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    Water out the top of outrive?

    Should water trickle out the top of an outdrive...alpha one gen 2...?
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    Cracked hull?

    Wierd, this morning i was power washing my boat (sat for almost 3 years). The water doesnt seem to be draining from the front of the hul ltothe back (blidge area) yet its not filling up either....where the hell could the water be going? Im wondering if soem water was in there and froze during...
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    Manifold intake section all rusty...

    So I took the manifold off my 3.0 motor (cracked block...whole other thread) but I noticed the intake section of the manifold is all rusty which naturally I would assume doesnt help engine performance...durability or longevity. The motor had been sitting for a few years and I imagine thats where...
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    Steering a bus without power steering..?

    My Merc with an alpha one gen 2 outdrive is soooo hard to steer. I do have manual steering (so I know its not going to be amazing) but its really difficult to turn this boat around. What should I be lubing or is there a trick to making this set up a little easier to turn?
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    How to paint or restore color on a fiberglass hull??

    Finally got my father to hand over the keys to his 1992 maxum bowrider, other than some mechanical (cracked block) issues Im having I would also like to make the boat shine again. I will say my budget is minimal (due to spending money on mechanical issues) so Im looking for some good, less than...
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    If I had a blown headgasket....?

    I know I have water leaking from up under the manifold....but its soo high right on or above the ridge before the head. Of course its all rusty under there including the head from the water spray so I cant really see where the water is actually coming from since its above the "ridge" where it...
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    Cracked block.....now what?

    Boat runs great....stays nice and cool. Havent noticed any water in the oil...changed the oil once since owning and it just looked like used motor oil, no signs of water. Motor runs well. Found water dripping down the side of the block from under the manifold, of course its going to be a...
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    Worth taking further...dumping MORE money into?

    So like alot of boaters my boat experience started with my father giving me his boat that had been sitting a few years. Boat ran fine when put away with no "known" issues. Well I had to replace the flywheel (chewed up from rust) so I took the motor out and the drive off. With the new flywheel in...
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    Mercrusier 3.0 without digital ingition work on my former digital ignition boat??

    I have a 92 Maxum bowrider and have had to replace the motor. The original with the boat was a merc 3.0 with the digital ignition. I bought a donor boat and the motor is a merc 3.0 but with the non-digital ignition (distributor etc). Will this motor still plug and go in my boat that was...
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    Help with water in my outdrive.....

    Hello, I am new to owning a boat but not boats in general. My father gave me his 1993 Maxum bowrider last spring with a blown 3.0L motor. Well I have finally gotten around to buying another motor and am ready to take on this project. Last spring I removed the old motor and found some things...
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    Need a new engine.....can I go bigger?

    So some of you already know my 3.0L Mercuiser has decided to throw in the towel (apparently with a little help from my right arm) and I have to decide to replace or rebuild. So far replace has a much better "ring" to it. I might replace the Drive unit as well depending on cash situation...
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    So I smoked it....now what?

    Alright so I learned a valuable lesson...dont rev a boat motor without a load. Knew it wasn't good for any vehicle but damn I did it once and there goes a bearing....seems to me it was on its way out anyways, but regardless. Anyways now I'm in a predicament. I was given this boat. 1993 Maxum...
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    Engine toast....did I do it?

    So I recently had to remove my engine to replace a busted up flywheel (rust). While it was out I changed the oil, plugs and cleaned her up, its been sitting for 2 years. After putting the engine back in and starting it.....etc, it went belly up. I was revving the engine slowly increasing RPM to...
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    replaced flywheel....vibrates and soudns awful

    First off hello, I am a new owner of a family hand me down 1993 Maxum bowrider with a 3.0L Mercruiser and Alpha one gen 2 Drive. The boat had been sitting for a few years and the flywheel rusted through and needed to be replaced. Soooo the engine was removed, flywheel replaced along with...
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