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I was on the lake a few weeks back. Cruising probably 3/4 throttle and was running fine. Then a of a sudden the engine acts like I cut the throttle and starts losing rpm. I cut the throttle back, and it turns out it will run just at idle. Try to give it any more throttle and it will die. If...
Hi all-
I have a 2005 bayliner 185 with a 3.0 merc and an alpha outdrive. I just put the boat in the water today, and of course, get it in the water, off the trailer and start pulling out into the water. Just as I start trimming down, I start hearing some awful growling noise. It follows...
Hey guys-
I had this post over on another forum, but this seems a more appropriate place for this type of question given the repair/restoration and hull-specific expertise here.
Skip over this part if you're only interested in relavent info to the question. Here's the backstory: Found it on...