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    Tilt / Trim pump help

    I am looking for a little help from the Mercruiser experts. I am working on a 1972 Searay 240 with twin GM 165 straight six?s and the serial numbers on the outdrives and engines are long gone. The project I am working on is both tilt/trim motors are dead. They are a single solenoid per pump...
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    Black water tank hoses

    I am trying to clean up the mess and the mickey mouse stuff in the engine compartment from the previous owners lack of skills or knowledge and the black water hoses are in the way. It occurred to me that using a PVC type pipe would make it so much easier to work around. Does anybody know the...
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    Gelcoat repair?

    Hey gang, This is probably a simply answer for most but, I don't have any gelcoat repair experience. I was changing out the seawater valve and inlet strainer and I noticed that the gelcoat is chipped away under the strainer showing the fiberglass. What is the best way to repair it before I put...
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    Yamaha 130 no spark??

    I am working on a 92 Yami 130 V4. It was a runner before I swapped out power heads because of a dead hole (broken piston) and now I have a no spark condition. I have the factory service manual and have done the tests for resistance on the pulser coil and charge coil as described. The pulser...
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    OMC Cobra specialty tools

    Hoping some of the shop guys will chime in. I?m looking for the specialty tools for working on the OMC Cobra drives. Tried E-bay and the other normal places but nothing yet. Any other ideas or places?
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    Wide beam trailers?

    Just have a quick question. For the guys/gals that regularly tow wide beam boats. Where did you find your trailers at? Are they custom made and are they as wide as the beam of the boat? I have a friend that is looking at a 30ftr with an 11?6? beam but it does not come with a trailer and, he is...
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    Trailer measurement questions?

    Hey guys, I just picked up a 24? boat and currently it's sitting on a home made triple axle trailer. It's in real bad shape and I am looking to replace it not repair it. I am going to look at a galvanized roller tandem axle trailer but the owner does not know how long of a boat was on it...
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    Boat rescuing??

    Hey guys, I was hoping for some advice, information and opinions on a boat I am looking at. I am looking at a 1979 Sea Ray 24? with a flybridge. The owner has had it since the early 80?s and spent the majority of there weekends fishing the waters in Alaska. They relocated to Washington in the...
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    Saved an old Sea Ray from the saw....

    My brother talked me into dragging home a 1972 Sea Ray SRV 240 Weekender for him yesturday. The story is, I placed an add online looking for an older Sea Ray boat with a flybridge to resurrect. I got a response from a guy that had a Weekender. He was trying to figure out what to do with it as...
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    Mercruiser outdrives

    I went to look at an old (mid 70?s) Sea Ray 24? weekender for my brother today. It is ford powered (probably 302) and based on the transome bracket (it was still there) it had the mercruiser outdrive. My question is this, with the outdrive, gimble assembly and engine bell housing missing, what...
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    What else, while the O/D is off?

    My outdrive started making a growling noise about 20 yards from the dock today. Took it back home and tore into it. Found bad gimble bearing. The boot is good and the u-joints look and feel good. What else should I look for or replace while I am in there? 1998 Volvo Penta 3.0 Cobra SX drive
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    Alternator wiring?

    Hey guys, I was hoping you could help me with something. I am trying to finish up my basket case 1998 Seaswirl with the carbureted 3.0 Volvo Penta and I have run into a wiring issue. In my haste to pull the old engine while working outside, in the dark, and before it started raining I did not...
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    4.3 heat issue

    Hey guys, I want to bounce something off of you and see what you think. I have a 1988 OMC Cobra with the 4.3. I have had it a few years now and it has always seemed to run hot or at least hot to me, I don?t get to use it very often so I chase problems on it when I have some free time. The temp...
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    Another shift cable question

    I was wondering if somebody could shed some light on shifter cables and a good place to get them. I sent pictures over to the Volvo Penta store through iboats and the reply was they could not help me. I have read related posts but have not found what I am looking for. I?m working on a 1998...
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    Transom seal replacement

    I bought a 98 Seaswirl with a dead 3.0. I have removed the engine to rebuild and the outdrive needed to be removed to be put back together. (shop didn?t put it back together correctly) I was wondering if I should remove the transom mounting brackets to replace the seal/s involved. The boat does...
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