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    The REAL poll about illegals in America

    Did anyone besides me see the online poll about illegals in America a couple of days ago on AOL ? It's kind of odd, that it dissapeared overnight and cannot be searched or retrieved. Yet AOL is saying that another poll says that Americans are OK with illegals. <br />I think it was thursday...
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    Cruise for the Misses

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    Arabs owning Ports in the U.S.

    On my way home from work today I heard the tale end of a news story about several ports, in the US that have been bought by the United Arab Emirates. Does anyone know the whole story on this ? Maybe I'm getting excited about nothing, but didn't several of the 911 bombers go through that country...
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    Oil for fuel pump/water pump ?

    Working on 1995 Merc 454 inboard with Hurth Trans. The fuel pump is mechanically driven off of the belt-driven raw water pump. What oil is used and what is correct level. Have looked through service manual 16, cannot find answer. Any help would be appreciated.
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    Warning...Brokeback Mountain...movie

    The promo's and ads for this movie are not clear what it is about. It is about two MEN that fall in love.....with each other! I am not going into gay rights or "lifestyle choices", that can be debated elsewhere. Just want to make sure that anyone who thinks about seeing this movie is Ok with gay...
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    Safety while troubleshooting

    I've posted this in a few different areas, but felt it belonged here as well. We all talk about our boat problems and repair issues on this board. I just wanted to "drive home" what can happen when a electrical problem turns deadly. <br />Two Nights ago, in my pool on the Ohio river, four...
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    Be safe while troubleshooting !

    We all talk about problems with our boats, and what we can do to fix them. Many times on this board we are dealing with boats that loose power, don't start or don't shift. Sometimes we talk about total loss of electrical power on our boats. Two days ago, in my "pool" on the Ohio River, four...
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    Need help with Timing mark

    I am helping a friend get his old houseboat running. The engine is a 1963 Chrysler 318 CI straight inboard. HE took the engine apart and has turned it over several times with the distributer out. I have looked all over the harmonic balancer and cannot find any mark, line or anything that would...
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    So tired of attacks against our Police!!

    I might be preaching to the choir...or not. Have you seen the latest attack against our police? Of course this one is about the LA police who opened fire on an armed man who was shooting at police while holding his baby. I am sorry that a baby got killed, but it is the fathers fault, not the...
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    Twin merc 454 Mag MPI- What am I missing?

    This is going to be a long one, please bear with me, any help would be appreciated. Ok, first, this boat is new to me, so I do not have any history to compare to. The symptom, or problem is that the port engine will not produce the same power or top rpm's at WOT. The starboard is hitting 4800...
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    Hot Battery

    I just answered another question from someone who was wondering how to troubleshoot or diagnose a battery that was "too hot to touch". I am posting this anywhere I can, and since my experience was with a twin 1991 Mercruiser with 5.7L magnums...I thought this would be appropriate. I almost lost...
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    Ceramic coated manifolds

    I am wondering what the accepted "run time" is before replacement is recomended for the Mercruiser ceramic coated exhaust manifolds ? The engine is a 1999 Merc 7.4L horizon inboard. It has a heat exchanger, however raw water passes through both the manifold and riser. This boat is used in salt...
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    ECM Question

    Does anyone know where I can get a new ECM for the following: 1999 Cruisers 3375 with twin Merc. 7.4 Horizon MPI inboards. The serial number of the engine in question is 0L086965 The model number of that engine is 365652JM1. The merc. part number for the ECM is 861721T2 which merc say's is no...
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    Removing mold/ mildew STAINS from vinyl

    Does anyone have any suggestions on getting the stains left behind by mold and mildew out of a vinyl boat seat or headliner. I have tried all (I think) of the common products like X14, Tilex, starbrite mildew stain remover, outdoor furniture cleaner and even a solution of tsp, bleach and...
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    Radar Arch Removal Cruisers 3375 1999

    Does anyone have First Hand knowledge on how to remove the radar arch on a 1999 cruisers 3375. I have removed and re-installed arches on several different boats...this one has me stumped ! The big question is how to get to the bolts ??
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    Fuel Filters and WOT/ RPM's

    There have been several post's lately regarding poor performance and lower than normal RPM's at WOT(Wide Open Throttle). Sometimes it takes several questions to get to this, other times it comes up right away. Besides prop pitch, ignition system, engine compression, etc. One of the first things...
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    winterizing electronics

    As for the electronics, your boat will be going through very wide temperature swings and even with "vented" shrink wrap, there is the possibility of a-lot of moisture. I don't know about your area, but here in Cincy, every year several boats get broken into durring winter storage. With the cost...
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    Volvo Flywheel ??

    I am trying to identify a marine flywheel that I have. It is a early 90's GM, I believe for a 5.7L, it is 13" in diameter and has 153 teeth. As far as I know Mercruiser flywheels are larger....is this possibly a V.P. ? The GM # is 366861N. Anyone have any Idea's ?
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    Boating Courtesy/ rules of road ?

    While a-lot of post's have been made reguarding jet ski's behavior, and rights of fishermen. <br />Here is my question(s). What do boaters expect, I'm asking everyone (fishing boats, speed boats, etc.) when you stop or drop anchor in the middle of a channel or "sailing line" of a river ? Second...
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    Still Boating ?

    I am just wondering how many people still are taking their boats out this time of year ?
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