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  1. Brandon5778

    1975 Mercruiser 233 Outdrive Issues

    Hello all, I am in need of some guidance. I'm trying to get my dad's boat back on the water for him, the goal is by the 4th of July, but we'll see.. Due to some financial circumstances he can no longer afford the price of a mechanic. The boat is a 1975 Mercruiser 233 (351ci Ford motor). He's had...
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    Hole in outdrive

    Okay, so I could only find one post about this issue and it only had 2 replies without a conclusion to the problem.. 1975 Mercruiser 888 On the starboard side of my upper outdirve, right behind the sticker there is now a big perfectly round hole the size of my thumb. The only info I found was...
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    Odd situation, no spark

    Hi everyone, first thank you for taking your time to read this. Working on a 1975 Mercruiser 888 (302 Ford engine). Last night I got my boat out of storage, hooked up the muffs and she fired right up. It ran all last season great. Then I noticed a water leak at the water pump hose, because I...
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    Quick winterizing question

    Hi, today I was helping my dad's friend winterize his new to him boat. He was going to take it to a shop that quoted him $250, I said I can take a look at it. I went over to find a 4 cylinder Volvo Penta engine with a 270 outdrive. Early 80s vintage with closed cooling. Anyone familiar with...
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    Need help with a truck.. 88 Chevy 1500

    Hi guys. I made an account on a truck forum to ask this but I am not really getting any responses.. So I figured all the boaters here have trucks, and they'd be more than willing to help out.. Anyway my brother and I are working on a truck that hasn't ran in 10 years. It was our Gramp's truck...
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    Keeping carb/fuel system clean

    Hi, I searched a few things but couldn't really find much on this subject, but how do you guys maintain your carbureted engines? I plan on keeping my boat for some years, and I want to keep the fuel system clean. I have a like new remanufactured carb, new fuel lines, and new filter. I have also...
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    Stereo install

    Alright guys, so my buddy picked up a new stereo for his boat and asked me to help him with the install. His boat is a 94 four winns 190 Horizon, and it used to have a radio in it, he told me the PO took it out though. We figured the old wiring would be right under the dash, so I told him the...
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    Engine sometimes will die

    Boat is a 1975 mercruiser 888. As title states, my engine will sometimes randomly die. When it happens and I try to start it, it will fire back up but then die the second I let the key fall back into the run position. To me out on the water, this indicated something electrical, and I was able...
  9. Brandon5778

    1975 Mercruiser 888

    Hello iBoats crew, I guess it's time to officially make a thread because I need help. I have a 1975 Cobalt I/O powered by a 302 Ford engine. This is a new-to-me last year boat. I have done quite a bit to the boat already and when I put it away I thought it was ready for next year (engine-wise)...
  10. Brandon5778

    Top end speed

    I had already winterized my boat this year, but yesterday turned out to be such a beautiful day that I had to take it out one last time. Well anyway I just got this engine running real good, I went through the works on it. When I had it out last (before yesterday) it wasn't running too good, at...
  11. Brandon5778

    Merc 5.0 drain plug

    Alright so today I'm winterizing the boat that I bought this year (never winterized a boat on my own) and I found all the drain plugs except the last bottom one on the block was giving me trouble, didn't see it anywhere.. So I asked my dad and he came out and showed me what is supposed to be the...
  12. Brandon5778

    Whoa! Taking on water

    Yesterday I changed my plugs and today I went to see how it was running on the water, well I didn't even leave the dock when I noticed a steady stream of water entering the bilge!! Engine was off, I couldn't really see or feel the exact place it was coming from but the stream comes somewhere...
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    No fuel suddenly

    Hello, I have a 1975 mercruiser 5.0 and just recently finally got it running great.. It's actually got a new carb, fuel pump, and filter. Okay, so the boat has been running pretty good, I just got it on the water last week for the first time of the season and she ran great, missed a little bit...
  14. Brandon5778

    Bilge pump wiring question

    Hello, so I have been searching around reading about bilge pumps because mine needs replaced. My boat now has a manual on/off switch at the helm as well as a float switch that would turn it on at a certain point of course. However, all I see is guides on how to wire it and replace it with a...
  15. Brandon5778

    Hello iboats I just bought my very own first boat

    Hello everyone my name is Brandon. Saturday I went and picked up my very own first boat, it's a 1975 Cobalt with a 302 and a mercruiser setup. Was kept in a barn its whole life until this past year.. I found her on cl and bought it for 900 bucks mainly bc my dad also owns the same boat (a 75) in...
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