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    Merc 40 ELPT BF 4S Idle Noise

    https://youtu.be/5rNykwmuw6g when the boat is in forward gear and I am giving it no gas it grumbles. When I give it a lil gas or put in neutral it purs like it should. See above video link. (the video starts with the motor in gear in idle) Any help is appreciated! Thanks!
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    2011 40 elpt bf 4s

    My dad gave me this motor. He bought it new at bass pro in 2018. The motor has 0.5 hours on it that were logged by the salesman when he cranked it in the dealership. It has never seen water. It has no controls or tiller. I am looking to get a smaller aluminum boat 15-18’ that will be good on...
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    Johnson 130 1996 Powering Down Issues

    The motor cranks and seems to run fine on the hose pipe. Took it out the other day and got up on plane with plenty of power and then all of a sudden after a couple of minutes it intermittently has power issues where it revs in and out of full power. Eventually it does not intermittently cut in...
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    Trim Down Comes on Occasionally in Fwd Gear

    When I shift into forward gear on my 95 5.0 L sea ray the trim down occasionally clicks on. I just redid the bracket and aolenoids on the trim motor and everything else works as supposed to just have that occasional "short" when accelerating out of idle in forward to cruising speeds. Where...
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    Shift Slide Question

    My shift slide mechanism with the outdrive off (and on presumably) only goes to the yellow arrow. I am having reverse issues. Should it be going all the way back to the red arrow?
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    A1 Gen 2 Brand New Shift Cable-Tough Shifting

    95 A1G2 Searay 200 signature bowrider with 5.0L Can someone help me troubleshoot this problem? I have a brand new lower shift cable installed along with a long list of things that needed maintenance while at that.(all 3 bellows, gimbal bearing, trim tab sender/limt, etc). I began with the...
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    Alpha Gen II-Gimbal Bearing Question

    I ordered part # 30-803099T-1 from wholesale marine to replace gimbal bearing and bellows etc. The new gimbal bearing that shipped with this kit does not have a channel or a hole in the outer housing of the gimbal bearing beneath the tolerance ring for grease to flow through. Is this the wrong...
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    Alpha Gen II-Gear Lube Transom Fitting Broken

    The brass barb is broken on the through transom fitting that had my gear lube hose on it that goes from the transom to the bell housing. (Picture attached) Can someone give me some guidance on how to replace this brass fitting? (quicksilver/merc #8922) Looks like I'm in for a ton more work...
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    Alpha One Gen 2 Bellows Question

    Took off complete outdrive to change lower shift cable. Water in main bellow leading to the gimbal bearing. Gimbal bearing has very slight resistance when spinning. 1-Do I have a bellows leak? 2- If so what bellows kit would you recommend me buy to replace? 3-Do I need any special tools...
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    Shift Interrupt Switch

    95 Mercruiser 5.0L Alpha One Gen 2 I have had significant issues with the boat dying when being shifted into reverse. Also, I was having a hard time actually engaging reverse gear and when it was engaging it was grinding/clunking once in gear(only in reverse). Tonight I checked the specs on...
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    Johnson 1996 130hp Lower Unit Question

    I have a question about my lower unit. Is it supposed to be spewing water out between the footing and the lower unit? Please see attached video. https://youtu.be/Heyz5OY9uY8 Also, it leaks dark oil between the same connection of the footing and the lower unit. (I have been told that it is...
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    Radio Positive In-Line Fuse

    I just installed a new stereo head unit in my boat. The positive connection has an inline glass fuse. I blow it when the music is turned up loud. The radio itself has a fuse on it. Do I need the inline fuse? My 6" marine speakers are rated for 75 watts RMS...My radio is only rated for 50 watts...
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    96 Johnson 130 Guage and Wiring Harness Question

    I am having issues understanding what the wiring harness that comes out of my nav/anchor switch and joins a pink wire from the motor wiring harness is for. I understand that the blue wire out of the nav/anchor switch feeds the lighting system for the guages. What is the pink wire for that...
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    95 SEARAY 200 signature speedometer

    I recently purchased the above mentioned boat. Most guages work. This one does not. What type of gauge do these boats use? I do not see a pitot anywhere on the back of the boat.
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    Boat Headlight Suggestions???

    I am looking for something that would be comparable to head lights for my boat. I don't necessarily care where they mount I would just like to be able to see when driving down the bayous of South Louisiana in front of me clearly. Any suggestions?
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    Where to ground guages?

    Where should my guages ground to? I understand that I daisy chain them all together, but I am wondering where to terminate the ground wire.
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    Cost Effective Local Marine Wiring

    Hello, I am rewiring my 18'6" 1996 Cajun Center console. I am looking for recommendations for where to buy all of my wiring. I of course could plan ahead and buy in bulk online but, I would rather go and pick it up at a store locally. Autozone? West marine? Lowe's or Home Depot? Any and all...
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