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    Merc 165 lower drive question

    Just reinstalled the lower drive on my first boat, bought as a fixer upper. No experience with boats at all. Discovered that the prop shaft could be held and stopped while cranking the engine in forward and reverse. I assume this is not right. A ratcheting noise is present during this procedure...
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    Dry dock running 165 Merc inline 6

    I had no desire to own a boat, until my son in law purchased a jet ski. After nearly drowning myself, I decided a boat would better suit my wife and I. I know have a Mark Twain with 165 Merc. Got it cheap because the engine was freeze cracked, rounded up another engine and have it installed. I...
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