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  1. nola mike

    Maybe my turn for new boat time

    Wow, between you and @tpenfield ... I expect to put work into my boat. If I spent 6 figures on it I wouldn't be nearly as patient as you guys.
  2. nola mike

    Flotation foam

    Yeah, that train left the station about 10 posts ago 😂
  3. nola mike

    engine just quits

    Try wiggling connections/harness when under way to see if you can replicate the problem Edit: that boat is gorgeous
  4. nola mike

    How to register a boat without a title or original bill of sale.

    Do you have a title and BOS?
  5. nola mike

    . . . and I Thought Hi-tech Boat Engines Were Bad . . .

    To be fair, it's better than many boat installs, "step 1, remove engine"
  6. nola mike

    Alpha 1 gen 2 lower unit (gear housing) drive shaft removal

    Ok, I might have misunderstood. Thought that you initially flushed only, then disassembled but didn't find any residual metal, ie the lower didn't need the disassembly and flushing would have been adequate
  7. nola mike

    Alpha 1 gen 2 lower unit (gear housing) drive shaft removal

    Nice info. Did the upper gears get wiped? Conventional wisdom on here is that the lower needs full disassemble after that, but I can't recall seeing what happens after just a flush
  8. nola mike

    1979 3.0 140 mercruiser engine swap to 1988 3.0 engine

    Yeah I think the coupler changed when the RMS changed, dunno what the change is that required yoke length change. Rear mounts/flywheel cover?
  9. nola mike

    1979 3.0 140 mercruiser engine swap to 1988 3.0 engine

    IIRC all inlines except the 470 used the shorter yoke on the MC-1
  10. nola mike

    Help winterizing 2013(?) VP 4.3 mpi

    Well, happy (or sad, I guess--that probably would have been my boat next year had the block cracked!) to report that it didn't crack. Access to everything was so easy. 4 blue plastic plugs, pulled the T stat hose, and saw the water pump hoses before seeing @Scott Danforth 's response. Beautiful...
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    Help winterizing 2013(?) VP 4.3 mpi

    Just got down to the river for the weekend, noticed my neighbor's boat still on the lift. Long story short, it hasn't been winterized. We've had a few freezes this year, not sure how cold, but I think engine crackin' temps. I offered to help her pull the boat and winterize. 2 ramps nearby...
  12. nola mike

    Mercruiser 5.0mpi w/yamaha outdrive

    For some reason I thought that the hull and engine were the original and '08, and they put a yamaha on it. So it depends on how they cobbled it together. You'll need at least the full merc driveline (drive, transom plate, gimbel housing), exhaust manis/elbows/y-pipe. Flywheel/coupler? IDK if the...
  13. nola mike

    Mercruiser 5.0mpi w/yamaha outdrive

    Are you sure about what you have? Only a psychopath would put a yamaha drive to replace a (probably) bravo mercruiser. Pretty sure that that entails at the very least new transom plates, full exhaust.
  14. nola mike

    Flotation foam

    You're looking at the fiberglass, you can't tell the condition of the stringers. Need to drill into the stringer in a few places, esp at the bottom. And actually, not sure what's in that pic... Looks like the top of the stringer with no fiberglass but a bunch of rot?
  15. nola mike

    Voltmeter vs alt output

    10v and you wouldn't be starting or (most likely) running. Like AD said, check voltage at the battery. If it's good you probably have bad connections at the helm
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    Flotation foam

    Did you drill into the stringer?
  17. nola mike

    anti-freeze amount

    Wondering if it's actually FWC, confusing term if you're new to boats
  18. nola mike

    4.3 Mercruiser fuel supply issue

    It would be nice to just throw it in for our random nice winter days. I took the skiff out on friday--nice 17 mile cruise, but the water really needs to be flat this time of year. A little spray is all fun and games when the water temp is 80', but this time of year, not so much.
  19. nola mike

    Shift cavity water...

    If grease was causing significant damage to rubber components, 90% of the boats on this forum would be underwater.
  20. nola mike

    1993 Grew Mercruiser 888

    They got the rough part right. You have a swimming pool in the ski locker. Your transom and stringers are shot. The engine is the least of your worries. Outside of the motor, you're in it for $5k in materials alone. Unless you are dead broke (in which case you'll be tempted to half ass...
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