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  1. nateo

    Considering buying boat that has some blisters

    So I found a 2005 Larson on craigslist that I really like. only show stoppers is some blisters that the owner pointed out on bottom of hull. There were about a handfull of quarter sized blisters on bottom of hull around the same area that appeared to be hard. Should I avoid buying this boat...
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    boat sluggish out of hole

    Got it idleing in forward gear 650-700 rpms. Timing right at 8 btdc. Idle jets 2.t turns from bottom. Hit it and super slugish out of hole. Plans off evtually but tops out at 3000 rpm. Temp, oil, volts look fine. What am i misiing?
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    Timing problem

    Ok, I'm in it deep here with major time and money. Just fixed bent valve in head. Forgot to mark distributor before taking it out. First I tried moving engine to tdc with a socket wrench placed on harmonic balancer. It seemed like engine moved a little bit but it also seemed like I was just...
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    Idle/RPMs too low - boat won't idle

    Starts up fine in wot. Got her warmed uo but engine dies when i back throttle down to idle. Havent even tried shifting yet. Starts right back up. Doesnt seem to be a kill switch issue. This came up after i replaced shift cable. What am i misiing? Seems like a adjustment of some sort. Tried...
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    How to remove melted impeller

    Ok, so when reinstalling outdrive the water inlet o-ring fell out of it's place. Let boat at ramp to warm up and came back it overheated and shut off. Took drive apart, water pump housing was melted a bit. Got top of it off but having a heck of a time getting the darn impeller off. It seems...
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    Engine overheating

    Well just put in about 50 hours of work replacing water pump impeller and housing, motor mount, and engine coupler. Not a good father so far. I put it on mufs, drive shaft is spinning properly now. However doesn't seem to be circulating water very well. It seemed to spit water out of...
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    Is lift needed to adjust engine alignment?

    Ok, so I recently pulled engine and put back in. Had alignment very nice before tightening down bolt good and tight and of course now I'm having trouble putting drive back on. I can get the alignment bar in there all the way but pulling it out takes some slight effort. Can I A. with enough...
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    aft motor mount diagram name?

    Hi there. Can't remember how the nuts, bolts, and bushings go back together on the aft motor mounts. Where it mounts on the transom. What is this assembly called on the other side on the bell housing? Looking for correct diagram and in need of help. Thank
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    Motor mount rebuild question

    Pulled my motor today to replace spun coupler and discovered structure where motor mounts to is mush. Guess that explains bad alignment / spun coupler. Sliced off top and got rid of mush. Looks like there is one board left that I can glue and screw some new stuff into. One thing that is...
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    spun engine coupler question

    The splines are still good. Order wrong part and would be nice to get her back together. Got motor oit. Rubber bushing came out. Should two rubber pieces be one? I hammered it back with with 4 pound sledge. Can I reuse or waste of time and wait with new part?
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    Lower Shift Cable Replacement DIY

    ok, got a big job coming up, going to replace my engine coupler this weekend. Going to do lower shift cable at same time while I have engine out. I watched some videos and read up on it. Now, some posts mention going ahead and replacing the shift shaft seal. Parts bag didn't come with that...
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    Engine Alighment Question

    Going to pull engine this weekend to replace a spun coupler. I've read up on this a bit and watched some videos. I have a question about putting it back together. I suspect I'll have to adjust the alignment because I believe this might have what caused the coupler to spin. There are three...
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    alpha drive installation help - shift shaft line up question

    Ok so I have the shoe pointing forward but the shift shaft inside the bell housing is turned pointing at about 2:00 and 8:00. The shifter is in forward gear. How do I move shift shift? Doesn't seem to budge with hand.
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    Sea Water Pickup Problem

    '86 mercruiser alpha one chevy 305 On muffs no water comes out exaust. Replaced outdrive impeller already. Have drive back on now unfortunately. I disconnected big hose on top of engine and on other side of power steering cooler. Ran garden hose and water came out other side of power...
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    Engine overheating / Non circulation of water

    ok wizards. So when I put it on muffs it's not splitting out water from the transom like it normally is. I waited 5 or 10 minutes or so and temperature starting to rise way past normal so I shut her down. I already replaced impeller (which looked fine when I took old one out). This all...
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    Question about reinstalling outdrive - gasket question

    Hi there. Working on reinstalling outdrive for first time. In my gasket pack there is a large round rubber ring. The old one was still in the bellow when I removed the drive. My question is do I insert the old one onto the outdrive or do I insert it into the bellow in old location? Seems to...
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    Winterization question

    I realize the bet method for a stern drive is probably to get one of those 5 gal jug and pump through outdrive, but also a little more expensive. I was thinking about doing the method of draining water from exhaust risers and pouring antifreeze in hoses. Has anyone heard of this method causing...
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    Question about reinstalling alpha one outdrive

    Ok, so I replaced the impeller in my alpha one drive. I'm now trying to reinstall outdrive back onto bell housing. I watched Chris's youtube video but I'm not sure that little shift shaft. If I at the back of the boat looking towards the bow should the shift shaft(not sure what the exact name...
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    diagnosis help / water pump impeller?

    1986 alpha one drive / mercruiser 230. Was cruising along at about half throttle everything perfectly fine. Then all of the sudden the engine sound/pitch changed, it didn't sound right. I immediately slowed down and the engine stalled. I opened the engine cover and a plume of smoke exited...
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    Vacuum test Help

    ok, so I've been having some ocassional backfiring through carb. I took carb apart and inspected it, not dirty at all. I put it together with new gaskets and adjusted the idle/air mixture screws and backed off 2 1/2 turns from the bottom. Set idle screw to 650-700 rpm (seems to fluctuate a...
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