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  1. marktwainsonic

    found in bilge

    After a recent heavy rain I found this under my Mercruiser in the bilge. I am tempted to think it got washed out from wherever it had been left from some point in the boat's maintenance/repair past, but am also concerned it may have actually come out of the engine. A gas fitting of some kind...
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    Seat Soaked

    My '89 Sea Ray ended taking on three inches of rain while I was working on the boat cover. Everything dried out fine, except for the captain's seat. The identical passenger seat dried down just fine, but two weeks later the foam from the captain's/driver's side is still saturated. Seat has...
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    Can't wait to hear the answer to this one: Prop nut lockwasher

    I am replacing my propeller like for like (4.3 Mercruiser) due to chips and dings. It has a "tab" lockwasher. In bending up the tabs, the ring around the outside of the prop housing split! I was using it (I admit) for leverage. After cursing myself for inexperience, I must admit I don't know...
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    Other suggestions: water won't drain from ski locker

    I have an '89 Sea Ray 4.3 Mercruiser (18 foot). The ski locker is holding water. After wet-vaccing the drain "well" and running a short stick and then a long coat hanger through the drain it still won't drain the water (the water is over the drain hole). I did some research online (including...
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    Enricher leak

    Just fishing for a brief answer. I think in the long run I know that major carb work is needed, but if this is something I can fix up that'd be great. I am preparing an Evinrude 150 for sale. It has sat for two years. The problem getting it running has been gas leaks. The last leak seems to...
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    Intermittent starting problem

    First off, I have read "HOW TO: Troubleshooting your engines starting system" and appreciate the guidance located therein. However, I would like a little guidance. I am in the second summer of owning a Sea Ray 180 with 4.3 Mercruiser. Last year, occasionally it would take a few turns of the...
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    Too Warm

    Brief post because I pretty much know what's going to happen next. Just curious... We have had flooding problems here this year, so have not run a 4.3 Mercruiser I just bought last fall until this weekend. Temp rose quickly to 220 and stayed there. Ran it a little and it would...
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    Anybody drive an old Chrysler

    The price of gas has finally motivated me to purchase a cheap mileage maker to be my daily driver rather than driving my tow vehicle everywhere. One of the cars we're looking at is a 1990 Dodge Omni. It has a number of issues, most of which I understand. However one thing that worries me that...
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    Floor Trim

    I've tried multiple searches on this, and for whatever reason the term(s) involved aren't getting me close. A buddy will be rebuilding and revising the floor of his boat this spring. He would like to create a utility compartment in the floor. Call it a ski well if you will, but not for skis...
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    Oil in engine bay

    Just looked at an '89 Sea Ray in beautiful condition yesterday. It has the 4.3 Mercruiser. The PO kept saying it was in "showroom" condition, which wasn't exactly correct, but close. :) Here's my question: I couldn't find anything that bothered me about the boat except that the floor of the...
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    Really? (NADA)

    I understand that the NADA is a poor choice to try to pin down the value of a boat, but I have taken recently to checking there just as a means of comparison. In comparing Sea Rays from '89-'90, I have found that an 18 footer with the 4.3 comes out valued considerably (in my terms :)) more than...
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    Where Do You Put Your Cooler?

    We are trying to use the season and the economy to upgrade our boat. Our 17 foot Mark Twain is getting too small. We are a family of 6...and sometimes a cousin or in-law will go along with us. I had hoped to upgrade a couple of feet and have found a few bowriders that are in a reasonable...
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    Think About This

    This is more or less just making conversation. But it is about i/o motors, so I thought this would be the spot to post it. Helped a buddy look at a'94 Rinker tonight with a 3.0 Alpha in it. The P.O. said he has had the boat for five years. Runs it a few times each summer. Had it tuned (he...
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