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    Mercruiser 5.7 (2003 Carburated) Suddenly Won't Start

    Came in from cruising 10 days ago. We have a rather lengthly harbor approach so the engine wasn't run high and then just flipped off, it had lots of time to come down to stable temps. Shut her down like normal and closed the boat (2003 Trophy 2359) up. Went back last night just to run the...
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    Mercruiser Outdrive Hydrofoil - Pros and Cons

    My 2003 Trophy 2359 takes what I consider an inordinately long time to come up to step. You have to do it in phases. An old Bayrunner 16 that I used to own benefitted greatly from the addition of one of those Sport Marine SE Sport 300 hydrofoils to cure the same thing, but of course we're...
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    Goetz Trol-Eze Hydraulic Auxiliary Motor Control

    I have one of these on the Yamaha 9.9 kicker on my 24' Trophy, but it suddenly has decided to only turn to one side. Not a good situation. I think the toggle switch in the remote control cable is wonky. Does anyone have an electrical diagram for one of these (Google and the web has failed me...
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    What Happened to UserCP or "Settings" link?

    My forum page used to have a "Settings" link at the top right, usually called UserCP (user control panel) in most vBulletin based Forums. Suddenly it's gone, and there's no UserCP link to navigate around. Whassup?
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    SE-AK Salmon Carnage

    Spawning season in South East Alaska, which bring gajillions of salmon back to the rivers and streams to spawn. Juneau is dotted with salmon streams, although most of them are Chum (Dog) Salmon, which is not the most prized. It's been raining for 5 days now, so we took a drive to a salmon...
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    Shrimping in Alaskan Waters

    Any PacNorWest folk do any shrimping in SE-AK? My wife wants to buy some pots, but we know zilch about it, such as how much line (100', 300' ?), generic locations data such as bottom countour?, rocky?, kelp-no kelp? Best depth to fish them? Any info is appreciated! Thx!
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    Drip Leak from Merc 5.7 Radiator/Heat Exchanger cap

    I went down to the harbor today to see about loosening my serpentine drive belt and noticed a drip leak from the radiator cap when the boat was just sitting there. But I can't find any specific size mentioned for the 2003 Mercruiser 5.7 heat exchanger (radiator). Anybody got any specific size...
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    Merc 5.7 Tachometer Snaky

    My Merc tach sticks at times. It seems that once it's warm, if I troll or idle for awhile, the tach "sticks" there. No tapping will free it. Sometimes turning off the engine will set it back to zero, and sometimes not. The tach line is "hollowish". Is this a cable driven tach, vacuum...
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    Merc 5.7L Power Steering Unit Howls & Squeals

    My Merc 5.7Liter power steering units pulley howls and squeals when the engine is cold. It usually goes away as it warms up, but sometimes doesn't. My eye says the pulley "wobbles" under load. Time to replace?
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    What I did on Summer Vacation -- Alaska Whales

    Took the Trophy out yesterday just to cruise and sightsee. Admiralty Island's Barlow Cove was the scenic destination just because it is calm and peaceful. We cut the engine and drifted and just listened to this guy.... And also passed this pod of 5-7 Humpbacks on the way across Stephen's...
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    Mercruiser Alpha - Recommend me a hydrofoil stabilizer fin

    2003 Mercruiser 5.7l 250hp....do they recommend a hydrofoil for use on the outdrive? Right now I have a trolling plate hooked up, but I don't feel like I am getting full power transferred to the water even with a brand new prop. Anything like this...
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    Mercruiser 5.7L Strange Gauges

    Hello all! First post from SouthEast Alaska. I recently bought a 2003 model-year Trophy (by Bayliner) 2359 hardtop for fishing in my area. Does a superb job (in fact, brought back 3 Coho's on her first run today!) but am getting odd action from my gauges. Engines starts up and runs 40-50psi...
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