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    Weird Battery Switch Wiring

    Oh, good that you were looking to add a terminal block for those abundant wires on that one terminal. I was going to suggest that, but didn't want to confuse things more. I figured get the problem at hand fixed first, which seemed more important. On a good note: everything looks nice and...
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    Weird Battery Switch Wiring

    This was what I was trying to say in post #3. Maybe I didn't get the point across clearly. Without actually testing it, you won't know for sure which terminal is which. But... now we know it is embossed in the plastic in the back which wasn't evident in the photos. No doubt now which terminal...
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    Need help with sterndrive parts

    Good points! Definately check the water tube. A previous owner of my boat (4.3 Mercruiser) must have overheated at some point. I'm guessing it wasn't too bad of an overheat. All the rubber couplings on the exhaust were fine, it was just the shutters and water tube. I also found shutter parts...
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    Are Four Winns know to have strong hulls? Installing a tower

    I hope the manufacturer of the tower supplies some type of backing plates. It would help, rather than having to figure out what will fit, be strong enough or have to fabricate your own.
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    Are Four Winns know to have strong hulls? Installing a tower

    Not sure how you would mount something like that. Hopefully the experts will chime in soon. I don't know...I've never heard of a boat "dry rotting". Usually they rot from the inside out due to water intrusion.
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    Trim clicks, but working less and less each day.

    I don't know what drive you have, but if it's an Alpha..... Next time your drive gets stuck in the down position, pull the caps and "E" clips to disconnect the trim rams. Then pick up the drive and tie it and the rams up. Now you can safely drive home. Just make sure you tie them up real good!
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    Need help with sterndrive parts

    I would try and make sure there are not any other parts blocking or partially blocking the exhaust. You don't want another overheat situation. Those two metal pieces make up one shutter assembly (minus the burnt rubber parts). If I'm correct, your engine only has one exhaust, therefore both...
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    What can cause this to shift bellows ?

    Wow! Only a year old! Bummer! Yeah, looks twisted or at the very least stretched.
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    Boat trim

    These are good ideas! How many batteries do you have? Just make sure you size the cables accordingly. The extra length more than likely will require larger gauge battery cables.
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    Boat trim

    I was thinking the same thing...
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    Weird Battery Switch Wiring

    Are you sure when you say everything is charging properly? It doesn't seem to make sense to me either. Maybe the physical "appearance" of the terminal locations may be different than their actual electrical relationships. How else would it function properly? Terminal #1 for battery #1...
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    shallow launch

    Either one can be trimmed up when launching. I think the i/o engine may be heavier, so that could be a slight factor. I think either will be fine. On that note: I have an i/o and next time it will be an outboard. An i/o is way more work to winterize. An outboard doesn't have bellows that...
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    Replaced rubber impeller now won't shift to neutral??

    Agree with all you stated. It's an outboard for me if there's a "next time" in my future.
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    96 mercruiser 4.3lx won’t start.

    Glad you got it figured out! Happy boating!
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    Watch for oblivious people while backing down the ramp

    Last time out almost resulted in a disaster. It was quiet and during the week. I was backing my 18 foot bow rider down the ramp. Nobody else around. I always go slow, look around and use caution. I was about 4 feet from the water and all of a sudden I see a guy proceed to walk behind the...
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    96 mercruiser 4.3lx won’t start.

    Lanyard kill switch? Does your boat have one? Did you check for spark at the spark plugs?
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    Audio Warning system disable with Key on engine off for Radio?

    Someone butchered the wiring! That's horrible! Feed the radio with it's own dedicated properly fused circuit. Make sure it is powered off when your boat is stored, docked, etc., or the radio memory may drain your battery. Ask me how I know... Hopefully your boat has a battery switch. I...
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    Won't start.

    I had a similar situation when I first got my used boat, also a 4.3L Mercruiser, 190HP (carburetor). Sometimes when turning the key, I'd get nothing. Then try again and eventually it would crank. Somehow it fixed itself. I figure something was slightly corroded, maybe from sitting around...
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    Operating a bow mounted trolling motor from a remote location.

    There's no wireless remote option for that trolling motor? You can't adapt a wireless system to it from a different model? Then you would have the wireless remote hanging on your neck. A motor is a motor. I would think there would be a way to adapt it. Oh wait, some motors are cable...
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    Merccruiser taking on water.

    Could the oily and gassy appearance of the water just be from accumulated crud in the bilge over the years? The boat taking on water and sort of rinsing a dirty bilge? So, if your oil doesn't have the "milkshake" (beige) appearance, that should be a plus. Oil, nice and blackish? It should be...
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