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    Seller says exhaust bellows torn

    I am a tough customer when I am buying and I expect buyers to be tough when I sell. I always have manuals and reciepts to show the work and products that I claim to have fixed or repaired. And I expect the seller to have the same !! I have had buyers claim they need to take things apart to be...
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    Seller says exhaust bellows torn

    Are you a gambling man ?? What are you gambling away by taking a boat of unkown history out into open water ??
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    What color should my gear oil looks like

    Let it sit after draining for a while, if there is water in it, it will begin to seperate. Sometimes there will be lighter colored swirls in the gear lube indicating some water tried to mix in..
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    Outboard life expectancy

    Correct....the newer four strokes might be great, but due to all the extra work and parts, no one can afford anything but regular maintence. My local marinia service dept tell folks if your engine needs an overhaul, forget it, buy a new one as labor costs make it to expensive. They tell me...
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    New to the site with a question about a 1996 90hp Force

    Check the lube container, most will say if approved for marine use. I use the valvoline ( walmart brand) 75-140 full synthetic gear lube for many years with not one issue !! My label states approved for marine use etc. Being a full synthetic oil, the actual weight ( viscosity) is less important...
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    Winterize evinrude 50

    Drain and refill lower gear case to be sure there is no water in there !! Lube wont freeze but if the motor is left tilted up, water can lay in that exhaust port behind the prop and cause damage when it freezes. After letting my motor down to drain, I turn it over ( no start) a few times to...
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    Need replacement windshield for 2003 Lund Pro V

    You need just thw glass or the whole frame??
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    Merc 75 4 cylinders, 2 carbs

    Some years back, I found a full service manual for my Mercruiser I/O as a digital copy. Used a thumb drive to download it. Spent most of the night for the 990 pages it contained....when I opened it up for reading, about 30% of the pages were blank for taking notes...what a waste of time and...
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    Trailer Wheel

    Look up " wheel and rim supply". In Toledo Ohio there is a store that just sells wheels, rims, hubs etc and often carry the unusual items.
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    Transom Step

    They are popular, most any quality marine store should have them availiable. You can get them with one, two or three steps dependng on what length you need.
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    Alternator

    Then look elsewhere...
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    Adding Glue On Fish Pole Holders

    Your boat...your loss or sucess...just giving our opinions,
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    Alternator

    Return it and get the right parts.
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    Well, That's It. Another Season Over

    Our original plans after retirement was having a motorhome and traveling to nice weather over the year. Worked great the first year, then health problems set in, wife is now dissabled so we are stuck here. Winter stinks !!!
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    winterizing a mercruiser 3.0 with sterndrive kept in water year round

    I used to use those aluminum bell shaped housings with a couple 75 watt bulbs inside the dog house of my 3.0.. It ectended my season for an extra month and ket me get out a month sooner in the spring. Dog house was not sealed up tight, in fact kept it opened slightly for some air movement...
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    Eska 1945b compression test

    Yea, unless your getting it really cheap, I would pass. I bought mine for 25 bucks, compression felt good, no rust in the tank, couldn't pass it up. Replaced the spark plug and it run great, used mine on a rental boat for two years, then sold it for 75 bucks. Being air cooled it vibrated and...
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    Well, That's It. Another Season Over

    If I could, I would !! Cant get the wife to move, and I like to fish, how does that song go....sure gonna miss her ??
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    Eska 1945b compression test

    Put a spoonfull of oil into the spark plug hole and pull it over a few times, now retake the compression test and see what you have...
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    Well, That's It. Another Season Over

    NOT FAIR.....when we northerners have to put our boats up for the winter, so should you southerners !! Life ain't fair !! Guess I need to sue somebody cause it just isn't fair, the weather needs to be more equal....thats it, I'll sue for weather equality....who wants my case ?? LOL.. You guys...
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    Eska 1945b compression test

    If that is a single cylinder air cooled model it might be lower. I had a model from the early 60's, years back that only carried about 75-80 lbs but ran very well.
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