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  1. jimdogg1269

    storing the boat seats for the winter

    seems like every year i winterize the boat and cover it up for the winter, i get it out come spring time and have to spend hours trying to clean the mildew off the seats,, do u guys know of anything i can put on them when i winterize to keep them from mildewing the winter? thanks jim
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    when should you drain the water from the block and manifold

    i have a 2000 bayline capri, 3.0 merc alpha one, i was looking around in the engine compartment and seen 2 blue hose to drain water from the engine block and the exhaust manifold, how often should i drain the water or should i leave the water in there until the end of the season, if i leave it...
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    speedometer pitot

    seems like everytime i go out on the lake something seems to clog up the speedo pitot, i always watch for stuff and make sure i dont hit anything, but somehow it always gets in there,, is there anything to help stop stuff from getting in there, and whats the best way to get it out,, so far ive...
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    buying a new prop questions

    i have a 2000 bayliner capri, 3.0L alpha 1 gen 2,, my prop is not in the best shape so i was going to buy a new one,, the thing is when u go to the i boats store for example, it doesnt list one for my motor year,, so would any 14.25 x 21p with a 15 spline work?
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    found a fix for my engine run-on problem

    i have a 3.0l merc. and after i shut the key off the engine would kick a cpl times, i gave it a tune up, checked the timing, checked the idle,, still didnt help,, so i put a bottle of sea foam in the tank when i filled up,, it ran perfect all weekend, i guess it had some carbon build up on the...
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    tune up questions

    i have a 3.0L merc. im gonna try to tune the ole girl up this weekend with some new plugs, wires, cap and rotor button,, would a local parts store have the wires, cap, and button? and what about the air filter, it doesnt look bad but its 10yrs old,, can u clean them or should i just replace...
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    hard to steer at higher speeds

    i have a 2000 bayliner capri, 3.0L alpha one,, its steers fine just cruising around, but as i go faster, it gets harder to steer to the right,, any ideals? jim
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    paint chips

    i have a cpl paint chips on my hull,, looks like they are down to the fiberglass, how do i fix these,, can i just use touch up paint or what, i have no ideal jim
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    knocking noise in outdrive

    i have a 2000 bayliner capri, 3.0L merc alpha 1 gen 2,, i started it up in the drive way and it sounds like a knocking noise coming from the outdrive, its not very loud but i can hear it if im standing close to it,, it does it in neutral and in gear,, could it be the exhaust poping or maybe even...
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    how do i know if its a alpha one gen1 or gen 2

    i recently bought a 2000 bayliner capri 1750, 3.0L mercruiser alpha 1,, but how do i know if its a gen 1 or a gen 2? jim
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