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    Engine removal with boat in the water

    Thanks guys for the friendly ribbing as I opened myself up to it. By the way i am a software engineer and plan to share that joke with my fellow engineers.
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    Engine removal with boat in the water

    So after considering the input you guys have provided. I plan to winter store my boat at the mechanics marina that way I am already in line for the repair in the spring along with eliminating an extra $200 hoist fee if I stored at my usual marina. So the cost for the repair is now $800 instead...
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    Engine removal with boat in the water

    Scott and Rick, I do appreciate your insight and your time to reply to my questions. I want to preface my response below to say that I do not intend to offend or diminish your input. Prior to posting this question, I spoke to the marine mechanic at the marina up the street from whom I often get...
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    Engine removal with boat in the water

    I appreciate the well wishes. i looked at the box for the starter, you were right, its not Mercury, but rather Quicksilver.
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    Engine removal with boat in the water

    Thanks guys for fast responses. I learned the hard way with a reman starter vs a mercruiser starter which I now have. The reman shop said they didnt understand what happened but it likely happened overnight and I didn’t hear the starter cranking away turning the engine until the voltage dropped...
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    Engine removal with boat in the water

    Hello, I have a 1991 Baja 340 motor yacht with twin carbureted 7.4L mercruiser engines with Bravo 1 out drives. Over the summer I replaced the starter on my port engine with a reman starter and one morning I attempted to start my port engine but the battery was dead. I jumped the dead battery...
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