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  1. bullsnot

    Time for a new battery charger

    Hey all, I need to put a new charger in my 26 foot Rinker cabin cruiser. The old one is dead. What do y’all recommend? Most of the chargers I see available already have a regular 110v plug on it. But my charger is hard wired and does not utilize a plug. I need a 2 bank. Advice please. Thanks.
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    Time for a new motor...

    Ok, so it’s time for a new motor. Compression test confirms rings are worn. So now I’m trying to figure out what to replace it with. There are a lot of options and and I’m not even sure what I have as clearly the motor in it is not the original. What I do know is that it’s a 5.7 GM but...
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    5.7L engine issue

    Was running great. Suddenly while under power engine lost power and starts blowing what seems to be burning oil out of both breathers. Got me back to the dock and with no load runs fine. Did a compression test and and all cylinders within spec except one that tested 30 psi first try and 0...
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    Shift Rod disconnect 99 J115PLEEM

    Swapping the lower and can’t get the shift rod to disconnect. What is the right way to get it disconnected? I reviewed an online manual but not making any sense to me. Thanks.
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    Alpha Gear Jumping?

    Looking for an education on these alpha drives. I just completed an OMC to Alpha stern drive conversion. The drive hasn't even dipped a toe in the water yet. Just finished installing yesterday. I followed the instructions to the letter when adjusting the shift cable. The very last step was...
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    Cracked Block...

    I've winterized my boat for a number of winters and follow the procedures to the letter but I really screwed something up this time. Long story short I froze my block. I've rebuilt many street motors but never a marine motor and never a motor that has been frozen. From what I can tell it froze...
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    5.7L Fuel Pump Question

    I had posted a thread a while back about sputtering at full throttle. Thanks for the responses! I tested the fuel pump and it is out of spec so I am replacing it. The new pump arrived and it looks very different from the original fuel pump. If I need to post pics then I can but in short the...
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    Sputtering at heavy throttle....

    I have a strange problem that started to pop up towards the end of last year and has gotten worse this year. The boat starts and idles great. When the weather is cold I have no problems. When the weather gets hot though I have a problem with major sputtering at heavy throttle. I can punch it...
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    Paint for custom lettering?

    I need to touch up some custom paint on my boat in the lettering in the pic. The reason in short is that a recent buff and polish cut through some of the paint so I need to touch it up then the boat is getting a fresh clear coat. I need 3 colors to be matched and I need very little. Seriously...
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    Shift Assist not working...

    I had a suspicion that my shift assist wasn't working so I did the shift cable adjustment. Still difficult to take out of gear but I know the shift cable adjustment is spot on. Next I put the boat in high idle (1100 RPM) and manually flipped the spring on the shift interupt switch, no change to...
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    Should I replace the gimbal bearing?

    I followed the procedure to winterize the boat last year by removing the stern drive and greased up the u joints and checked the gimbal bearing among other things. All checked out fine. This spring I took the boat out for the first time for about an hour to do a little fishing. I heard what...
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    High Altitude Gear Ratio? 5.7L OMC

    Hey guys I've got an 88 2450 Ciera in fantastic shape with a perfectly working time bomb draggin in the water off the back, for now that is. To counter this I'm looking at doing an OMC to an Alpha 1 Gen 2 conversion but the problem is I'm not sure what gear ratio to put in the new drive...
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    Choosing the right on board marine battery charger....

    Ok so I get that I am likely way over thinking this, as I usually do, but as I mentioned in another thread I will be adding 120v capability to my boat and as part of that project I will be adding an on board battery charger. I currently have an 88 Bayliner Ciera 2450 with 2 batteries on board...
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    OMC5.7 L Ingition Upgrade...

    I've got an 88 OMC 5.7 L engine. Since this is basically a marinized Chev 350 I was wondering if anyone has upgraded thier ingition system to something better than the stock system for more reliable spark and better fuel mileage? If this was in a street car I know what I would do (Mallory...
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    Adding shorepower to my boat.....

    Hey guys. First post but I have been a long time reader. I've got an 88 Bayliner Ciera 2450. It has 2 batteries on board, 1 I generally use for starting and the other I generally use for accessories. I have a battery switch already installed. The problem is the boat has no battery charger...
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