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    Yankee Fans Ready To Celebrate

    Yankees in 6 .Get a good seat at the local sports bar. Wednesday is going to be a great day for us Yankee fans.Go New York !!!!!
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    How To Tilt Motor Manually

    Tilt motor stopped working recently.I loosened the screw on the port side of the motor mount near the water line to lower the motor manually.I tried to do the same to lift the motor while standing in the water and pulling up on the lower unit.I could not get it to move at all.Is there another...
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    Yankees Win The 40th Pennant !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Here We Come World Series !!!!!!!!!
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    Yankees Up 5-2..go Yanks

    Great 8th Inning!!!!!!
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    Alpha Drive,worn clutch dog??

    My alpha drive shifts great since I had my cable adjusted properly.Every once in a while the drive does not shift into fwd cleanly.I have to push the lever further than usual to engage fwd.It only happens once in a while.Worn or wearing c-dog????? Charlie
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    DEXTRON for FOGGING oil

    An employee at a local boatyard recently told me that they use tranny fluid to fog their customers motors.He said they can buy it in bulk and it works like MMO.Any opinions????
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    50 HP Johnson starter stays engaged

    I am looking to purchase a 50 Jonnie mid to upper 90s vintage.The owner says that he had to replace the ignition a few times as well as the selenoid because the starter stays engaged when the motor starts.He said he jumped it with a wire and alligator clip temporarily and this seems to work.Am I...
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    Bilge Blower Operation Direction

    I have 2 bilge blowers in my twin screw Regal.I am replacing both since they seem to be working at half speed.One is bringing air into the bilge and the other is drawing air out.Does this sound correct??? I thought both should be drawing air out..?? Charlie
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    Pressure Washer Recomendations

    Time to buy a new pressure washer.My electric Nordic crapped out after 25 years of occasional use.I am inclined to get another electric one specifically to clean the bottom of my boats including barnacles.I dont plan on getting something commercial grade.Any recos?? Any minimum psi to keep in...
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    Walmart 2 cycle oil

    Anyone know who is making 2 cycle oil for Walmart this year.I have not used it in a few years .It used to be green and now it is blue.
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    Wilcox Head Pump Handle Not Pumping

    Anyone ever do a service kit on a pump action head??My pump handle is moving way too freely,no resistance to get a pump action going.It is a Wilcox Cretenden porcelan bowl manual pump action.Just thought I would ask before I started taking anything apart.Charlie
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    TILT Stopped working 150 ocean pro

    Went to use my boat today and the tilt was only making clicking sound when I pressed up or down.Both square fuses/selenoids were clicking and getting warm when I tried both switches at the helm and on the shroud.Never happened before.Odd for both selenoids to go together??? Replace them ...
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    GOT FWD NOW BUT LOSt REVERSE ON ALPHA

    I need some simple instructions on how to adjust shift cable on 1988 mercruiser 5.0lx with alpha drive.I had rev but no fwd.Did some tweaking of cables and now Have rev but no fwd.Please explain which cable does what ????? and which I should be adjusting????Couldnt find a simple explanation in...
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    Alpha Shift Cable adjustment help needed

    After installing my freshly serviced drive I cant seem to get fwd .I installed it right but it looses fwd after I shift the throttle out of fwd after installing the drive.hoping someone can walk me through a cable adjustment for fwd.1988 5.0lx mercruisers with alpha drives.Thanks Charlie
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    Alpha drive not shifting into fwd

    I installed my recently serviced alpha drive today and when I ran the engine ,reverse engaged fine,pushed the shifter forward and the drive did not engage.The shift lever just kept going forward until the engine revved higher.When I installed the drive the shift lever was in full fwd and the...
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    Question For A Cat Veterinarian

    Our 1 1/2 year old 100% indoor kitty was being taken care of for us while we were away on vacation.She got out and was missing for 17 days.We found her under a shed only 2 houses from where she got out.Based on her condition ,it seems she spent most of the 17 days under the shed.She was clean...
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    Tranny Fluid For Fogging Oil??

    Hey guys.I was speaking to an old salt total do it your selfer at my marina yesterday.He claims to have been using tranny fluid to fog his i/o for the last 30+ years.He swears by it.Anyone ever hear of this??? Good/bad/indifferent
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    Rotella sae 30 for mercruiser

    Hi guys.Time to do an oil change before winterizing.Wally world had no sae 30 or 40 oil.they DID have Shell sae30 Rotella .Good or bad choice for 5.0xl mercruiser i/o motors ???? I have heard good things about this oil.Charlie
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    Anyone ever use VENERE.COM for travel

    I am trying to get feedback on VENERE.com if anyone has used them to make travel arrangements.I am familiar with hotels.com,expedia.com,etc. but I have never heard of VENERE and they by far have the best rates for the hotel we want to go to.Hope someone knows.charlie
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    Replace tstat housing,hole inside

    Still troubleshooting rising temp at idle. 5.0xl mercr i/o 1988.I removed the large hose coming off the circulator pump to the tstat housing.Looking in the large inlet with the hose off of the housing, there is a small hole about the size of a small marble straight inside the inlet hole about...
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