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    How many drain plugs on my engine?

    Happy New Years to everyone. I have a Mercruiser 140 I/O, and I was wondering if anyone knows how many drain plugs are on that engine? I went to drain the water last night, in preparation for the cold week ahead, and was only able to find one plug. Is this all there is?
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    Gouge in keel! Noobie needs help!!

    I just bought my first boat, and I think that the small gouge was made worse after I took her out the first time. The gouge is only about three inches long, and one inch wide. But, I think I may be taking on water from this gouge. Would Marine Tex fill this gouge? If nothing else, would it...
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    How difficult is this repair??

    I just bought my first boat, and I think that the small gouge was made worse after I took her out the first time. Now, I think she's taking on water. My question is, does it look like this will be a difficult repair. I have very limited boating experience, and absolutely no fiberglass...
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    Noobie's first time out...several questions!

    Well, this post may be a little long, so bear with me. I just bought my first boat (an 85 Chris Craft 168 Scorpion), and took it out today. I got to the completely empty ramp, prep'd the boat away from the loading lanes (even remembered the plug), and backed her down the ramp. Everything...
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    What are these?? Need Help!

    Found this boat on craigslist, and it looks fairly good to me. But, I was curious about something. In the third picture, does anyone know what the two black things are to the right of the outdrive? I've never seen them. Any help would be appriciated...and of course, feel free to chime in on...
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    Short term towing with step bumper??

    I'm looking at buying my first boat, and I wanted to know if you all think it is ok to tow with the integral hitch on my step bumper. I've been looking at bow riders between 16 and 20 ft long, so nothing huge. I have a '98 F-150 with a step bumper hitch. According to the Owners Guide from...
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    Opinions on which boat to buy.

    Hello, I'm looking to buy my first boat, but can't decide what type of boat would be best. As of right now, it will be just me 90% of the time, with only occassional guests on board. Primarily, I'll be cruising the lake and fishing about half the time. I've narrowed it down to either an open...
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    Noobie needs help/opinions

    Hello everyone, I have very little boating experience...mostly driving my parents rental pontoons, but would like to own my own boat. I have found a 1987 Bayliner that I'm fairly interested in. The ad says, and the pics show that it is a 13 1/2 foot open bow. From what I was able to gather...
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