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    outdrive Vs Coupler

    Bought a boat several years ago, the po had just got back from a run clear out to the Apostle Islands and then I bought it. I did all the maintenance on it and just for giggles decided to pull the top cap on the drive even though it passed all the tests. The top gears were almost gone! the po...
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    Strange noise on Bravo III

    Were you trimmed up? Also a short video of the noise would be helpful.
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    1985 Bayliner Capri Restore?

    My 95 Larson isn’t the best either but I decided to restore it. It should be done by spring. Be prepared to get glass dust everywhere! I’ll never get back what I got into it but it was an interesting project.
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    Solar charging batteries

    At the shop we have a yard trailer, one tech put a small solar charger on it and it did not work well. Another tech put a regulator on the charger of some kind and now it works perfectly. I’ll try to get a model of the regulator this coming week. Note: I did not read all the responses on this...
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    Mercruiser 3.7 4 Barrel Electric Choke

    I’m the grey haired guy who is on the customer side of the counter telling them what they should be looking for, not what they think I need.
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    Mercruiser 3.7 4 Barrel Electric Choke

    Take a picture of the carb, record the serial number on the carb, go to your local parts store and show them what you have and need. It’s just an automotive choke system installed on a marine carb. They should be able to fix you up. If not retry a different parts store. that being said, are you...
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    boat trailer calipers vs auto

    Automotive calipers get wet every time it rains. I get the salt water thing, but living in a salt water environment they get some on there also. I’ve always believed that boat calipers were mfg with less care about quality, but then again your trailer sits around a lot and doesn’t get used...
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    Where are the shutoff valves?

    Saw that fairly often around here. Supposedly self priming but depends on the outlet hose routing. A quick pull off the hose burped the air out of the pump and then it goes well.
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    Planning for spring tune up

    exactly, I’m used to the big water. You break down out there and you are miles from help, even with towboat insurance, bad weather will kill you in a minute. Lake Superior cold water only gives you 10 minutes on a good day.
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    Where are the shutoff valves?

    Look under your sink in the head, or any nearby floor panels for a ball valve. Sometimes you have to look deep into your boat to find them. Ac unit usually has a valve near the circulation pump, normally in the engine room but I’ve seen some in silly places. All sink drains discharge overboard...
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    Planning for spring tune up

    Yes. No more cleaning points, setting dwell, and timing. You still have to check the cap and rotor to make sure it’s in good shape but that’s just regular maintenance. I take the point plate out and put it in a waterproof container and stow it onboard for emergency. That way if the electronic...
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    Bad day for this guy

    I’ve heard distress calls on Lake Superior, our engine died and we are drifting to the rocks! I hear the coast guard say, drop your anchor!
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    Rev limiter value

    You should be able to hear it when the limiter kick in. It will cut out and sound different.
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    Reminder to check gear before towing.

    Found a lid for a cooler, picked it up, a mile down the road was the cooler. Still have it 35 years later! Buddy got a fairly new chainsaw out of a snowbank. Another guy had an electric beer cooler that held kegs he got out of a bar, put a wheeled chassis under it and we used it for family...
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    Milk in reservoir, not in outdrive

    Following along as I’m on the same page as alldodge.
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    One last try

    Neighbor had a round plywood disk he made for skiing on. They would take a wooden chair and once they got up they would set up the chair and sit down and get pulled around the lake.
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    alpha 1 gen 1 noise

    Did you pull the drive yet? That is step one.
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    Testing my temp gauge

    Sometimes I want to give up. I suggest something and get ignored, then someone says the same thing.
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    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    What’s behind the engine bay panel? I’m part redneck, I would get in there with an angle drill or the like and drill a couple of holes in the bulkhead, being careful to not drill into a fuel tank or something. Then the bolts will come out far enough. You can re-seal the hole with a plate. thats...
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    yamaha 3.0 l4 blew head gasket help!

    On my 3.0 mercruiser, all you have to do is remove the two bolts on the right side of the front mount, when looking at the motor. There is a piece that comes out so belt can be installed easily.
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