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    1987 Sea Sprite 225 SSB transom re build.

    Re: 1987 Sea Sprite 225 SSB transom re build. Pics so far, getting ready to pull the engine! Outdrive is pulled,swim platform removed, grab handle removed,tie down hooks removed, downrigger board off the top of the deck. Engine is ready to pull just need to build the gantry...
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    Pulling my 87 5.7 mercruiser engine

    Re: Pulling my 87 5.7 mercruiser engine Pics [ATTACH=CONFIG]188387[/ATTACH
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    Alpha 1 outdrive stand

    Is there a reason I need to build an outdrive stand for my outdrive when I pull it? any reason I cant just lay it on its side?
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    1988 alpha 1 outdrive pivot bolt removal tool

    Was just wondering, Ive read a few threads about buying the mercruiser pivot bolt removal tool pn# 91-78310. Is there some that hold up better than others?? harder steel?
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    1987 Sea Sprite 225 SSB transom re build.

    Re: 1987 Sea Sprite 225 SSB transom re build. I know Im getting a little ahead of myself but Im wondering if I can make the floor of my boat like this one? its the same boat 1 yr newer an 88. I have carpet right now and after the transom rebuild and what I hope to be a short stringer repair Id...
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    Pulling my 87 5.7 mercruiser engine

    I am getting ready to pull my engine this weekend to do a complete transom rebuild, are there any tricks or special info I need to know before pulling? Not the first engine Ive pulled but yes my first boat engine, just want to be sure Im not gonna mess up anything...Thanks for the help...Lee
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    1987 Sea Sprite 225 SSB transom re build.

    OK at the suggestion of one of the Iboats Mods I'm starting a new thread and Im going to only post to this one. Ill keep all my pics and work progress here also. I'll make a long story short to start. last summer I purchased a 1987 Sea Sprite 225 SSB cuddy cabin. I knew it needed a lil work...
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    1987 mercruiser 5.7 dry weight?

    Im getting ready to pull my 5.7 mercruiser engine and I need to know the approx dry weight so when I build my gantry I can be sure it will pull and hold the weight...Thanks.
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    1987 SeaSprite SSB 225 Transom/partial stringer rebuild w/pics

    Re: 1987 SeaSprite SSB 225 Transom/partial stringer rebuild w/pics First pic is the anode bolts that were yanked loose from the outdrive being left down when the boat was brought out of the water,second pic is the doubled up transom, Im not sure if you can even see it from this pic, and third...
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    1987 SeaSprite SSB 225 Transom/partial stringer rebuild w/pics

    ok! here goes, started the other day tearing out all the rear interior of the boat so I could get right down to the bottom of the keel inside the bilge and down around the transom/gimble plate to inspect the transom. Just what we had expected, using the tap/rap test I determined my transom is...
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    Pulling my 5.7 mercruiser engine for transom rebuild.

    OK! gettin ready to pull my 5.7 ltr engine out of my boat. Problem is the top of the back of my boat sits about 5' off the ground and to high for a standard cherry picker engine puller to work. My question is this, has anyone built a rig out of wood over the back of their boat to pull their...
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    Floatation Foam

    Do all fiberglass boats have flotation foam in them?
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    Fiberglass material amount!

    Whats the easier method for transom replacement? Whats the easier method for transom replacement? remove and replace from inside or outside and how should I determine which to use?
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    Fiberglass material amount!

    If I post all the dimensions for my new transome can someone give me a good idea of the amounts and types of fiberglass Ill need to finish the project or is there a formula I can use to figure my supplies and material?? I wanna start this before winter hits here in Mich!
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    1987 Sea sprite ssb 225 cc new transome or repair?

    OK! coming over from the Mercruiser I/O forum where we found on my 1987 Sea Sprite ssb 225 cc with an Alpha 1 outdrive the to lower anode bolts very loose and upon further investigation with an ice pick found the bottom 6" up and about 12" side to side from the center V of the transome soft in...
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    Lower transome plate/anode bolts loose

    Re: Lower transome plate/anode bolts loose
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    Lower transome plate/anode bolts loose

    I hate to admit this but the other day we took the boat out and while pulling it out of the water I happen to leave the outdrive down and drug it accross the pavement for a few feet. Now needless to say the 2 anode bolts are loose, I can take the anode cap off and wiggle the bolts in the hole. I...
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    87 sea sprite 225 cc taking on water

    Noticed the other day my bilge is filling with water about 2 gals in as many hrs on the lake with out pumping it out, (I bought the boat early this summer), so I brought it home tilted it up so the bow was way up and found water seeping from the 2 lower gimbal housing bolts and around the bottom...
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    87 5.7 mrecruiser surging under load

    I recently bought a 1987 Sea Sprite 225 nice solid boat owner told me the motor was rebuilt in 09 by a marine mechanic, this boat sat for 2.5 yrs out of the water, coverd and winterized. The boat starts,idles and throttles up fine on the muffs, took it out for its/my first sea trial and it still...
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