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  1. PeteyDaMan

    Water in SX-A outdrive

    Hi all, Midway through this past season I noticed oil leaking from around the prop on my boat. A bad prop shaft seal was diagnosed and replaced by a Volvo authorized dealer. At the end of this season I had my boat winterized like i always do by my local marina. When they were changing the...
  2. PeteyDaMan

    Can't....take it......any......longer.....AAARRRGGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!

    My head's gonna explode soon if boating season doesn't get here!! It's killing me to look outside and see this shrink wrapped mass sitting behind my garage. I can see myself lounging on the boat, sipping a frosty beverage, listening to some tunes and just floating away my worries...
  3. PeteyDaMan

    raw water pump wobbling and leaking

    I replaced the impeller in my raw water pump yesterday. The new impeller went in fine. I'm noticing now that the pump is wobbling a bit and has a slow drip from the weep hole at the bottom of them pump. It's on a 5.0 Gxi. I'm guessing the pump is shot and i'm going to have to fork over another...
  4. PeteyDaMan

    When to unwrap???

    The weather here in NY is starting to get nice (well, maybe nicer??). My boat is behind my garage still in her shrink wrap cocoon and it's killing me. On one hand I'm dying to start getting her ready for the season, but on the other hand I'm worried about the freak snow storm we sometimes get...
  5. PeteyDaMan

    found a deal on 2008 Tahoe 216 WT

    My local Gander Mountain is trying to get rid of a 2008 Tahoe 216 WT with the 5.0 liter carbed Mercruiser with the Alpha one outdrive. With the trailer they're asking $27,000 and I'm probably going to offer $25,000. I found a tahoe dealer about 40 miles from me that I can use for service since...
  6. PeteyDaMan

    What Prop on a 5.7

    I have an 83 SeaRay SRV195 (V hull, 19.5ft) with a Mercruiser 260 (5.7). I just rebuilt the top end with new valves, manifolds, risers and gaskets and want to figure out if I have been running the right prop or not. I've been using a 15x15 aluminum 3 blade for the past 5 years but I'm starting...
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