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    Bearing buddie size

    I want to replace the dust caps on my trailer with bearing buddies. But I'm having a hard time determining the size I need. I don't know exactly where to measure? Or which one to get? It's a 1991 Load Rite lil rider bunk trailer with 4.80-8 tires and a 5 lug rim. I've got calipers and all that...
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    Low tide, Shallow water, boating

    The other day I went out at dead low tide. My boat sits on the mud at low tide but it's a decline down to the water so I can push the boat to the water. Then paddle to the main creek. The boat drafts 2-4 inches with the motor up and depending on gear and people. Motor down I think about 1 foot...
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    Speedometer test

    How could I test my speedometer on land? My speedometer uses a pick up tube on the transom. It's not hooked up to the motor I believe. I know it uses air pressure to move the dial. Could I use my compressor with a air blower set at a low psi (like 5-10psi) to blow air into the pickup?
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    Block only drains on one side

    Lately I've been prepping my boat for the water after a long time sitting in my driveway. (5 plus years). I just cleaned and painted the manifolds and risers from rust build up. (Only took the risers off). I started the motor and let it warm up for 30min to check for leaks and fine tune the...
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    Cool boat I found and considering purchasing

    I found a 1968 15ft Mustang Lonestar boat with a 1968 Mercruiser 60hp sterndrive. The motor does not run but it's not seized. Has great compression and maybe spark. Can't tell since the starter is shot. The motor was last started in the early 90's. Looks reasonably clean for the age. Can't post...
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    Mercruiser RPM at idle

    I just changed the oil, sparkplugs, and sparkplugs wires. Going to replace the distributor cap and rotor when the parts come in. I was wondering what's the idle rpm for my 1986 Mercsuiser 260hp V8 5.7L? Right now it's between 1200rpm and 1400 rpm. that seems a little high but I could be wrong...
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    Old racing outboard

    Re: Old racing outboard I'm gonna try doing something like this merc head I saw on eBay. I don't like to port the exhuasts. Had to Many failures on Briggs and Stratton engines only the exhausts for some reason I can make perfect intakes. Im gonna make an exhuast that I can remove so I can put...
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    Old racing outboard

    I remember a couple of years ago I saw a old mercury outboard ( I think it was a 1960's) but it was converted and modified for racing. It looked awesome chromed out powerhead, Custom machined exhaust pipe, but the coolest part on it to me wash the carburetor pipes. It looked like a trumpet (I...
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    Kayak trolling Motor steering issue

    The other day I made a motor mount on my kayak for my electric trolling motor. I've got the throttle control mounted in the kayak but I have no way to steer It normally. On an outboard I would attach a tiller extension but I can't put one on cause of it being 5 feet behind me I couldn't turn...
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    Fishing Rod Holder Question

    I've been looking everywhere for a rod holder that will hold a spinning rod. [i use a conventional rod once or twice a year, I never use a baitcaster reel] There are going to be two rod holders going to be side mounted on my 1991 Sea Nymph 14K. I fish primarly in saltwater using a standard 7...
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    hub might be spun

    In March I bought a 1988 Nissan 18 HP NS18C2. I had a couple of snags down the road with it mainly getting the lower unit off. I've painted the whole lower unit perfectly and cleaned it inside out [except for the gear housing didn't want to mess around in their, found that out on a previous...
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    Power steering leaking

    So I bought some Dexron 2 fluid for my engine cause it was almost bone dry. I fill it up and started the engine turned the steering wheel lock to lock to get the fluid in the lines. Shut the motor off and looked in the pump and filled it up again and started the motor again. Stop the motor and...
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    power steering fluid question

    I've looked through and searched through the forums and could not find one. The Mercruiser manual says to use Dexron 2 fluid for the power steering fluid. but the only dexron 2 bottle i could find was for automatic transmission fluid. can i use it for my Mercruiser power steering?
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    Two Stroke Oil question

    I hate asking this question cause of the negative feed back. Has Anyone used Pennzoil marine XLF 2 cycle oil in their outboard? It's at a good price per gallon but it has a synthetic blend i normally use Walmart brand two stroke oil for my outboards. if i switch two a synthetic blend will it...
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    1991 Sea Nymph 14K rebuild

    Re: 1991 Sea Nymph 14K rebuild my first task on the boat was making a new transom. The original one was a trapezoid piece of 1 1/2 inch plywood painted grey not even sealed, that was original to the boat. But it lasted almost 23 years like that so i cant complain. i bought a sheet of 2 FT X 2...
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    1991 Sea Nymph 14K rebuild

    Last year halfway through boating season the bottom half of my transom board started rotting. But it was still usable for the rest of the year. So i bought some grey spray paint and painted it when low tide came around. [I dock my boat at my neighbors house. The dock is in a salt marsh so at low...
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    Tachometer acting weird

    I was doing some work on my engine and I noticed the tachometer was about 500 rpm too high. So I stopped the engine and restarted it and it went back to normal. I carry on the work I glance back at the gauge and it went back up. Well being right next to the engine I would have noticed it...
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    Triple Mercury Tower Of Power

    I've always wanted a double or triple mercury tower of power inline 6 on a boat. I had a old ski boat with a merc on it and it screamed down the river. But that boat is long gone. I've seen double mercury inline 6 before, Has anyone done a triple before? I have to admit that seven marines V8...
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    Need advise for catching EELS

    I want to use eels for bait this year and my creek has a lot of them. I have a EEL pot/trap but I don't know what to use for bait? My friend told me to use raw chicken but nothing was in the trap. When I would fish in freshwater I would get them on a nightcrawler. I caught a small 2FT EEL in my...
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    Head gasket question

    I have a 1938 Neptune Jr. Single 1.5HP 1A38 that I acquired from my grandpa a couple years ago. I had it running when I got but it needs a lot of work to run again. Mainly ignition work. I need to make a head gasket for it because the old one rotted away. I made a new one out of a metal pie...
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