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  1. alldodge

    Baltimore bridge hit by ship, collapsed

    This is the best I've seen
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    2002 Mercruiser 5.0 EGR pipe

    I'm going to need a pic or at least the serial number of the block. The motor should not have a EGR but may have a PCV valve
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    Drain plug on 2005 mercury mercuiser, 496 motor

    Welcome What is your serial number? and your wanting to change the antifreeze?
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    Elder builder

    Sand and wire brush it, then thin coat of marine tek. Sand smooth and paint,
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    projects other than boats

    Lost of stuff going on here
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    Navigating the Colorado

    Welcome Would be a nice trip but the Hoover Dam does not have a lock, so no way to go from Mead to the river
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    Alignment tool stuck

    You could try but the problem is you don't know which way is correct Slide hammer works better with a chain but its getting the chain to hold
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    I need help, boat runs rough and stalls. I pumped new gas and lots more.. I need help

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    Alignment tool stuck

    Can tie a rope (chain is better) to the bar and tie other end to something a bit heavy like a sledge hammer. Now pull it quick away from bar. You made a slide hammer puller
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    Alignment tool stuck

    Might try bumping the starter and retry to remove. Did it take much force to insert? Should always use 2 fingers, if it takes more then that to go in, stop and remove
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    port battery dies when on a charger? Already killed 3 batteries

    Not suggesting to start changing parts, need to find out where the draw is. It's not the pump, if it was the pump most likely a fuse would blow. It might be the switch, but find it and lift it to turn pump on a let it back down slowly to see if it shuts off or hangs I mention to measure voltage...
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    2000 Stingray 190 RX Restoration

    Welcome Free boats are never free, but the other guy now doesn't have to pay to get rid of it Looks like 3 to $4,000 would redo the interior
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    I need help, boat runs rough and stalls. I pumped new gas and lots more.. I need help

    Yes if the choke is stuck open then there would be some issues for the first so many minutes. Once it starts to warm up then choke is not needed You said it was running fine a few weeks ago, so the initial start issue could have been caused by a broke choke spring.
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    port battery dies when on a charger? Already killed 3 batteries

    Agree, large current draw Take new Bat measurement with nothing connected, it should read 12.7V Connect cables, does measurement change at all? Spit balling here: Is your bilge wet? Are you in an area that waves can come in a rock the boat? I'm thinking maybe a float switch is being turned on...
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    I need help, boat runs rough and stalls. I pumped new gas and lots more.. I need help

    The choke should only be wide open when the motor is warm. If motor has not been started today then it should most likely be closed unless it's hot were your at Would be good to know your motor serial number just to know everything about your motor? Knowing this means you most likely have...
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    I need help, boat runs rough and stalls. I pumped new gas and lots more.. I need help

    Don't pump the gas out, test first First note that just because someone post something on your thread does not mean they know what the problem actually is. We all (including my self) are guessing right now. You need to test first, this will indicate what is "actually" happening. If you want to...
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    I need help, boat runs rough and stalls. I pumped new gas and lots more.. I need help

    If last time was not more then 6 months ago then I would look at carb rebuild
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    Thinking about building a boat this fall

    A flat bottom boat is a bit more stable then one with a keel of the same width, but still not much
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    latest aquisitions.....

    Congrats on getting the boat, and sorry or also got the watercraft free. I would put them straight up on Craigs list and market place and offer them free to anyone else. Free boats will almost always cost more then they are worth. Just taking them to the dump will cost
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    Engine shutdown procedure VP 8.1 Gi-J

    I have not read anything that makes a stock 8.1 more prone to reversion then any other motor. If the motor has not been changed from when it came from the factory there should be no issue. As Bt Doc mentioned, if the more is not in tune and running hot this can cause problems for any motor. If...
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