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  1. Boomyal

    Mystery hole? 800 hydro-mechanical

    There is a small hole on the underside of what I would call the upper flange on the lower drive. The flange is like a mini cavitation plate and is about 1 1/2 inches above the main cavitation plate. The flange in question has the bolts up thru it that hold the lower gearcase to the upper...
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    Patching a hole in the lower outdrive case?

    Has anyone successfully patched a hole in their outdrive case, using a cold patch compound? My friend has an MR drive that has a hole in the forward bullet end of the lower case. Someone else made a pretty sloppy looking patch that has functioned for some time but appears to be weeping a small...
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    Lubrication for new lower shift cable?

    Helping a friend install a new lower shift cable for his MR Drive. It is a QuickSilver cable with the plastic sheath on the inner cable. The rather useless instructions that came with it does not say one way or another. Is any kind of lube a good idea or not? On another note, it seems that...
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    Anything new, under the sun for MR impellers?

    Just checking before picking up a standard water pump kit for an MR drive. Are there any new materials that can withstand long periods of inactivity? It is ridiculous that you 'need' to change this so frequently with so few hours on it.
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    Ok, I give up!

    If you make a post in a particular category and it gets moved, how do you know where it gets moved to? http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=559119
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    Why is it when I search....

    ...for Mercruiser steering cables on the iboats website, it comes up with 3 choices of Clymer manuals and nothing else?
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    Frozen steering cable?

    This is for a 1978 Merc 898. The steering cable is frozen at the ram. It is apparently not a Merc cable as it does not have the xerc fitting for lubrication. It is my understanding that some boat manufacturers did not use the Merc cable but some other brand. We have disconnected the steering...
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    Frozen shift cable!

    This is for a Merc 898 circa 1978. Taking off the winter wrap (under cover all winter) the lower/rear shift cable is frozen. We disconnected the cable from the throttle control and it is free. You have to remove the outdrive to replace the cable. How do you do this when you cannot shift the...
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    Me and my new Toshiba Laptop...

    .....have arrived in the State of mi madre's birth; Pennsylvania! We (Mrs B and Me) came to Kutztown to visit my Daughter and her Husband. We'll spend three days here then drive to DC to visit Boomyal Jr. It is fun to have a laptop to be able to keep in touch. I was somewhat surprised to...
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    I have arrived, reluctantly!!!

    Just bought a laptop for myself. Unfortunately it uses Windows 7. Now instead of just trying to help my wife with her Win 7 laptop, I get to jump in with both feet. Here is my question. I just loaded my DOS based bidna program on to the laptop. I am able to access the progrom.(a real...
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    Internet Connection?

    Mrs B has lost her internet connection on her Win7 laptop. This is via a wired network thru a 4 port DSL Router/Modem. When you have a computer hooked to the router, whether it is turned on or not, the router will show an Et lite for that port. That lite is not lit for this laptop. I tried a...
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    ebay item number?

    I found a DVD set that I want to bid on. I needed the item number to do so. Look as I might, I could not find the item/auction number on the page. I finally clicked on the revisions that the seller had made and there was an item number listed. If it had not been for the revisions, there would...
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    Best Email server?

    I dumped Comcast Cable, TV and Telephone. Now Comcast has finally pulled the plug on my 20 year old email addy. I am still receiving email but I cannot send out. I have always accessed my Comcast Email thru Outlook Express but I could always go direct to the Comcast Email in the sky if I...
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    Who wants to make $75?-Router Configuration!

    Just kidding. Just spent 45 minutes on the telephone, with three different people, only to be told that it would cost me $75 to reconfigure my router to work with my new DSL modem. Needless to say, I am steaming. Anyway, if anyone has any knowledge on this I would appreciate the hep. I've...
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    Chainsaw Choice?

    Might be looking for a new chainsaw. I have a clunky old McCulloch Timber Bear 20" chainsaw. It doesn't have a lot of use but it is at least 17/18 years old. It looks like the gas tank has distorted and it dumps gas up into the valley that holds the carburetor. The tank seal where the fuel...
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    I need a simple VDSL2 modem

    I am just switching over to CenturyLink fiber optic DSL. I do not want to rent their modem. I went to BestBuy and bought an ADSL modem without knowing the difference and the BestBuy people did not bother to tell me there was a difference between a copper wire DSL modem and fiber optic DSL...
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    Let's talk Websites!

    I have a friend who was solicited by Google to get a website. He is in the furniture refinishing business. This would probably be a good idea for him as current conditions have reduced his business and Yellow Page ads have become prohibitive (so many overlapping books, which ones do you...
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    What is the true story? Internet service.

    We are paying a small fortune for cable internet, TV and telephone. A neighbor just signed up with DirectTV for satellite TV service that is bundled with internet service over the supposedly fiberoptic phone lines by the local carrier.(CenturyLink) Their rates, even after the introductory...
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    Any Bankruptcy experts out there?

    I am curious how a personal chapter 7 Bankruptcy Court would treat an asset that has value but is not marketable? Specifically, this asset is a percentage ownership in a partnership that owns one parcel of property. There are 5 partners in the Partnership with the voting power of one partner...
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    Loan track spread sheet?

    Here is what I need. I hope someone can point me in the right direction. My wife just purchased a Mortgage loan from the bank. The mortgage is for part of the property that is owned by a small family partnership. The monthly loan payment was made from the rent of the property. The tenant...
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