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    New noise / Honda 225 with video

    Hi I have twin 2006 Honda 225s.. about 850 hours on them..They both sounded the same until yesterday. Starboard engine developed a knocking or ticking noise. Hard to describe so I posted a video of it on my website. Look at Video clip of engines there are 3 short video clips.. the engine...
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    Honda 225 flush port connector came off :(

    When I went to disconnect the flush port connector so I could connect a hose and flush it, the 1/2 that is connected directly to the engine came off. I didn't feel a snap - it just came off. It doesn't look like it is broken, but it doesn't just screw in either.. I took off the engine cover to...
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    Yamaha incentives?

    I am looking to buy a new boat.. and may have found what I want. I made an offer on it and it was accepted, except for one stupid detail. When I looked that the boat, there was a promotion on from Yamaha which gave an extra 3 years of warranty. By the time I made the offer on the boat, that...
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    Strange alarm

    I have a 2005 mercruiser 5.0l engine.. with a strange problem: I get an occasional alarm. Started a few months ago. Happens maybe every other time I take the boat out. Some trips no alarm, some trips it would sound as soon as I start the engine and then go away after a minute or 2, other times...
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    Fresh Water Cooling - loss of antifreeze

    Hi. I am new to this so excuse the terminology if I have it wrong:) I have a 1 year old mercruiser 5.0l i/o, with fresh water cooling. Since it was new, I would check the fresh water tank before starting each trip, and it was always a little low - so I would add about an ounce of...
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    Battery question

    Hi.<br /> I have a new 2005 (50 hours) 5.0l Mercruiser I/O on a 23' Caravelle WalkAround.<br /><br /> Last night, while watching the fireworks and bass fishing, I drained one of my batteries. I have dual batteries, and usually have it set to BOTH, but when I anchored, I switched it to use only...
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    New to I/Os

    Hi.<br /> I had outboard boats for 30 years, but just switched to my first I/O.. (23' Caravelle Walk-around with Mercruiser 5.0L 220hp sterndrive).<br /><br />I would like to know what spare parts should I be carrying? Should I buy the Mercruiser brand oil / fluids or can I get them at an auto...
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    Humminbird side imaging?

    Hi. I just purchased a new boat (Caravelle 23'walkaround) and am picking out the electronics. Specifically a combo fishfinder/gps.<br /><br /> I looked at all of the different ones and came across the new humminbird 987SI<br /> http://www.humminbird.com/products.asp?ID=512 <br /><br />It has...
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    Blown cylinders due to ethanol? Johnson 200)

    I bought a 1996 wellcraft 23 excell with a 1996 johnson 200 at the end of last season. It was rebuilt in 2003.<br /> A mechanic checked the engine - said it was good - and I test drove it for about an hour - and it was running perfectly. I then let the mechanic winterize and store the...
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