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  1. TBarCYa

    Bravo seawater pump rebuild seal

    I'm rebuilding my seawater pump and managed to damage one of the two seals at the impeller end. Does anyone happen to have a part number or the sizes so I can get a new seal without buying a whole kit? Thanks.
  2. TBarCYa

    Bravo trim sender - in water adjustment?

    Can I adjust the trim sender with the boat in the water? I'm hauling it out in a month or two for cleaning and maintenance but I'd like to have the trim working before then. Thanks.
  3. TBarCYa

    Charles Industries CI1215A charger repair

    I have a basic schematic for this changer that basically boils this thing down to a transformer and 2 diodes per bank. Given this, I'm debating attempting to repair it myself as I believe that it's not charging my batteries. Has anybody tried repairing one of these and have any insight? I'm...
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    454 raw water pump pissing

    I'm pretty sure it means that the bearing is bad but is there anything else that would cause water to come from the weep hole on the side of the metal part of the pump? Maybe the o-ring isn't seated or something? If it wasn't a $500 part I'd just replace it but I'd rather know first Also, can...
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    Fishbox macerator location

    I found out today that my fish boxes don't drain. From the box drains the hose goes up before connecting to the macerator so there's always going to be about 4" of water left behind. If I fill the boxes so the water is above the macerator and has it primed, will it pump the water from the boxes...
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    Tampa Bay / West Central Florida destinations

    My wife and I took a long weekend and our original plans had to be rescheduled so we find ourselves looking for something to do this weekend. The weather isn't going to be great on Friday or Saturday but Sunday and Monday look promising. We're leaving from the Little Manatee river and want...
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    Fire suppression system - wires on top of cylinder?

    I bought a boat that has an automatic fire suppression system in the engine compartment and the cylinder has a device with two wires on the top. Is this monitoring the pressure in the cylinder or is it a means of "manually" discharging the cylinder? I don't remember what brand the system is...
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    Garmin model numbers?

    It looks like I need to replace one of the GPS / depthfinder units in my boat. I currently have a Garmin Echomap CHIRP 54dv (with a bad sounder) and I'm finding the 54cv, 53dv, 53cv and all manners of other variants but no clear documentation of what the different numbers mean. I know the 5...
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    454 fuel pump

    After rebuilding the carb again and dumping the fuel filter again I'm now not getting fuel to the carb.in fact it's not even sucking fuel into the filter I pulled the pump and the housing where the cam is (belt driven attached to the water pump not the camshaft in the engine) is completely...
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    454 thunderbolt 4 timing

    I followed the procedure in: http://www.boatfix.com/merc/Servmanl/16/16B4R2.PDF Which doesn't specify setting it I to base timing mode. I have her running about 650rpm on the dash and the timing sits about 16 degrees but sporadically drops down to 8 which is right where it should be. The...
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    454 temperature issue - bravoitis?

    I replaced the impeller and the thermostat and still seem to have a cooling issue. I pulled the hose from the pump to the thermostat and I get water but when I was out today it ran hot - about 200. At idle it doesn't seem to climb but it didn't drop either however when I got back to the dock I...
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    Bravo trim hoses

    Are the two hoses from the trim pump to the gimbal the same? What I'm finding looks like 2 different hoses, one black and one gray, and 45-48" long but I don't want to order them twice. Also, I understand that the only way to change the hoses is with the boat out of the water. Is this correct ...
  13. TBarCYa

    Washdown and livewell pumps

    I need to replace the washdown and livewell pumps in my boat and I want to make sure I replace them with the right pumps. Right now the washdown is a Jabsco 5GPM / 60PSI pump which I think is perfect for a raw water washdown but the livewell is a Flojet 4.3GPM / 50PSI pump and I would think...
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    MMSI lookup?

    I have a radio from an old boat that has the MMSI number programmed in and is not able to be changed. I need to search for the number to make sure that it's actually from the boat I'm thinking of but I can't find a way to search for MMSI numbers for pleasure boats. Does anyone know where I can...
  15. TBarCYa

    Double wide helm seat

    My Proline has two pedestal seats and one sits right in front of the doorway to the cabin so I want to replace both with a single double-wide seat that uses two pedestals. I want a leaning post but all of the ones I've seen have the legs spaced so that one would be on the two floor hatches so...
  16. TBarCYa

    1995 7.4L Thermostat

    I finally put the boat in the water and ran the engine for more than a few minutes and found that the temperature never goes above 140 degrees. Now, I never really was above idle but even after idling for 10 minutes it never rose above 140. My guess is that there's no thermostat in the...
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    1996 7.4L Not getting water to the thermostat / no exhaust bellows?

    I'm in the final stages of getting this boat back in the water and I've found a few problems. It's a 7.4L with a Bravo outdrive and I'm not familiar with Bravos. The first issue is that I am not getting water to the thermostat and therefore no water out of the exhaust. Since I don't know the...
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    1997 7.4L throttle and shift cables

    I'm trying to order the throttle / shift cables for my 7.4L but can't seem to find the right ones. I don't have the serial number on me and what I'm finding for the 23' cables is 8M0052694 which from what I've seen is for up to 60hp engines. Can anyone point me to the right cables? Thanks.
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    2008 3.0L cranks but won't start - long post

    I know there are a ton of "cranks but won't start" threads but this one has a story just in case it changes the diagnosis. This morning when I went to start the engine, I pushed the shift bypass and pushed the throttle to full (like I always do) but it got stuck. I was messing with the...
  20. TBarCYa

    how to remove broken dipstick tube

    I went into today with a plan to remove the broken dipstick tube from my 08 3.0L. I had some 5/16"allthread and was going to thread it into the broken tube then use it as a makeshift slide hammer to pull it out. Worked wonderfully except that there´s very little of the 5/16" section of the...
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