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  1. nola mike

    What is your worst day on the water?

    Yeah, this night. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/my-boat-sank-part-ii.750533/ Found yet another corroded connection, just when I thought that I've replaced everything. Fuel pump relay, 4 hours to rewire everything yesterday. Also, I feel zero obligation to keep everyone entertained/fed the...
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    Artificial Intelligence

    You need new material. See post #33
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    Mercury 25hp throttle/shift cable replacement?

    Certainly a possibility. I can't find a spec for the travel though, which would be nice
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    Artificial Intelligence

    Great explanation
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    flushing manifold & riser

    Not sure where the ell goes, but yeah, throw it on some muffs and run it on the hose. Bravo may have a dedicated flush port, alpha may still need muffs for impeller cooling. I think even alphas with a belt driven pump still sometimes kept the outdrive impeller for outdrive cooling purposes...
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    Cannot get outdrive installed to the last 1/2 inch - need your advice!

    The bearing is in alignment with the engine. The bearing "gimbals" in the bore, so it should rotate as needed to align with the engine. This should happen when you insert the alignment tool, but a new bearing might be a bit tight. Inserting the alignment tool and whacking it up/down/side/side...
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    Leak through transom

    I thought the bellows were ruled out, but that's definitely a possibility
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    Been making my homemade pickles lately! 🤠y

    I started doing sweet and spicy pickles. Throw in whatever hot pepper I have in the garden with the pickles, a lot of sugar, and not much salt. A few other spices that seem to be more for ambiance. I modeled them after the kroger brand ones. Going to try to make a spicy pepper sandwich spread...
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    Diagnose where water is coming from

    Also, that looks like far too big a leak to safely run with. Again, that's only with the engine running? If there is a core plug above the engine block drain you could try draining the block and then see if the leak takes longer to get going when you restart (the block would need to fill back up...
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    Leak through transom

    IMO that's transom rot until proven otherwise. I'd drill some test holes around the area and see what you come up with. Does the leak happen when sitting or only with the engine running?
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    Diagnose where water is coming from

    Doesn't look subtle. Just aft of the starter on the starboard side maybe? Almost looks like from the bellhousing. Core plug? Y-pipe (seems forward of the pipe though). Can't think of any other plumbing around there if truly on the starboard side.
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    Cannot get outdrive installed to the last 1/2 inch - need your advice!

    If you need to hammer your alignment tool to get it to bottom after the gimbal is aligned then your engine is out of alignment. Hopefully it inserted/removed easily after the initial go round
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    Any reason to fix my wiring kludge?

    Yes, I liked the idea of not splicing in any wires, I didn't see a harness readily available, and I'm back on the water the next day. The spark has made a remarkable reappearance.
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    Any reason to fix my wiring kludge?

    My 25 hp '04 2 stroke had a hard time starting, then left me dead in the water. Short story, no spark. Took me a long time to trace it to a partial short in the engine harness connector, which was leaking 3v into the kill switch circuit. Thought it was in the key switch, since I had the box...
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    Mercury 25hp throttle/shift cable replacement?

    Just a quick update. The part in question is actually #29, and it includes that whole metal arm attached to the throttle cable, bearing in the middle, second metal arm, and the piece in question (the brass pin thing in the middle). Still am not sure how that was initially fastened, but I was...
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    Hull cleaning

    When does that happen?
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    2002 crownline 305 mercruiser

    Same. Left the sensor in place as a plug
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    Found bolt in 4.3 bilge. Please help identify

    Your boat has apparently been running too well.
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    Mercruiser Alpha One part

    Post a serial #
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    Found bolt in 4.3 bilge. Please help identify

    I've found enough hardware in my bilge over the years to dress a whole other motor. And enough tools to make it happen.
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