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  1. Lukelona

    Bravo drive won't go forward, was fine when I shut it off??

    Took boat out on the 4th, was running great all day. Drove my wife to the dock a few miles away and came back to sand bar and shut it off. When I went to leave again to get her it would not go in forward gear. Will hit N and R just fine. I took lower cable off at the engine and tried manually...
  2. Lukelona

    Forgot reluctor wheel when swapping engine. ????

    I don't like posting help in my title but I'm in a crunch I swapped my engine out with a good used motor both are 5.7l mercruiser. Engine is still on stand but is 99% complete. My old motor has a crank sensor and is TBI but new motor was carb and had no sensor. When I swapped everything over...
  3. Lukelona

    Mercruiser engine swap, HP questions

    Hey folks, after just buying my boat about a week ago, and finding it to have a spun rod bearing, I found a super nice motor and went and bought it on the spot. Came from a externally damaged 97 bayliner with less than 100 hrs on it. Now my original motor had roller rockers and EFI setup (TBI)...
  4. Lukelona

    Mercruiser bravo noise in drive??

    Noise now coming from outdrive/driveshaft area. Took it out for the first time and noticed grinding knocking sound from drive to engine area. Never heard nose like this so not sure what to check This video shows it on the trailer PLEASE DONT DELETE MY POST AGAIN?? I didn't do anything wrong...
  5. Lukelona

    Mercruiser bravo noise in drive?? Ughhh

    So now that I have the shifting all fixed I water tested for first time today. Didn't make it far from dock before I noticed a knocking/grinding type sound from drive somewhere. Went back to dock and tied up to do some testing. When in gear just above idle it starts making noticable noise...
  6. Lukelona

    Mercruiser Bravo shifter stuck??? First time working on bravo!!??!!?

    I bought a 97 searay overnighter with a 5.7/bravo power Shifter was super stiff when I looked at it to buy, I did get it in gear twice, but had to try very hard. I brought it home today and was trying to lube cables and work it back and forth to see if it would free up and I broke the small...
  7. Lukelona

    ****NEED ADVICE ON BOAT PURCHASE, 19FT STARCRAFT ISLANDER**ALUMINUM HULL???**

    I'm lookin at buying a 1993 starcraft islander 191 this sunday. I'm in Virginia and mostly fish in the bay with an occasional ocean trip. ​this boat came from PA originally, 2 owners since new. Has the bulletproof 3.0 Mercruiser. All looks to be very clean and after talking to the older...
  8. Lukelona

    ***MERCURY 140HP "TOWER OF POWER" PROP???

    *Question about my Mercury 140hp outboard ("tower of power")*** Just recently bought a 99 Larson 206 but it's got a old a** 1980-82 mercury 140hp outboard The prop it came with was damaged and in bad shape so I wanted to change it. Long story short it was stuck on shaft so bad I had to cut it...
  9. Lukelona

    Questions about 1980 mercury 140 "tower of power" outboard

    Just bought a 99 Larson 20' bowrider with a 1980 mercury 140 outboard Story goes, it ran end of last season, but he was having problem reaching normal speeds. It sat for the winter, I bought it yesterday but we couldn't get it to fire up. Didn't try too hard, just primed it and cranked for a min...
  10. Lukelona

    *** need help with my 96 SEADOO GTI** BOGGING, hard start etc

    Hey guys and gals, Just picked up a pair of seadoos on dual trailer last week, a GTI and a SPI. Both 1996 model The spi is a 587 motor, the GTI I believe is a 717?? The tag is missing off the engine but it's a twin cyl, with dual carb. Anyway, rebuilt carbs n the non running SPI and it runs...
  11. Lukelona

    ***Knocking sound from outdrive*** NOT gimbal, helping my nephew

    Hello, helping my nephew fix his boat. It's a 1993 stingray 609 with 4.3 mercruiser/alpha gen 2 drive. Recently while flushing engine it started making a knocking sound from outdrive. Today I pulled the drive and ran it without and it didn't make the noise. So it's definitely in the drive I...
  12. Lukelona

    ***Gel coat deck and topside absorbs dirt and grease What to do?***

    Hello, my Sportcraft 205 walk around is constantly getting dirty. Lately been doing mechanical repairs and my dirty hand prints stick to hull like glue. Even with non skid cleaner and deck brush is a pain to get it clean. Also missy footprints etc just soak right in kinda.Makes it very hard to...
  13. Lukelona

    **How to wire alternator 3.7 mercruiser, alt from 4.3L**

    Hi guys, I have 3.7 mercruiser I'm gonna do a home built alternator conversion on. I'm looking at a used alternator I can buy locally for cheap. It's off a 1991 Mercruiser 4.3L. I believe it's multiple wires on back but I'm not sure how many, as I've only seen a front pic of it. How would I...
  14. Lukelona

    ***Alternator mesurements for 3.7 Mercruiser mod**Not much room in engine bay**

    Does anyone have 3.7 Mercuiser with the alternator modification done to it? Mine has power steering and is all stock. Looking to do alternator modification as preventive maintenance, but I don't have much room in the engine bay. My motor sits down in the bay where deck is about at the top of...
  15. Lukelona

    Boat leaking through transom, NOT belllows or rot! really need HELP! thanks

    Hello again guys and gals. I bought another headache...I mean boat 😁 Sportcraft 205 walkaround 3.7 mercruiser I/O Got it running, finally took it out and noticed water leaking through transom. It's not the bellows, nor is transom rotten... Steady drip/trickle. Several gallons per hour. Enough...
  16. Lukelona

    HELP with laying new section deck, couple questions

    **How do I remove back to back lounge seat base thats glassed in? HELP!** I have a 93 maxum and the seat base on driver side is rotten and breaking. I'm trying to find replacement and they all come with plastic base. Mine are fiberglassed in, how do I remove them? If I cut them out will there...
  17. Lukelona

    Easiest way to change shift cable bellows 3.0 Mercruiser

    What's the easiest way to change the bellows on the shift cable? Any way to do it WITHOUT removing whole outdrive? It's a 1993 Mercruiser 3.0 I/O Thanks in advance
  18. Lukelona

    1986 Force 50hp idles high in neutral...any ideas?

    Hello again Iboaters.... It's been a while since I've worked on my boat or got on the forum. I pulled her out yesterday for first time since last season. Got her running again, ran just like it did last year. It will start right up no problem, but if I rev the engine at all it stays idled up to...
  19. Lukelona

    14' V-hull conversion build, shoot me your ideas & thoughts!

    Planning my build for my "new to me" 14' vhull jon boat. This thing is nice and wide, and mostly flat on bottom. Also pretty deep sides and bow. For my first post, im looking for any Ideas, input, warnings, etc. So far I have cleaned boat and started sanding and wire wheeling the whole...
  20. Lukelona

    V-hull jon boat, I need help with sealing bottom, cheap and easy

    hi, been a while since I posted...here goes I just purchased my second jon boat 14 foot V-hull. I'm planning to do a bass boat conversion, and dont want ANY leaks. My problem is the boat is leaking from some of the rivets, I'm looking for the best way to seal the bottom without spending a...
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