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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    ha ha no you wouldn't :), it looks a bit unsafe , however it has turn out to be quite safe and i always have a person to be ready incase more counter weight is required , NOTE :we do move the boat and trailer rather than the crane as it does get a bit wobbly if i try to move the crane around...
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    454 vibrating and breaking starter bolts

    guessing you have a miss fire , possibly a lead , plug or dizzy cap, starters can struggle when trying to crank when a cylinder is not firing.
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    I'm back with a 1994 Islander 221V!

    i use a floor crane with extended / modified boom , for counterbalance i just rig up some old V8 engines ,makeshift set up but works well and safe.
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    1999 BAYLINER FADED SWITCH PANEL

    ha ha , that made me laugh (y)
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    Just can not figure it out

    OP , most older 2 smokes can be a bit of a PIA to cold start , ' in general " if you find a procedure that gets the motor to fire up and high idle with a few seconds or less of cranking you are in the ball park. my older Merk procedure from memory was: prime ball till hard > most important...
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    Buying an '03 Sea Ray Sundeck 220

    ha ha , welcome to the world of inboard boats "" think of your body as a pretzel and you will be able to reach most things :). drop the oil into the hull if the engine compartment is partitioned and sop it up when the engine is removed. either way try to get as mu h of that milk shake gone...
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    Buying an '03 Sea Ray Sundeck 220

    try to get some oil without water through the motor first , you never know , salvage parts like heads , crank rods ,etc are sought after by people doing budget builds.
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    Just can not figure it out

    my bad , it was a flip motor 115 i believe now., thinking of the 75 4 stroke Mariner i had at the same time , old age :).. any ways , back on subject >>
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    Just can not figure it out

    the 75 4 cylinder in line i had was a 2+2 .
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    Just can not figure it out

    yea i was not sure if the 85 was2+2 like the 75 .
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    Need ideas on problem with 5.7L Mercruiser shutting down

    yea mate , very strange , i should have taken a vid as no one i have mentioned to has had any idea either what was the cause. suggestions have been: crack in cap. crack in rotor contact in the cap. water intrusion in the lead. . broken carbon lead . + many other could have beens :).
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    Need ideas on problem with 5.7L Mercruiser shutting down

    i had a strange thing happen with a tb ignition on my 4.3 , motor would randomly cut but randomly start again and run perfect. never got to the bottom of the cause BTW. my story : drive the boat motor cuts , check over all the usual suspects , no start , then out of the blue it would start and...
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    Buying an '03 Sea Ray Sundeck 220

    don't know what happens but i seem to keep quoting myself ""SORRY"
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    Buying an '03 Sea Ray Sundeck 220

    whatever way you go motor has to come out and be dismantled or replaced , speculating is a waste of time and effort.
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    Buying an '03 Sea Ray Sundeck 220

    pull the drive , shove a hose up its intake hole , , run the fresh oil or go to local work shop and get a few jugs of oil from oil changes :) usably free .. cycle that through it , pull the motor and assess from there.
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    Just can not figure it out

    some online search should get you a manual , if not for that particular motor ? a same configuration of less or more hp will posibly work for you.. my post was in general, as i am not 100% familiar with the Merk motor you have ? is it a 2+2. many questions need to be answered before tinkering...
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    Just can not figure it out

    as posted by Scott , dont use starter fluid ,i will destroy the rings+ other things like seals and roller bearings."" use a squirt bottle with a 25 /75 fuel oil mix if you choose that route. the reason why the motor will run on starter fluid is because the small jets in the carbs are more than...
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    Too big to beach?

    50 different styles of music/noise blearing in the background "" oh the tranquility of the atmosphere "" NOT . a pic of a busy day at the local lake where we boat demonstrating how i anchor in the shallows wher its a rock bottom.
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    Too big to beach?

    yea , but :)? why so close.
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    Pumping out oil from dipstick

    agreed with all above "" suck away' no damage will be done , be sure to sit boat on flat ground so as all the oil is removed.
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