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    How long would you go on water pump

    I have a 1997 Alpha 1 gen 2 drive with a 5.7lx motor. I keep the boat in a saltwater slip all summer and flush the engine (kinda) with a perko flush pro after every outing. I understand that the flushpro isn't very effective on my setup, but it definitely keeps the exhaust flushed out...
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    Temp alarm on 1997 Suzuki 140

    A friend of mine has a pair of 1997 Suzuki 140 outboards on his boat. They have about 300 hours on them. After changing the head gasket the exhaust cover and ignition switch, the port side outboard sets the temp alarm, rev limiter and sometimes the check engine light. It is not...
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    Water in Oil 2007 VX110

    An friend of mine bought an ex rental VX110 last spring. It has a boat load of salt water hours on it. Unfortunately, last fall he didn't winterize it, and it got pretty cold here in Pa over the winter. He started the ski yesterday and it has water in the oil. I'm guessing he broke something...
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    How many hours do these things last

    I have a 22' Deck boat with a 1996 Mercruiser 5.7lx /Alpha 1 drive. I bought the boat 6 years ago with 69 hours on it(It sat about a few years before I bought it). When I got it I installed new manifolds, a waterpump impeller, and a Perko Flushpro a 147 degree thermostat and some other misc...
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    Installing trim sender and limit switches

    Boat has a 1996 5.7LX with Alpha 1 Gen 2<br /><br />At the end of last summer, my trim guage stopped working and pegged itself at full up. The drive still goes up and down fine, so I assume the limit switch still works okay. After I winterized the boat, I removed the drive (to prevent theft)...
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    Uniden Mystic

    Anyone use this thing yet? I think it looks pretty cool. Right now, I have an old handheld GPS48 on my boat, and a ICOM MC32 handheld radio. I didn't want to perminently mount anything on the boat, because it would interfere with the cover of my boat, and I just generally don't like the way...
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    Question about my new Honda R12

    Just bought a brand new leftover 2004 R12. Seems like a really cool ski. Much nicer than my old 1990 waverunner 500. <br /><br />I've got a couple questions about it.<br /><br />I bought it from Track and Trail in State College, PA. When I picked it up, I asked if it was winterized, and the...
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    Different Prop

    I'm considering replacing the prop on my Mercruiser 5.7LX Alpha 1 powered deck boat(pictured in avatar). Its a 1997 model with 140 hours on it. Last summer was the first season I owned it. After some defferred maintence in the spring, the boat was trouble free all season. <br /><br />With...
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    Trim sender question

    The trim guage on my boat started acting up last summer, and eventually stopped working. The tilt and trim still worked fine. The connections at the back of the guage seemed fine, so I'm guessing I need a sender. I removed the drive when I winterized the boat, and the sender looks pretty...
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    Replacing Oil Pan on 1993 E350 van

    An friend of mine just bought a 1993 E350 Van with a cherry picker setup installed on it. He got it cheap because it needs a new oil pan. The van has a 5.8liter v8. It looks like to replace the pan, you need to undo the exhaust, remove all the pan bolts, and somehow lift the engine up a...
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    Blown up 25hp

    Over the weekend, I picked up a 1998 Yamaha Four Stroke 25 hp outboard. It has power tilt and trim, and remote steering. I got it from a Honda dealer I know for $50. The motor starts right up, but it has what sounds like a rod knock. Otherwise, the motor is in decent shape, the tilt and trim...
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    Weight of late 60's Johnson 9.5

    I need the appoximate weight of a late 60's Johnson 9.5 I sold so I can estimate shipping. I don't have the motor with me, so I can't weight it. Anyone know?
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    Possible to replace trim sender in water?

    I suspect the trim sender on my 1997 Alpha 1 gen 2 outdrive is bad. Everything works fine, except the guage. The guage never seemed super accurate, but last week it really got flakey. Now it usually shows closer to up, and it shows full up when underway. I know the guage isn't real...
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    Sea Doo Personal Porpoise

    Anyone ever use one of these things? I see them for under $400 online. Looks like fun.
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    Tubing tips

    Tried tubing behind my boat (22' deck boat) for the first time this weekend. It was a truely scarey experience. The tube I used was an old "le tube" that came with my father-in-laws boat. It was really hard to get on in the water. I found that if my father-in-law (who was driving) put the...
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