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  1. nola mike

    Time for my first bellow change, tips?

    I'll be the lone dissenting voice... I've used Sierra bellows and qs. Year 6 on the Sierra and they look perfect still. The one concern is the water hose. I've heard that the OEM hose is pre molded into shape rather than straight, which would make the replacement much easier. +1 on the power...
  2. nola mike

    MerCruiser update

    Gotta say I've always held the position that most of the salt damage comes during running. I'd love to find some science on surface rust that occurs during a circulating warm water bath vs. sitting exposed to air after a fresh water rinse. If my position is wrong that would mean that salt water...
  3. nola mike

    Towed some Folk

    And I swear to God, for the first time in 15 years I needed a tow in today. Rebuilt the carb on the skiff (POS Amazon special), and not a mile in it started leaking from every gasket. They all swelled up and 1 had a hole in it. Like they weren't made to actually touch gas. Unfixable on the...
  4. nola mike

    Trim gauge

    I never even reconnected the wires when I replaced my engine 4 years ago. Last year i replaced the gauge with a much more useful a/f gauge (O2 sensor still working Scott, I'm going to keep it in till it fails). My boat will porpoise waaayy before I'm anywhere near the trim limit
  5. nola mike

    Commonality with Auto Works

    I kind of like non standard controls. Old Saab was like that. Window switches in center console, one set only needed. Convertible switch there as well ... Why should it be on the ceiling? Many other sensible but odd features. The mini on the other hand... It's like they deliberately tried to...
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    Whoo Hoo! I have a hole in my boat...

    I have like 15 different types of adhesive/epoxies, and they were all bad except for some jb quick weld. I roughed up the interior and filled the crack. Was going to thicken it and patch, but it worked well thin, flowed into the crack and filled it. And then my lift broke and I spent the rest of...
  7. nola mike

    Need to vent....

    Now down to the '97 ranger for 2 adults, 2 kids and a dog. Math doesn't work. Have a road trip planned for next week, if I do it it's going to take a lot of duct tape on that mirror...
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    Need to vent....

    Dude working on the house next door backed into me when I was parked. My kids heard more expletives in 5 minutes than in their lives up till that point. Then my kid found a note after I was reviewing camera footage. Still going to be an expensive huge pita (now down to just the truck, at least I...
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    Whoo Hoo! I have a hole in my boat...

    Sounds good. I have a cordless drill and pads but think that would take forever on the outside. Inside I can use a belt sander for most of it. Was thinking at least a 2x1' on the inside. Outside I'll do a couple of layers just as a keel guard if nothing else, those would be a bit longer.
  10. nola mike

    Tell tale hose size, '04 Merc 25 hp

    Guessed and got some ¼" vacuum hose, which fit nicely
  11. nola mike

    91 Mercruiser 4.3L to 01 GM 4.3L

    An '01 may already have a composite HG and brass core plugs (mine did, although I wouldn't chance the HG). Possibly starter, water pump, a bunch of metric bolts, timing cover, intake (if keeping vortec heads), shift cable mount, possibly carb, iirc oil pan with some modifications, fuel pump (if...
  12. nola mike

    Impeller Question with Rabbit Ears On

    No he means what temperature thermostat do you have installed (opening temp)?
  13. nola mike

    Need to vent....

    I AM NOT HAVING A GOOD TIME WITH MY CARS
  14. nola mike

    Need to vent....

    I dropped it back off at the dealership and showed them the video. Waiting to hear their response. Good thought about the news. I'm waiting for a resolution before I start posting reviews.
  15. nola mike

    Whoo Hoo! I have a hole in my boat...

    Noticed excessive water in the bilge last year, but was never sure if it was from people bringing it into the boat or if there was a leak somewhere. This year went looking for it. No engine leak, so started looking for a leak at the transom/Y-pipe/plug (bellows were dry). Hadn't been able to...
  16. nola mike

    Mercury SmartCraft Gauge Question

    This looks like an "I got my other electrical gremlins sorted" type of problem? No solution, but might be fun to have pitot speed and GPS speed. You'd have both speed over ground and speed relative to water flow/currents...
  17. nola mike

    GMAIL issue !

    Your phone is tracking you as well, probably more so.
  18. nola mike

    Impeller Question with Rabbit Ears On

    Ha ha, like those tootsie roll commercials, none of my outdrives has ever stayed together long enough to have a worn impeller, and I replace them whenever I crack open the drive.
  19. nola mike

    Towed some Folk

    Coast guard (and I assume other) regs require you to help a boat in distress I believe
  20. nola mike

    Towed some Folk

    Yeah I've fortunately been more often on the helping side of things (not always). I figure at some point I'll need to withdraw from my cosmic account.
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