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    new to me boat 350 merc need pointers before more damage

    ok I'm in Ontario Canada and just picked up a new to me boat it's 8cyl was told 350 but has blown head gasket where do I find all the drain plugs and stuff to ensure the rest of the water is out before freezing I just want to be sure of no more damage
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    windshield issues falls in

    boat is a 89 fiberglass bow rider with split windshield (middle piece opens ) this year I have had some issues with it. the middle piece will fall in when hitting rough water. it's really hard to push it back thru to close it properly. when this first happened I noticed the bottom of the window...
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    need help sloppy shift grinds a bit

    ok boat is out for winter but last season i had some grindage when shifting. would like to remedy this in spring just not sure what part to attack is it cables or linkage I see movement (slop) in linkage part I had a marine guy do some adjustments but he never said what part was toast he got it...
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    things I would like to look into over winter / help

    now that winter is coming would like to look at few things boat related new control/shift cables these are from the box to the bell crank on the merc 120 inboard how do I figure out how long and which ones are really needed it seemed to have lots of slop in the cables I think the cable going...
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    shift cables and throttle cable rplacement

    well boat is out of water and would like to swap out the shift and throttle cable over winter and possibly the one to outdrive but I think it was done my boat is late 80's with a merc 120 inboard and alpha one outdrive my question is how do I know what cables to purchase is there a number on...
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    fuel gauge issues doesn't read correct

    ok so found out gauge is wrong guess how bad on me anyway I cleaned the connections few weeks back. thought it was good but seems to not read correctly on EMPTY do they set the float at empty with boat level or is there an angle the hull should be
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    big oops and don't want a fire help

    ok so went to gas up the boat at a gas station and I was merrily pumping away when my son starts freaking I looked into the boat to see the floor soaked on the one side. I stopped pumping and lifted rear seat section to see that I just filled my engine area full of gas It seems the hose came...
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    shift intrupt not working switch ok

    ok my boat *9 sea hawk with 3.0 4 cyl and alpha one is making noise on the shift I set it up before and never really looked at the interrupt well now I'm looking if I run the boat and manually trip the switch it stalls the motor like it should and when I move the shifter to shift position...
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    prop shopping but no real clue other than a suggested 19p

    48 78124 a40 23p that is the current prop on my 16.5 fibreglass sea hawk with a 120 merc currently the boat is a dog out of the hole as a matter of fact it might not get on plane and you start again I would not try to pull a skier or tuber I have had a 17p offered to me but not sure on what...
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    fish scales stuck on vinyl along with markings

    my boat is late 80's and has grey and blue vinyl seats and other interior parts this boat is new to me this year interior was in good shape untill I went perch fishing about 3 weeks ago now I have scales stuck to vinyl and white spots and streaks from perch jiz as they seemed to still be...
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    lower unit wont go back in after water pump change help

    ok its a alpha one and I pulled the lower unit off to install a different water pump and lower unit will not go back in it all goes to about an inch away (studs just at edge of hole no threads out) it seems every thing is lined up but just not going in. I have checked the shift linkage is ok...
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    what out drives can I use

    ok I had a alpha one I think MR drive as it was smooth side and studs in bottom (Lost gear in top end ) this was powered by a 120 merc (3.0) 4cyl I found an older outdrive (R) priced right that was to have been rebuilt last year and had been powered by a merc 140 4cyl will this bolt to my...
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    Broke my alpha one yesterday on my test run looking for info parts and manuals

    so i got the boat out yesterday first run after transom rebuild and first run for me in this boat all seemed good till I heard a bit of a squeal then the motor slowed and stopped it acted like it was hot in the end it looks like the top bearing in my alpha one decided it had had enough and...
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    alpha one on merc 120 wiring questions

    Ok so after a big job of replacing the wood transom I'm putting it all back together. well I need help with the locations of the 4 wires from the gimbal housing two have bullet ends and I think I have seen diagrams with those but the other two have eyes on them and I cant remember where they...
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    transom out and stringers

    ok so the fibreglass boat with bad transom is well on it way apart i have transom pretty well stripped and have found the stringers to be wet and not nice I have removed them up to the fuel tank and have not lifted any more floor or anything (I really dont want to ) anyway what I took out...
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    transom repair in glass boat

    ok so right now I just have one more layer of plywood to remove from my boat then clean up . and start to make my new wood transom here is my question out to you guys I have been watching few vids and following a few guys online that have done this job one guy has used PL premium to bond his...
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    mercury 120 4cyl removal help

    ok due to bad transom the motor is being removed i see at the rear two large bolts to the inner gimbal plate do I just remove them and take the bell housing out with the motor attached is there a link some place to this kind of info or a vid I have surfed you tube with out luck
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    alpha drive/gimbal removal help needed

    ok due to haveing a rotten transom in my glass boat I must remove my outdrive from transom I have removed the drive from the gimbal that was simple. the next is the gimbal stuff and my questions do I have to disassemble the gimbal to remove it and the housing or can it be removed as a...
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    found another leak what is in there and can I repair without gaskets

    ok so I replaced the head gasket and started it up to find that it is leaking water around the cover in the picture I'm wondering if I can use hig heat sillycone to seal this area. I havn't opened it as of yet . that will be next once engine has sat after runing should i watch for anything...
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    1966 40hp evinrude carb setting

    ok so I had the head off to do a head gasket. the top piston seems to have a fair bit of pitting .I'm thinking it may be runing lean a bit. the damage could have been done along time ago or since I have had it not sure first time with head off. the manual I have said the high speed is factory...
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