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    Refueling = rainbow water?

    On my bayliner I notice when I fill it either with a funnel or gas pump, the vent pukes out water and fuel spatter. Its vent hose goes from the in floor tank up to the transom wall. It has an upwards loop in it the stops water from getting in the tank, however, the water does lay in the outer...
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    Teach me how to backup into dock?

    I have the crappy type of dock with 2 cleats, and 2 poles that you tie off to. Each pole gets shared with the boats next to me. My bayliner has horrific performance & turning backing up. Other boats like my sea ray backup beutiful. Is there a certain way you are supposed to position the boat...
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    Bilge Water?

    On my bayliner the bilge pump does not suck it dry, there is a little water left in the bilge after a week of boating. Should this be sucked out manually or an I being too anal? Bayliners rot, and mine hasn;t yet, so I want to keep it that way.
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    Towing a disabled boat in water.

    I lucked out last year and never saw anyone broke down, but should it happen this year, what is the proper way to hook up and what speed & trim setting do I use to pull a disabled boat. I assume it is full down, and connect to the other boats trailer eyelet on the bottom side of the bow. And...
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    2nd Bilge Pump

    How are you guys wiring a 2nd automatic bilge pump. A local mechanic recommended that I add a second pump being it is docked this year. The boat does not take on water, but if it rains or if a shift bellow breaks I would like the added saftey. Does it do good to wire in a sound device so if...
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    What to look for in this boat?

    1989 Chaparral 2300 SX Sport 7.4L/V8 23ft My friend is looking at this boat. It has the 7.4L 454 with merc bravo one outdrive. What should we look for in particular? I heard 454's part are getting very rare. Compare it to a 350, would this drink gas like crazy at normal cruise speeds? How...
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    Merc 120 riser elbow testing?

    Please do not say I need to replace it, I know that is the wiser move. I cannot afford $129 more for an elbow when I just spent $307 on a lousy manifold. I have 2 elbows I need to test. Any way to do so?
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    How are the cheap props here on iboats?

    Looking at the Solas brand prop on here for slightly under $100. Any good by chance? What are the disadvantages of cheap props?
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    Alpha one prop rotation?

    I have a 1990 alpha one gen I on my bayliner. I need a new prop, what rotation is it? Standard or counter? Sorry for being dumb.
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    Got my boat SOAKED today. What now.

    I am a newbie at getting my boat wet. I never got one wet before, but today a 4 footer split over the bow, blew the bimini cover into the interior and a big wall of water filled the floor. We stopped, fixed the cover and turned on the pump. Water was puddling on the carpet and not really...
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    Merc 120 engine replacement to newer.

    Well my quest in finding a 6 bolt rochester type manifold is drawing NOTHING!!! So I have found several 120 and 140 that are newer for $300-400 which is what a manifold costs. So my question is how hard it is to use a newer style engine. I have a 1974 Merc 120 w/ MC-1 drive, and most engines...
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    Aluminum vibrates, stainless doesn't???????

    I have an insteresting one, and maybe this is normal. I bought my boat (in my sig) and it came with a stainless installed and a spare aluminum. The staninless prop runs smooth all the way up to top RPM. The aluminum one does not, I can hear and feel a high speed almost like a orbital sander...
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    Help me buy a manifold... 120HP Merc.

    Here is a link to a sierra manifold for my 4cyl 2.5L 120HP. It is for the rochester carb. http://www.boatbandit.com/mercruiser-manifold-1865.aspx Anyone have luck with these? How is the used market for good manifolds. I assume with this age, they are all going to be pretty rusted / cracked.
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    Merc 120HP cracked manifold exhaust port!!!!!!

    My existing manifold is cracked on the bottom which someone patched with JB weld, not to mention water is getting into the exhaust ports, then into the cylinders, then the oil.......... So I found a local boat that is shot, and supposedly was winterized, and yes it was, lots of green came out...
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    Is it illegal to pickup items floating?

    Today I saw some nice fenders floating and a camo hat. They were still there after my 2 hour trek. This may sound dumb, but I thought of picking them up for the extra fenders and so the hat doesnt get shredded around a prop. (No I would not wear it!) Is this illegal?
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    Tips replacing Merc 120 4cyl manifold?

    I need to locate a manifold used in the 70's with a rochester carb, and elbow on the back. The rochester seems to make this part hard to source. Is this a hard job to do. I have the manual #2 and will certainly study it, but was curios for some insight on how difficult this is.
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    Need a boat horn!!!

    I need to find an exact replacement like this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360248754537 The mounting is critical as I do not want to refab the mount. I would like to buy it from Iboats as I have to order a bellows kit and would like to combine shipping.
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    Tilt up full while idling = ruins u-joints & coupler? I guess not...

    I have read this time and time again and understand why this should not be done. However I saw a guy at the ramp do this, and when I asked him, he claimed the drive will tilt up way faster being the electrical system is at close to 14v with the alternator. When off, he says the lift motor will...
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    Merc shift cable bellows.

    I did read over section 4 and am a little unclear. Is this an easy job to do at home for only the the shift cable bellow? It is the only one showing cracking. Can someone sum it up real simple. I know I have to reomve the drive which is very easy, but after that I don;t recall what it looks...
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    Merc 120 I/O Milky Oil!!!! Short trips the cause???

    To start off, the boat has never shown signs or milky oil and was properly winterized with pink antifreeze this past winter. Here is what I did; I replaced the pitot/pivot tube for the speedo and added some new hose. Took boat out on the water to verify it worked and it did. I was out for...
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