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  1. matt167

    3.0L cooling hose discontinued?

    Was going to tow my parts boat the 60 miles to where I can work on it ( which is 10 mins from my house ), but it's pouring so replacing trailer bearings in the rain wasn't something I'd like to do.. So here I am, trying to buy some maintenance stuff I know I need for my '86 3.0L swap.. The...
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    Swap drives from one boat to another. How many day project?

    I’m going to try tugging one boat to the shop this weekend… once I have both boats at the shop and ready. What will I need and how long will it take? I’m pulling out a 1970 Mercruiser 120 and transom assembly ( drive is off ) and installing a 1986 140 with Alpha gen 1. Donor boat is complete...
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    Restoring a trailer vs replacing a trailer

    My big StarCraft is sitting on an older Holesclaw or Tee Nee trailer that is structurally sound. But it’s in sad shape. It needs new rollers and everything. Wiring, wheels tires and bearings even before I move it. My little boat was easy as a brand new trailer was $900. I simply towed a new...
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    3.0 MPI distributor? Specs needed

    I need a distributor with locked timing to run fuel injection on an old 153 that I’m putting in my rat rod ( 1970 Mercruiser 2.5 ) First will the 3.0L MPI distributor fit? And second. What kind of trigger does it use? Hall effect or optical?… the reason is I may go down the turbocharging rabbit...
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    Mercruiser 120 convert to automotive.

    I’ve been thinking about starting work on my long abandoned scratch built rat rod in my nice insulated and partially heated garage ( has 8’ of baseboard heat for washer/ drier. Never gets ‘cold’ )… and I happen to come across a model A frame that is perfect for it as I’ve never liked the frame I...
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    Re usable K cups

    I have a keurig with the dual pot/ k cup system and k cups are getting expensive. I bought one of the replacement chambers that has a screw cap and a basket filter and it works well. I want to have multiple basket filters so that I can pre prep coffee filters to drop in in a Tupperware. does...
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    Doing lack of maintenance repair on Ariens 1128 snowblower.

    I recently picked up an older Ariens 1128 really cheap. It’s dated 2008. My wife put it on my list that we needed a snowblower. So it was the right price, very local , and way bigger than we need. So in a way, perfect. It just needs some work Problem was lady said it didn’t drive well and...
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    Looks like New roof and then a new boat

    My wife was saying she wanted a camper. I told her that we could get an old StarCraft chieftain and use it as a boat or a camper as my dad had one when I was a kid and we camped in it on the trailer every weekend. Never left it in the water. She actually liked the idea and said she would help...
  9. matt167

    Bimini install measurements?

    How do I measure to install the Bimini. Do I just put it where I want, measure one side and then match the other? I bought a cheap Bimini to make my wife happy and not sun burn on our trip down the canal this weekend . The instructions are useless. I assembled it watching a YouTube video. It’s...
  10. matt167

    2013 Mazda 2 wheel bearing

    Just bought a 2013 Mazda 2 to save miles on my truck and gas. It needs a front wheel bearing. I know it’s press in and not a bolt in. Has anyone used a FWD bearing puller? I have a shop press but I moved and it’s not with me yet. Debating taking it to a shop I trust. I got the car cheap enough
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    App for NY canal system maps?

    I’m going to put my little boat in the canal system in the finger lakes somewhere. I downloaded Argo Nav but I think there are locks not listed and the launches that I’m considering don’t come up. I’m looking at a couple day trip going from the launch across Montezuma wildlife refuge past the...
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    Finger lakes region canal trip

    My wife and I are planning a trip in a few weeks to the canals in the finger lakes region. I’ll only have a weekend. Trying to figure out where I should launch for the nicest time. I haven’t looked at the map in a while but I remember port Byron launch being able to get to the little lake on...
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    Located my old family’s boat one week too late

    A guy came into my work ( tire shop ) who knew who i was, and looked familiar to me. He asked how I was and everything and then told me he just got rid of the old red boat we used to have. Which was my dads iconic 1973 StarCraft chieftain that we restored when I was a kid. It had a tree fall on...
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    Stuck on what to do with mercruiser controls

    my ‘71 SC offshore has an old white Mer-Control like what the outboards came with hooked to the 120hp Mercruiser with the old on dash trim controls. I want to put more modern controls on it as they are worn and kinda floppy. I have a square 80s style in the 1986 donor boat I have, which would...
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    Crossing lake Champlain

    Would it be crazy to cross lake Champlain in a 14’ boat? My fiancé and I are probably taking a boat to the Ausable chasm area in the Adirondack’s for our honeymoon. There are some things that she wants to do in Burlington area of Vermont so we would need to catch a ferry. But what about...
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    Building a gantry crane

    I’m kind of thinking about building a gantry to swap engines and drives on my big StarCraft. Has anyone built one? I was going to use my father in laws big tractor but I probably won’t do it at his house now. None of my tools are there and his selection is limited
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    How does RV financing work?

    My fiancé and i are getting married in July. Considering parking a camper somewhere for a while rather than renting or buying a place until we find the right one and the markets settle. How does financing a camper actually work. I have pretty good credit and when I checked rates through lending...
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    complete Alpha one Gen one retrofit into older boat.

    I have a 1971 Starcraft Offshore V18 that really just needed a new gimbal housing but is a basic 2.5L early gen 1 Mercruiser drive. I bought a complete running 1986 Four Winns with Alpha Gen 1 3.0L. to use as much as I can. I want to eliminate the questionable 1970 wiring ( has a dead short...
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    One pump of lube with vent screw in

    I was finishing winterizing my parts boat and changed the lower unit oil. Alpha gen 1. I accidentally added one extra pump of gear lube after i installed the vent plug. I figured I’d clear out the pump without thinking. Could this have damaged seals?
  20. matt167

    3.0L idle way too low

    I was running my '86 donor boat on muffs today and it runs great except it idles at about 200 rpm out of gear. If I advance the throttle just a little it clears up at about 750 rpm. How is the idle screw supposed to be sitting on the idle cam for initial adjustment? because I'm pretty sure...
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