a couple of batteries. I have an Express cruiser with a 350 mpi. I have a fridge in the cabin...it has a pretty large amp that came with the boat but...
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    lower shift cable adjustment

    so, end of a long saga )( and learning curves!) getting my motor back in (350 MPI in a 270 Rinker), out drive back on, up and running everything go good BUT- so back track a bit, had a leak and thought it was bellows so re did that along with gimbal on lower shift cable...still had a leak so...
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    manifold/riser gaskets

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    manifold/riser gaskets

    OK, I have the dry joint. So on the manifold itself, I have pictured when I took it apart, a full flow gasket. Then the 3" riser. My riser kit did not come with a one piece gasket for in between the top of the riser and the exhaust manifold but little single solid pieces to block that off. So...
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    manifold/riser gaskets

    First, I tried to find my original post on selecting the right gaskets for my 350 MPI closed cooling motor...don't seem to be able to find the post? So, had pulled my motor to fix a transom leak, replaced the risers in the process. On the manifold, I have the full flow gasket and in between the...
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