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    Bilge Pump Upgrade

    Thought i would share how i upgraded my bilge pump setup. The boat came factory with a single manual only pump that was wired after the main power switch. I decided to upgrade the setup by adding 2 Sahara 750’s wired directly to each battery. These units have an auto float valve switch. I wired...
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    Bennett SLT-10 Self-Leveling Trim Tabs - Vertical Mounting

    I've done some reading already on here about other's experience with trim tabs in general, but am looking for some further feedback on trim tab selection more specific to my application. Here are some pics of my transom, to give you an idea of what I'm working with, which is a 2105 Bayliner 175...
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    Prop Selection - Bayliner 175

    New to me 2015 Bayliner 175 w/ Merc 3.0 Alpha 1 Gen 2. Prior owner put completely the wrong prop on there, boat barely gets out of the hole at WOT and only 2 passengers/no gear. The prior owner put an outboard prop on there that’s the wrong everything, flow through exhaust hub, 17 pitch, 13.75...
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    Timing is retarded ;-)

    I checked my timing today (2015 Merc 3.0) following the service manual procedure (jumper on distributor, cutout switch bypassed). I observed the following: Base initial timing w/ jumper was spot on at 2* atdc; idle timing w/o jumper was also spot on at 15*, however timing at 3000 rpm was only...
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    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    First time taking out a new to me boat today. 2015 Bayliner 175 i/o. Drove the boat for about an hour and noticed a small amount in the bilge, maybe 1” or so. Boat sat at the dock for 4 hours and thankfully I checked, bilge was pretty much full, maybe 6”. It wasn’t obvious to me where the...
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    Testing Ignition Coil - no continuity?

    I’m trying to track down the cause of hard starting when cold (takes roughly 10-15 five second cranks, including throttle pumps, to start, starts well when warm, runs and idles well). This is on a 2015 3.0L, low hours. Compression test is good. Full tune up (plugs, wires, cap, rotor, fuel...
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    Fuel System Question

    Anyone have an idea of what this fuel system part circled in the pic below (black cylinder) is/does? It appears to be sitting in line on the fuel vent hose mounted on top of the tank. This is on a 2015 Bayliner 175.
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    Exhaust Boots Install

    Do y’all put any sort of lubricant on the inside of the rubber exhaust boots when installing so as to make future removal easier? Thought about 24C, but wasn’t sure if that would degrade the rubber. Thanks
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    Impeller Job - Mating Surface Corrosion

    First time doing an impeller job. How would y’all address the pitting/corrosion on the mating surface of the outdrive case in the picture below? Would you: 1) just put the new gasket on and don’t worry about it 2) apply RTV to the new gasket 3) sand the surface down as smooth as possible 4)...
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    No Gimbal Bearing Grease Zerk or Plug at all???

    This feels like a dumb question, but I'll ask it anyways (tried searching but didn't find a definitive answer). New to me 2015 model year Alpha 1 Gen 2. I've been inspecting and performing basic maintenance on the sterndrive. I'm aware that many gimbal bearings out there are now of sealed...
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