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    how far should the outdrive splines go into the coupler?

    Working on a 1979 grady white i/o with a 1987 470 (3.7) engine with a new sei 106 drive. Tonight at the local lake when taking the boat off the trailer i lost propulsation and then heard a grinding noise. Got the boat back on the trailer. removed the out drive. Found the spline shaft was only...
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    how do u wire a 7 terminal nav/anchor switch with no common terminal?

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 terminal 1 is ground. terminals 4&5 are both power feeds. terminals 2&3 are for nav lights. terminals 6&7 are for anchor. bow lights and stern light are on one circuit. front portion of all around lite is on another circuit. The rear portion of the all around lite is on another...
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    maxium length for bunk supports?

    Looking at converting my trailer over to bunks which is currently a roller trailer. I'm looking at around 1300 bucks just for 32 rollers and 8 pairs of quad rollers. for a easy loader trailer. The boat fully loaded weighs around 8000lbs. Currently my support cross members are mounted about 10...
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    would 1 inch ss bimini tubing support a light weight hard top?

    Recently picked up this grady white. Would like to make a hardtop for the boat. I was thinking of using 1/2 plywood with 2 layers of 1708. I don't need to stand or mount anything heavy on it. Basically want it for shade and some weather protection. The back will be supported by the radar arch...
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    Started my disk brake electric/hydrulic upgrade

    Finally started to replace the drum surge brakes on my trailer with kodiak disk and brakerite-II electric/hydrulic. Total cost around 1500.00
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    are there aftermarket kits to add p/s to an i/o?

    Recently i bought a 1979 grady white with a 3.7 liter engine. The only downside besides the motor is it's manual steering. Does anyone make an add-on kit for some form of power steering?
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    position of rear rollers on bottom of hull?

    Currently the last row of rollers is about 6 inches from the transom. Is that going to be ok? I do have room to move the boat forward but then i'm afraid it's going to be to tongue heavy
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    1987 3.7 resistor wire for coil after conversion to electronic ignition?

    I recently bought a project boat with a 1987 3.7 liter engine (470 series) The distributor was converted to electronic. I noticed that the resistor wire for the coil is still in stalled. The coil is marked used with external resistor. Since the dist is now electronic shouldn't it use a regular...
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    ufp a-60 surge actuator converting to disk

    I bought a trailer that uses the A-60 surge brake actuator. The trailer currently uses drums brakes. I would like to convert to disk. Is there anything special i have to do to the actuator?
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    how to u get a nice smooth surface with fiberglass?

    I picked up a 1979 grady white project boat. The deck lids need to be replaced. I can make new ones out of fiberglass,wood and epoxy. After there made how do i get the fiberglass smooth for painting?
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    anyone have pics of a roller trailer that was converted to bunks?

    Looking at converting a roller trailer to bunks. Would like to c before and after pics to c how it was done
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    how do u adjust the shift cable on a 1979 mercruiser?

    the shift bracket is attached to the transom. How do i adjust the shift cable?
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    1979 mercruiser gimble bearing replacement

    Working on a 1979 mercruiser. Is there anything that holds the gimble bearing in? I know on my 86 mercruiser u just knock it out with a slide hammer. Is the 79 the same way?
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    how does a 3 button trim work on a 1979 mercruiser?

    I recently bought a 1979 grady white. It uses a 3 button trim/tilt control pad on the dash. The top button says out the middle button says up/out and the bottom button says in. Only the in button makes the pump motor operate.
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    mercruiser 470 alternator brackets

    Is there a place that just sells the alternator conversion brackets?. I recently bought a boat with this engine. Finally got around to getting the engine running today and the stator charging actually works for now. But i would like to be prepared. I have marine one wire alternators. Just...
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    alignment bar tool for mercruiser 165 4 cylinder

    Is the bar used to check engine alignment for a v8 the same for checking the engine alignment for a 4 cylinder mercruiser 165
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    what year engine do i have?

    I recently aquired a new toy. The engine was replaced with this one B647312 mercruiser 165. Can anyone tell me the year of the engine?
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    welding galvinized steele

    I recently bought a 1979 grady white 201 marlin. The trailer i beleive is unique to the boat. The boat has a roundish flat bottom at the stern but a deep V in the front. So i would like to keep the trailer. The problem with the trailer is the axle support tubes have rusted thru. If i grind all...
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    470 to 3.0 liter

    Anyone swap a 470 to a 3.0 liter. Looking at a boat that has a 470 that currently is working. Just getting prepared for when the 470 craps out
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    how to wire new carling contura rocker switches

    I recently bought a couple switches off ebay. But i can't seem to find a wiring diagram to show what terminal goes where.. The 1 switch is a carling v1da with 3 terminals. The second style of switch is a carling vjda which has 6 terminals it's a nav/anchor lite switch
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