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    selling asking price

    I am considering selling my boat and would like some opinions on a fair asking price. It is an '86 Cruisers 22' Cuddy Cabin. It has a 350 mercruiser with dual thru-hull exhaust and alpha one outdrive. I bought it 3 yrs ago and have put some money into the engine and drive and interior. Now I...
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    quieting thru hull exhaust

    I have an '86 Cruisers Cuddy cabin with a 350 Mercruiser and Alpha One drive with dual thru hull exhaust. What is the best way to make it quieter? Mufflers, conversion of some sort??? Thanks.
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    engine stop leak?

    I have an '86 Cruisers with a 350 Mercruiser and Alpha One drive that has developed a small oil leak. Is it OK to use some Stop Leak to try and fix this in a marine engine? Is there a similar product that might work better? Thanks.
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    oil leak

    I have an '86 Cruisers boat with a 350 Mercruiser and an Alpha One drive. Last summer the engine was pulled to replace the drive coupler and after that everything worked fine. It was properly winterized and professionally summerized this spring. I have had it out twice this year and have...
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    tripped circuit

    I think I tripped a circuit and can't figure out how to reset. I tripped it earlier when I was circuit testing and accidentally hit a positive and negative pole. There is a circuit reset button with a 50 amp fuse in the engine compartment and I reset it earlier and it was fine. This time I...
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    switches not working

    Hoping someone can steer in the right direction. I have an '86 Cruisers Laser I purchased last year and am now just getting to the electrical system. Right now the only component that works through the switches is the stern light. The lights have the 3-way switch and in the other 2 positions...
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    motor clearance for new seating

    Greetings. I am rebuilding the stern seating area in my '86 Cruisers Lazer and need to know how much clearance I need to allow around my inboard mercruiser for safety and accessibility. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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    exhaust reducer

    I have an '86 alpha one mercruiser and want to put exhaust silencers on the dual exhaust which are 3 inches in diameter. The silencers are 3.5 inches in diameter. Any suggestions on where I can find or make the proper reducer to make this application work would be appreciated. Thanks.
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    exhaust reducer/adapter

    I have an '86 mercruiser Alpha One stern drive and I have exhaust silencers to put on the 3 inch exhaust tubes coming off the engine. The silencers are 3.5 inches in diameter. Anyone have any recommendations of where to get or how to make the proper reducers for this application? Thanks.
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    won't go in drive

    I put the boat in the water for the first time this season today after purchasing it used last fall. On the muffs before going out, when putting it in gear the prop turned "a little" in fwd and reverse, when I put in gear on the water.....nothin. Engine ran fine but it just didn't feel like it...
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    starting problem

    OK, I bought a boat late last fall on ebay and it has a 5.7L mercruiser in it. I winterized it right after purchase and now am just getting a chance to use it and I can't get it started. It is an '86 and probably hasn't run since last August or so, but the previous owner assured me that it...
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    hull cleaning

    I just bought a used fiberglass hull boat and it has some white residue caked on the bottom of the hull. It appears to scratch off with your fingernail and has a shine beneath. What would be a good product to use to clean this stuff off? I think the boat was primarily used and moored in Lake...
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