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    Somebody please bring me back to reality...

    Let me start out by saying, you can't hurt my feelings...ok maybe a little. I've been thinking about getting a 30ish foot boat lately. Before I go any further, I'll try to provide as much infortmation as I can without this thing being 3 pages long. Here goes. My first boat was when I was...
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    Solar fan???

    I'm trying to keep the interior of my boat looking as good as it does. Unfortunately, it has to be kept on a trailer, with a cover. My goal is to let it dry out as much as possible before covering it, but it's going to be impossible to get it completely dry. The marina sold me a couple of...
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    How should I handle this situation?

    Our last boating trip of the season last year nearly left us stranded with a dead starter. "click, click, click". Solenoid. So I had the shop that winterized the boat pull the starter to have it rebuilt. Still clicks. This time though, it'll only click if I have the blower running. If I turn the...
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    Alpha 1 oil leak...

    This came out of no where. Some history, got the boat last year, ran it all season, had it winterized. I just got the boat back a week ago and have been polishing it along with some other little things. I've only run it on the muffs two or 3 times while trouble shooting a power steering issue...
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    Dings on SS prop, hurt performance?

    Well, I know it can't help, but at what point do you get it repaired? I've got a 350 Merc Alpha one with a SS prop and while it isn't bad, it does have a couple of small dings and nicks, one very small tear. I know if you can feel a vibration, it's obviously time, but even it it's not hurting...
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    Sloppy/stiff steering (video)....

    I hate to add another thread about steering, but since this is the first time I've really started messing with the steering on a boat, I really need some help. 95 Mariah 350 Merc Alpha 1. I got the boat last year and it had a lot of play in the steering as well as being fairly stiff. I...
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    350 Merc Alpha one Gen II stalling in reverse....

    Hello all, just got the boat out of storage. I had the shop rebuild the starter while it was there, and change all the fluids. I have always had a problem when shifting into forward and into reverse. Sometimes it kills the engine, sometimes it doesn't. Engine is 95' EFI. Today, it cranked...
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    Had my boat at max capacity, I have some questions...

    I've got a 20 ft Mariah bow rider with a 5.7 Merc, 260 hp. Max number of peeps is 9. I don't remember the max weight off hand. Anyway, this weekend was a big weekend for us. We've had 4 people on the boat before, and I could hardly tell a difference between my wife and myself, and 4 people. This...
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    Is it possible to install trim tabs on my boat?

    Here's a pic of the back end of my boat. I have a set of Smart Tabs SX 80lb. The only place I can see see mounting them is fairly close to the drive, but that's if I move the paddle wheel, which I don't want to do. I would like to mount them outboard, under the "sweet" and "dreams" (we didn't...
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    2 questions for my 5.7 EFI Alpha One...

    This is a 1995 Mariah with 410 hours. (new to me). 1) Runs beautifully except it loads up during idle. Idle is like 400-500 RPM and when docking, going in and out of gear, it often quits. Had a marina look it over and and said it threw no codes, so the cleaned the air idle sensor (something...
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    Dings on a SS prop.

    I have a SS prop on my 20 ft 350 Merc Alpha one Gen 2 that has some dings in the leading edge of it. How much does this affect performance? Should I take a grinder and lightly clean it up? This is the only picture I have.
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    Noisy exhaust flappers.

    1995 Merc 350 EFI 260 hp Alpha 1 At idle on the muffs, I have random, metal on metal, clanking. I'm positive it's the exhaust flappers. I did some searching and read that new ones are rubber coated metal and shouldn't make any noise. Is it difficult to check them myself? This is a new to me...
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    Brand new EZ Loader. Surge brakes are hanging up...

    Hello, I have a 2011 EZ Loader for 18-21 ft boats, tandom axle, with surge disk brakes. Everything is great except the brakes hang up. I have a 99 F-250 Powerstroke with a 6-speed hand shaker. Here's an example. I'm doing 45 MPH down a gentle, but long hill. I'm off the throttle, costing. I...
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    Loose steering, play in the drive...

    1995 Mariah Z202 Merc 350/260 hp EFI Alpha 1 Hello guys. I just picked up this boat and took her out yesterday. I'm concerned about the steering. The wheel is off by 90 degrees, and has 1/8 turn of play in it. I also noticed the drive has about 1.5" of play side to side. I've been doing a lot...
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    New to me bowrider, have some questions...

    1995 Mariah Z202 Merc 350/260 hp Alpha 1 WHAT A BOAT!!!! I freaking love this thing! My wife and myself just got back from our 5 1/2 hour maiden (for us) voyage. We launched with no problems and headed down the river. As soon as we got out of the no wake zone, I eased it up on plane and was...
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