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    Belt replacement help on '87 Mercruiser 454

    I snapped my water pump belt and alternator belt. The rubber was still good but it just snapped and a chunk of the rubber is gone too. It happened 20 hours ago too. I had to be towed in. I spun both the pulleys and they spin fine. How do you get the power steering pump off ? I need to get it...
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    I keep on hearing how Bayliner boats have a bad reputation, how bad is it?

    My buddies have told me a couple times to stay away from Bayliners since they are cheaply made and are garbage. I've seen it all over the net as well. How bad is it? Why do they have such a bad image? I don't exactly know the prices of them but I know they are the most affordable out there and...
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    Boat service drilled a hole in my stringer w/o consent. Didn't patch it up either!

    Last month I brought my boat for a out of winter storage check up. I have an '87 Four Winns Liberator 211. I don't know what exactly they did but I was told that everything was good except for my batteries which they had to charge up. They also charged me $120 for an oil change....I argued...
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    Best/Cheapest Place to buy Trailer tires?

    Hi, where is the best place online/instore to buy trailer tires. I am having quite a hard time finding which place is best around me. Should I order them online and get them mounted at the local tire shop or should I just bring them to a local tire shop like (belle tire or discount tire) What...
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    Changed the sparkplugs on my '87 Merc 454 and now idles at 800 rpms instead of 650.

    I changed my spark plugs and it now idles kinda high. I see in the Mercruiser manual it's only supposed to be 650-750 so what should I look for?
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    Replaced my cracked trim/tilt reservoir, found this in it,and where is the ventscrew?

    So I've got an 1987 Alpha 1 Drive and I checked the reservoir the other day and it was cracked! I guess most of the fliud leaked out and I ordered the part. So, when I took it off to replace it I found this!!! It's a goop of grease ! Anyways, I replaced the reservoir with a new one. And I...
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