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    Quick prop grease question.

    I have my new prop and I want to put it on today, but all the boat shops are closed. I know i need to grease the prop shaft before I install the new one, but I don't have any prop grease. I do have a ton of marine wheel bearing grease though. Will this be ok to use or should I wait till I can...
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    15 x 16 4 blade prop on Alpha 1 OK?

    I have a chance to get a good deal on a Michigan Wheel Vortex 4 blade prop for my 20' Maxum openbow that I use for Wakeboarding. I have the 5.7 mtor with an Alpha one outdrive. When going to the Michigan wheel website, it is a recommended prop, but The online prop wizzard recommends a 14.5 x 15...
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    Volvo QL props input.

    Just curious if anyone has any input on these props? I am thinking of getting a 4 blade aluminum for my 97 Maxum with a 5.7. They seem pretty affordable for what you get.
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    Quick prop question with stats.

    I have a 97 maxum 2000srf with a 5.7 mercruiser. I damaged my 3 blade prop the other day and want to go to a 4 blade aluminum. After doing the various prop calculators from different sites on the web I am getting different answers. Some are saying go to a 14.5 x 17 while others are saying 14.5 x...
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    Tubing gods got my prop

    Well today after about an hour of crappy water to wakeboard on I decided to pull the kids on the tube. I did stay in the middle of the lake and made sure there were no wakeboarders around:). Anyway, we take a short break and i get ready to take off again and the boat stalls, restarts then stalls...
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    Lesson Learned

    Well I finally started to repair my trailer after blowing a bearing last year and destroying a spindle in the process. I figured I could get away with putting a straight axle on instead of the 2 inch drop square axle that was on the boat. A few people on here even said it was possible. Sooooo I...
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    Clearing brake lines.

    Well I finally had to break down and get a new axle, brakes and master cylinder for my brake actuator. The MC was full of crud and when I disconnected the lines from it there was absolutely no fluid in the line to the cylinder. The line to my left brake had no fluid, but the line to my right...
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    Will my boat fit?

    I have a budy who has a 88 23 foot sea ray that sits on an dual axle easy load trailer. He is thinking of trading his boat in since the motor blew on a new one and is going to include the trailer. I have a 20 foot 97 maxum i/o that is on a single axle trailer that needs some work. What I am...
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    Escort trailer axle

    I have a 97 Escort trailer for my 20 foot Maxum boat which needs and axle big time. I thought about just going to a straight axle instead of the 2"drop square axle which is on the boat, but I have some concerns that are making me want to just get the same axle that is on there now. I have the...
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    Johnson Bilge Pump

    I have a johnson model 3250 (500 gph) bilge pump that uses a replaceable cartridge in my Maxum i/o. I am pretty sure it does not work anymore as when I hit the bilge switch I hear a noise but nothing comes out of the bilge port and there is definately water in the bilge. Basically one day I...
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    Removing boat with an auto lift.

    Re: Removing boat with an auto lift. This is what I want to do.
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    Removing boat with an auto lift.

    I want to restore my trailer, well mostly replace the axle, bunks, and paint it. I have access to a swing arm car lift that I could use to lift my boat off the trailer since it is only a single axle trailer. I saw an Direct drive boat removed this way, but of course the boat has a centered...
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    Impeller and pump type.

    I am going to have to replace my impeller soon on my 97 5.7 mercruiser. I have the manual and have looked on deveral sites, but I am trying to find out whether or not I have a 1 or 2 peice pump. I just want to figure it out before I tear it apart.
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    Switch from Surge to Elec brakes.

    I know this has been covered some and I have searched alot of posts and sites, but I thought I would just start a new thread as my head is soinning and try and get a quick answer. I am going to replace my axle on my trailer and while doing so I have to replace my brakes as one of the Hydraulic...
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    New axle or spindle?

    Well last summer I blew the wheel bearings on one side of my boat trailer. Well I fixed the drum and repacked the bearings, but today I tore it apart again to replace the drum which was pretty bad. Well when I cleaned all the grease off the spindle, the bottom of it was really bad. So my...
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