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    Custom wakeboard Tower vs Universal Tower

    Re: Custom wakeboard Tower vs Universal Tower Aerial Airborne. I had several I was interested in, but went with it because of a deal Aerial was running at the time.
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    Perfect Pass

    Re: Perfect Pass Thanks to you fellas I ordered my Stargazer and installed it yesterday. Besides some trouble with the throttle body, it went smoothly. Tell me that gauge doesn't look like it's born to be there! Pretty slick design it seems like, hoping to try it out Thursday. I'm the...
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    Gauge range has changed

    2007 Seaswirl 210 br Faria gauge set The original trim gauge would never go to the full up position. It would stop at about 1/4 down even though the drive was up. I figured it had to be trim limiters because of the swim platform. I replaced my original gauge set earlier this season (May)...
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    Centering on bow roller

    I've been having a tough time getting my boat centered on the bow roller. It seems to always want to go to the port side. It's a 2007 Seaswirl 210 bowrider on a matching EZ-Loader trailer. It is nice and centered on the keel. The trailer has 4 bunks, (beginning at the keel) the two outside...
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    Surge brakes releasing

    2007 Tandem axle EZ-Loader trailer with surge drum brakes on rear axle. Stopping at a light seems normal to me. But as I let off the brakes and start to accelerate, it feels like the truck moves while the trailer sits still for a fraction of a second, then it catches and shakes the truck front...
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    Gear lash noise? Related to hard shift into neutral?

    5.0GL-H with SX-A 1) I've had a constant noise exactly like in this video for a year now. It is pretty noticeable and clearly audible in the water: MOV02448.flv Video by mprentice1804 | Photobucket Does that sound like gear lash? It only happens in neutral, and never when the engine is...
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    Getting hardened rubber off of exhaust elbow

    VP 5.0GL-H with SX-A drive Got into a little mud friday and had a port exhaust overheat. Water temp stayed normal, and the blockage cleared itself apparently, but not after burning up a good amount of the two exhaust elbow bellows underneath the metal clamps. I'm thinking the thermostat...
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    Leaky after service

    Re: Leaky after service When the drive is installed on the transom shield (attaches on the 6 bolts shown), it pushes up against the blue lip in the picture. This seals the bellows area so that no water can get in it. If the bellows is cracked, not sealing properly, or has a hole, water can...
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    "LS" Gear Lubes

    After reading the manual that mentions using Volvo Penta synthetic 75w-90 or equivalent GL-5 synthetic gear lube of the same weight, I ventured to the local autozone and grabbed 3 quarts of Mobil 1 synthetic GL-5 75w-90 gear lube. I just ran across a thread saying to NOT use gear lubes with...
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    SX-A Top Cover Clearance

    Trying to find the correct clearance for the top cover of my SX-A. The OEM service manual says "make sure correct shims are under cover" with no mention of what the correct shims are. I saw a different thread with clearance numbers for an SX drive but I'm not sure if it's identical.
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    Grease leaking around buddy bearing

    I have a 2007 tandem axle EZ-LUBE trailer. It had the original dust caps over the grease zirks. The rubber was cracked and water was intruding so I discard them a year ago and cleaned the bearings and hubs, repacked the bearings by hand, and put everything back together. With the grease zirk...
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    Likely culprit 4.3 Penta SX outdrive water in the hull?

    Re: Likely culprit 4.3 Penta SX outdrive water in the hull? No need to apologize, not even 12 months ago I was trying to learn all this stuff myself. It can be a lot at first, especially to us newbie boaters. Does your manual resemble this picture at all? This is for my sx-a drive but it is...
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    Swim ladder strap replacement

    My 07 Seaswirl 210 BR has the extended platform and swim ladder from Seaswirl on it. The hinged "lid" that covers the stowed ladder is secured down with a fabric strap that snaps down. At some point last fall, that strap frayed and broke off. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement for...
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    Anchoring in rocks

    Hey guys, I boat on lakes around Kansas and the ones I usually go to are basically rock bottom anywhere near the bank where I would anchor next to a camp site. Rocks come in all sizes from small to too big to carry. When I try to anchor it just skips off the top of them and never digs in. If...
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    Hard start

    Re: Hard start Are you cracking the throttle open when you start it? Not pumping, just cracking it open a little. Mercruiser recommends it.
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    Question about summerizing with a drained block

    I got to thinking last night about this for when the spring comes around and its time to summerize the boat and run it the first time. Say you hook up muffs and run it. The water temp sensor is measuring the temp of the water coming from the block up into the thermo housing correct? If the...
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    How much water sits in manifolds?

    VP 5.0 GL-H Ran the engine up to operating temp, fogged the engine thru the carb. Then pulled the two block drain plugs. Water trickled out so I used a small screwdriver to prod the holes and warm steamy water came pouring out. Drained out of the port hole for a solid 3-4 minutes, and out of...
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    Where did all that water get into my bellows from? (pictures)

    Re: Where did all that water get into my bellows from? (pictures) Finally got the old grease seal and bearing pulled, and the new seal and bearing pressed in. The old gimbal bearing came out with a couple whacks but the seal literally needed cut apart with channel locks because it would not...
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    Where did all that water get into my bellows from? (pictures)

    2007 VP SX-A drive Removed the drive yesterday to check alignment, grease the splines, and make sure the u-joint bellows were dry. Well, they weren't. In fact they had a very large puddle of greasy cloudy standing water. :facepalm: I pulled the drive earlier this year (end of June) to chase...
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    Installing my tower

    Re: Installing my tower I put an airborne on my seaswirl 210 this spring. did lots of research and it was pretty straightforward. I made a thread back in april about my experiences installing it. So far so good! I'm 230lbs and can climb and jump off it with no noise or movement. Very sturdy...
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