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  1. nola mike

    Stripped idle cam bolt

    Got the boat fired up today for the first time. Started great. Couldn't keep it running, looked at the carb and saw the idle cam lying on the carb. The screw was nowhere to be found. I've had a problem with it in the past--was *almost* but not quite completely stripped . So now what's the best...
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    Good idea?

    After redoing the interior over the last couple of seasons, I'm becoming very concerned about hidden transom damage. I had made a bunch of holes at the time, and everything looked good, but now I'm worried about all the holes on the outside of the transom. Wondering whether I should inspect...
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    Gamefisher 3.0 No start

    Just picked this guy up, details here. Guy sold it because it wouldn't start. Well, he was right. First, that is the simplest carb I've ever seen. Am I correct that there are no idle ports? Looks like it only has a float, main jet, and a vent passage, so not sure what else could go wrong with...
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    Off Season Outdrive servicing

    My intake water hose (A1 gen 1) is in rough shape. Plan on replacing that, bellows, u-joints, and lower shift cable in the off season. Thinking about doing the trim/limit sensors as well if they're not too much additional work (I don't really care about them, but would prefer to have everything...
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    Starting to look for a 4.3L, what do I need?

    Have been idly looking for a 4.3L to eventually replace my 470, see this link if interested. I'm trying to figure out what exactly I need. Looking for a junk hull is proving to be a bit elusive. 1. So what years are acceptable, are there any that don't work? I want to go vortec heads and 4 bbl...
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    Anyone know anything about this/gamefisher 3.0?

    Wondering if this is worth buying. No idea the year or who made it. Owner says it runs for a couple of seconds and stalls. Would be worth the price if I can get common parts (carb kit, points, etc) for it.
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    Boating up the Potomac?

    We'll be taking my buddy's 22' runabout from our area of the Potomac (near Colonial Beach) up the river to DC/Alexandria, and staying overnight this Sunday. Any recommendations for slips in the area? Any good marinas/restaraunts/bars/sights along the way? Anything in particular we need to be...
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    why isn't my boat shifting?

    i've always had intermittent shifting issues with this boat. doesn't matter if i've had different outdrives, new shift cables, etc. latest episode decided to stop shifting into reverse if the idle was too low. so i started from scratch with adjusting the cables. now i have no reverse, and goes...
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    3.7: where does my coil go?

    My tach started acting wonky this afternoon. Looking for a loose connection, went to jiggle it at the coil, and noticed that the coil was free floating in the engine compartment. The bracket had snapped around the bolt hole. Couldn't for the life of me figure out where the thing is supposed to...
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    connecting mooring line to chain/clip?

    i have a mooring for my 19' bowrider. i recently abraided through the 3/8" braided poly line connecting the light chain to the boat. i replaced the line this season but didn't use a thimble. i'm looking for a better solution. i can buy new line with a thimble spliced on one end, but then what...
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    importance of gear case lower seal?

    After deciding to remove my noisy lower unit, I changed the impeller on the other drive. While in there i noticed the mangled remains of the drive shaft seal. Reading through some threads it was unclear how important this seal is. I put the drive together and ran it this weekend. Probably about...
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    Whining alpha one/gen 1?

    Luckily, this is my spare drive. It's been sitting for ~4 years with no gear oil because it's my spare and it needed an input shaft seal. Finally got around to doing that and replacing the water pump. After a comedy of errors (missing the copper tube, missing/forgetting to replace the captive...
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    Upper shift shaft bushing replacement?

    pulled the outdrive today, noticed some water in the shift shaft cavity. also noticed the upper seal free floating on the shaft. i think i have the correct part to replace with the new style bushing. i've been looking for a how-to, but haven't seen one. 1. how do i remove the shift shaft? looks...
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    alpha one, gen 1 water pocket tube size?

    Trying to get this drive back together. Lesson: don't take apart a drive, let it sit dry for 3 years, and expect no problems. Anyway, replaced the inpt shaft oil seal and impeller. May have accidentally swapped the bearing carrier cups. About to put the halves back together and noticed that I'm...
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    Input shaft pinion nut size?

    Redid the water pump on my spare alpha one unit. Needs an input shaft seal as well. I didn't have a large enough socket to remove the pinion nut (7/8" was the biggest I had with me). Thought I had a spare shaft at home, but can't find it. Can someone tell me the size of that nut? Would like to...
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    drive id?

    Got this outdrive with an everyone a few years back. Going to sell it, wondering what it is. Looks like a 1/R, but no eye hook and no fins at the vent hole. I measured it as 1.87 drive ratio, which I guess is actually 1.84...which means I may want to keep as another spare (spare #1 is 1.98 with...
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    Throttle linkage prob/can't accelerate/Merc 25

    I have a 2004 Merc 25 HP. For some reason, it decided to not want to accelerate. Looking at it, it's obvious that the black ramp of the throttle arm, instead of pushing up on the white part connecting to the butterfly, it pushes directly backward (sorry for the terminology, but should be clear...
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    Merc 25 hp greasing the steering?

    I have an '04 25hp Merc with sticky steering. The manual says to grease it using the zerk at the engine, if there. It doesn't say what to do if it isn't there.
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    almost lost my wheel....

    Coming back from the ramp, noticed a noise from the wheel. Managed to make it back home, looks like my bearing completely disintegrated. Worse, looks like there's some scoring on the spindle. Worse still, looks like I'll need to replace the whole axle to fix it right. I've seen a few complete...
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    3.7 to 4.3 swap?

    Ok, 2am and I've been at work for 14 hours so far...so idle thoughts. Have finished a significant portion of my floor replacement/gel coat/interior reconfiguration after deciding that I'm going to keep this boat for a while. The grand plan was to freshen up the spare 470 that is sitting in my...
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