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    Impeller Replacement questions

    Ok, so i've read posts and watched youtube vids about a impeller replacement and I have a question. I have a 1986 Celebrity 5.0 Merc I/O. It doesn't say alpha or bravo on it, but as far as I can tell it's an alpha (also, I don't see a circulating water pump with the engine, and others tell me...
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    Winterizing a I/O and have some issues

    K.... I've looked at the stickies and people's opinions about muff/non-muff.... Here's what I've done. I have an 1986 Celebrity 5.0 230 HP Merc I/O. I am 90% sure it's an alpha, but it doesn't say alpha or bravo anywhere on it. I started out by opening the drain plugs, I liked the piece of...
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    Replacing Transom, engine stringer and floor... what about engine?

    OK, so I bought a 1987 19' cuddy cabin with Merc 5.0 I/O for 4400 including the trailer. After one season, I noticed a 1 sq foot soft spot in the floor. So I took it to a repair shop, that wanted $1500 to replace the floor. They cut the floor out, and discovered one of the engine stringers...
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    Small soft spot in floor

    I have an inboard/outboard that has a soft spot the size of 2" by 6". I know that the fix is to cut out the "cancer" and replace with new wood. But here's the issue. The soft spot is right underneath the engine cover, it's the wood that sort of over hangs near the engine compartment, so there...
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    Portholes leaking

    I have a 1987 19' Celebrity Cuddy Cabin. The windows in the cuddy cabin were leaking from the porthole frame itself as well as where the window where it is sealed with the porthole frame. Well, I broke a window trying to take off the window and reseal it. Are these parts common? Or am I...
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