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    How Do I Connect A Portable Gas Tank To A 5.0 EFI?

    I have a 2001 houseboat with twin 5.0 EFI which stays in the water all year. I recently had both fuel pumps and and fuel injectors replaced. I have two fuel tanks with about 40 gal. each of very old stale fuel which probably lunched the fuel pumps and injectors. The mechanic changed the...
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    Looking For An Alternate Way To Winterize 5.0EFI Bravo II

    I have a houseboat that stays in the water 24/7. I has 2001 Merc EFI Bravo II engines. Each engine has 6 of the blue wing nut drain plugs. The two in the lower sides of the blocks are super difficult to get to and one the bottom of the fuel cooler are almost impossible to get to. My usual...
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    Winterization Question For 5.0 Bravo II

    I have twin 2001 5.0L EFI's, Bravo II in my houseboat. They have 6 of the blue plastic wing nut drain plugs. The port side block plugs and the fuel cooler plugs are very difficult to get to and moreso the older I get. I have always pulled the plugs, drain the blocks and fill with antifreeze. I...
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    Need New Battery Bank Charger - Need Recommendations

    Looks like my 16 year old Charles battery bank charger has taken a lightning strike and needs replacing. I have four batteries on my houseboat, two motors, generator and house battery. For some reason the gen batt was not on the charger bank. The Charles brand has worked very well and has...
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    5.0L EFI Question

    Engine is a 2001 5.0L EFI Bravo II. If the electronic fuel pump is bad does the ECM sense this and not send pulse to injectors? Engine getting spark in plugs but no fuel to throttle body and node lights show no pulse. Engine has a new battery.
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    Mercruiser Not Started In Five Years - Have Concerns About Pump Impeller

    My neighbor has a Mercruiser in his houseboat. He hasn't started it in probably five years. It has a Bravo II outdrive with the seawater pump on the engine. He is concerned about the impeller and wondered if it would be best to change it before he tries to start it or just fire it up and see...
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    Bearing Grease Question

    I bought some new hubs for my pontoon trailer. The hubs have races installed and bearings packed and everything pre-greased. My trailer is 90 miles away and I thought this would be an easier change out than doing it in the field. The hubs info said that that they were rated for salt water marine...
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    Question About Using An Old Trailer

    I bought a new 17' pontoon that came with a single axle trailer in 2000. It has the low profile tires. The trailer has very few miles on it as I launch the boat in the spring and store the trailer. For the past 5 years I have left the boat in the lake and trailer stored inside and it hasn't...
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    Whassup With The Price Of Mercury Decals

    The decals on my 2006 Mercury 60 EFI Bigfoot are starting to peel off the motor cowling. I emailed Merc hoping they would say, sorry about that here is a new set. Instead I get a reply with a part #. I track the part down and whoa, $309.17. I found it on one site on sale for a mere $250. To...
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    Looking For Company That Made A Quick Connect Winterization System For Mercruiser

    I few years ago I had a link for a company that made a quick connect winterization system that replaced all of the Mercruiser blue drain plugs with brass fittings with barbs that connected a hose from each of these fittings to a valves. To winterize you just had to open each valve and pump...
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    Pontoon Damaged By Fallen Marina Roof

    I have a 2000 Misty Harbor that I bought new and have kept it in like new condition. Two weeks ago my marina got 15" of snow and ice and the roof crashed down on top of all of the boats. It is still floating and I can see the motor and tubes sticking out. It may be weeks before they get the...
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    New Merc 115 Shutting Down

    A friend just bought a new pontoon with a new 2013 Mercury 115 4 stroke. He has taken 5 cruises and has been towed back three times. Each time he has found the main power 15 amp fuse under the motor cover blown (fuse D). The boat runs for 20 -30 minutes then blows the fuse and motor is dead...
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    Any Other Alternatives To The Plastic Wing Nut Drain Plugs?

    I have two 2001 5.0L EFI Mercruisers, Bravo II raw water cooled engines on my houseboat. There are six blue plastic wing nuts on each motor to drain the water for winterization. The two on the block and the one in the cooler are a royal PITA to get to. Even the easier to reach ones are...
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    Winterizing Mercruiser Through Inline Strainer

    I have two 2001 5.0 EFI Mercruisers/Bravo II units in my houseboat that I leave in the water all of the time. It has raw water cooling that comes through the outdrive to the engine mounted seawater pump. I recently had the boat hauled to the factory for storm damage repairs and while there...
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    Mercury 60 Bigfoot Question

    I upgraded my 40 Honda last summer with a 60 Merc EFI 4 stroke bigfoot on my 17' pontoon. I had only been able to put about 4 hours on it before putting it into winter storage. I have two concerns on the Merc. When I rev it up out of gear it is smooth as silk. When in gear at speed I get...
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