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  1. tpenfield

    New Style Sea Water Pump - Impeller Change

    Here are the inlet hoses (original) and the new sea water strainers . . . . . I could only find 2 of the 4 "reducing adapter" fittings needed to connect it all up. (the search continues) The sea water intake line has the quick release mechanism that you can see in the picture. Of course...
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    1999 Mercruiser 7.4 (454) MPI Engine overheated today...

    Maybe an "IAC Whistle", but doubtful it was causing the overheat. I would clean the flame arrestor (remove it and clean it) and check to see if there is dirt/clogs in the duct of the IAC. (can't remember on that year 7.4 how the IAC is set up.) Then see if you are still overheating and address...
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    Lack of power

    Running in neutral means nothing. (Lots of folks say their engines run great in neutral, and they are right) As the others have said . . go through the wiring and timing to make sure something is not amiss. (We) assume that it was running fine before the tune-up (?)
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    Timing curve for VP 7.4 with EST ignition

    My recollection is about 28˚ advance (total), starting at the 10˚ base timing advance. Full advance is at about 2500-3000 RPM. So, your chart is about right (IIRC)
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    New Style Sea Water Pump - Impeller Change

    My new-2-me boat has the new style Mercruiser 'in-house built' engines and related goodies. The sea water pumps are supposedly good for 300 hours between impeller changes. My boat has 275 hours, so I decided to do them now rather than mid-season. The old style pump used to be about a 4 hour...
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    Bravo drive is hard to shift into reverse?

    If you've got one of those big ugly quicksilver throttle/shift control units, you can probably lift the cover and get at the mechanical stuff. (Assuming you do not have DTS on that boat ??? :unsure: ) Fogging oil is your friend (keep the WD-40 for another use.) If that fials to improve...
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    1975 Dixie Fiberglass Products 13ft Malibu

    It wasn't the one that I posted? Glad you found something though .. . .
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    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    Productive day yesterday . . . Fixed the blowers De-scaled cooling system Changed engine oil Chased down cooling system leaks on the port engine. There was a coolant leak and a raw water side leak, both at hose fittings/clamps Cleaned up some rust on the engines - re-painted some spots...
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    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    Not launched @mickyryan . . . still a driveway queen at this point. Now that the blowers are working, I did fire the engines up and they both started right up and ran OK. I am going to scale back on the planned improvements before I do actually launch this thing and only do the repair &...
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    I'll figure something out to get it aligned better . . . perfectionist at work :ROFLMAO:
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    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    No, just traditional analog wiring. The CanadaBus (digital) wiring is associated with the engine/outdrive. All fixed though. . . now to start the engines :rolleyes: :unsure:
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    The sunbed is now operational . . . To @Scott Danforth 's point about boat seating . . . they never go back together the way they were originally (it seems). I put the rear seat hinges in all of the pre-existing holes. Yet, the seat in its raised position comes up a wee bit short of its...
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    1975 Dixie Fiberglass Products 13ft Malibu

    This is what I found . . . There seems to be some info on a website microskiff.com there is also a thread that came up here on iBoats. . . https://forums.iboats.com/threads/1974-14ft-dixie-malibu.613083/
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    1975 Dixie Fiberglass Products 13ft Malibu

    If the boat is a 1975 model, it should have the Hull ID Number (aka HIN) molded into the fiberglass somewhere on the transom, usually the starboard side near the rubrail. Knowing the first few digits (letters) will help identify the manufacturer . Would you be able to post the HIN?
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    Happiest Day of Ownership !!!

    A quick update . . . The Happiest Day is certainly behind me :unsure: I went to start the engines (still on the hard) for their seasonal wake-up. I flip the blowers on to get ready . . . nothing. :rolleyes: After about 4 hours of diagnostic work and a trip to the 'FLAPS' to buy more...
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    Best manuals

    Search online . . . There are various manuals based on the serial number series for the engine and outdrive.
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    Small crack in fiberglass hull with stains

    It would be a fair bet that the stains are from water seepage, indicating that the structure of the hull has water in it. In order to get a fiberglass patch of any sort to adhere to the hull, it will need to be really dry. So, you can try to patch it, but it may not work.
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    Yup, I'll just have to be careful.
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    Bellow Replacement

    +1 for the tube - it is not going to be a noticeable difference Get the tool for the retainer ring installation Have the Mercruiser Alpha outdrive manual handy and follow it closely for the bellow installation. The penalty of failure is quite high.
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    Re-upholstery Job on Cruisers Yacht 338 Bowrider

    never seems to work that way. My 'lease' on the dining and family rooms in the house (for production and storage) has 'expired' . . .
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