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    1969 Evinrude I/O Dipstick Missing

    A friend of mine bought a 1969 boat with an Evinrude outdrive. There is a plug on top of the drive that is supposed to have a dip stick as part of the plug. My question is without a dipstick, how can my friend know where the outdrive oil level should be? I stuck a screwdriver in the hole til it...
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    Lost Prop

    I just towed a neighbor in. He said he slowed down, shifted to neutral, then nothing. I raised the outdrive and the prop was gone. The boat is a 27' Bayliner, King Cobra Engine (460?) with OMC outdrive. He has no clue as to the prop size. I need help to determine what prop to put on and what...
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    Anode Question Alpha 1 Gen 2 Outdrive

    I'm doing routine maintenance and I'm replacing all the anodes. The Mercruiser instruction sheet that came with one of them says to grind paint down to metal. My question is why Mercruiser doesn't follow their own advice. I'm the original owner of the boat and none of the paint under any of...
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    Dull Hull, How do I restore the clear coat?

    Hi Guys, my bass boat needs help, or should I say the boats owner needs help. I have a 20' ProCraft bass boat that looks great except for the top step edge of the hull. I clean, polish and wax the boat at the beginning of every season but the years have taken it's toll on the clear coat...
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    460 King Cobra w/OMC shifting problems

    Hi Guy's, according to the last visit info, it say's Dec. 31, 1969? I know it hasn't been that long! Anyway, a friend bought a Bayliner with a 460 King Cobra with OMC outdrive. The engine S# is T1156452 according to owner, I have not verified this. Can someone tell me what year this setup is...
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    Warning Buzzer Does Not Work

    '96 Mariner 200 EFI Last year I disconnected the oil pump because the drive failed. I installed the blockoff kit. I was told the warning horn would still work for the temp and water in the fuel filter but they don't work. I'm grounding the beige wire hooked up to the temp sensor and the sensor...
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    '96 200 Mariner Waterpump Questions

    Hey Guys, bout to replace the waterpump on a '96 Mariner 200 I have. I haven't got a manual yet but I need to replace the waterpump, like now! The water pickup is on the front on the foot instead of the sides, I've never seen a foot ike this. I've changed pumps on several outboards (I'm more...
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    OMC Shifting Woes

    Hey Guys, I have a good friend that has a '90 Bayliner 2735 with a Ford 460 hooked to a OMC King Cobra outdrive. I don't know squat about OMC's and really don't won't to according to what I hear you guys talking about. Anyway, the thing will start fine, put it in gear and go, everythings great...
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    '78 Chrysler 250 Carb and Water Pump help needed

    I'm about to start trying to to get this '78 Chrysler 9.9 Sailor 250 running. I want to rebuild the carb but I can't figure out how to get the carb off. Any Ideas, anyone? Also, any help on the water pump would be great too! M# 95HIG S#1389 Thanks
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    '78 Chrysler 250 Carb and Water Pump help needed

    I'm about to start trying to to get this '78 Chrysler 9.9 Sailor 250 running. I want to rebuild the carb but I can't figure out how to get the carb off. Any Ideas, anyone? Also, any help on the water pump would be great too! M# 95HIG S#1389 Thanks
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    '78 Chrysler Sailor 250 Carb and Water Pump Help

    I'm about to start trying to to get this '78 Chrysler 9.9 Sailor 250 running. I want to rebuild the carb but I can't figure out how to get the carb off. Any Ideas, anyone? Also, any help on the water pump would be great too! M# 95HIG S#1389 Thanks
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    Carter 2bbl float height? Friend of a friends problem

    Hey guys, got a call last night from a friend of a friends saying he was rebuilding his Carter 2 barrel and had lost the instructions. He still has the float gauge but doesn't know what height to set it. Anyone know?
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    Cannot remove gimble bearing

    I got a boat in the other day that the owner wanted the gimble bearing replaced. The boat has a 3.0 merc with an Alpha 1 Gen 2 drive. I am using the 3 jaw puller with the threaded rod. This thing is not coming out. Any suggestions? I've replaced a bunch (dozens) and have never had this much...
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    Removing Engine on Yamaha Waveraider 1100

    Any tips on removing the engine on a '96 1100 Waveraider. Lost a cylinder and need to rebuild Thanks
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    Gotta Love Procrastinators

    Just seeing if it's just in this area or all over, customers call on Friday before the holiday to see if I can work on their boat? Then they get pissed at me when I tell them we're 2 weeks from being able to even look at it. Then they get more pissed when I mention they should have thought about...
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