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    Newer Mercruiser Cooling System Questions . . .

    FWIW - Here are the cooling system flows for the engines. Raw Water Side . . . . . Closed Cooling Side . . . . .
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    H260 seat flew out

    Greetings and welcome to iBoats . . . We have not seen your boat seat, but will keep looking. Your first call may be to Four Winns to see if they can do anything (re-make). A second option would be a local upholstery shop could probably re-make the cushion. Was it a filler cushion or a...
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    I do hope that the heavy use of fossil fuels continues for a while as my retirement portfolio is a little too heavy on petroleum stocks, and I’ll need more time to diversify 🤣
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    As far as infrastructure to support a new transportation technology, the world has been 'down that road' a hundred years ago in the early days of the automobile. Think of all the things that were not in place then and had to be figured out. :unsure: Gas stations, roads, traffic control...
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    $2500 boat

    Yes, a 5-day weekend. Plan on about 2 weeks end-to-end, as you will run into issues and have to figure things out and may need to buy a few bits and pieces.
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    According to a few articles, (Car and Driver, etc) the range while towing is going to be less than half of the published range. (so call it 100 miles or less). Lots of things to be worked out regarding electric vehicles, which some of the post have touched upon. If there were a retreat to...
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    $2500 boat

    https://www.dougrussell.com/ https://www.michiganmotorz.com/ https://www.1800runsnew.com/ (Marine Engines) The place that @ahicks speaks of is a local shop (Not Michigan Motorz) . . . https://www.michmo.com/
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    Looking at a boat with Volvo power

    @NHGuy . . . where you been? What are you buying? It would be best to get a boat with the proper engine setup rather than buy something just to swap the engine. Winnipesaukee? Lots and lots of boats there.
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    $2500 boat

    Is it Michigan Motorz the website? They, along with Doug Russell and Marine Engines are probably the 3 go-to places for a new engine. @SavinRaven You'll have that $7500 boat in no time :D :cool:
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    Grade 6 was awesome . . . I became top of my class in science and never looked back :D
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    Cracked Block Replacement

    Welcome to iBoats . . . $3,200 sounds a bit pricey for a boat that needs and engine. Price out what a 5.0 marine long block would be and then factor in some $,$$$ for your time and risk. I know that boats are tough to come by recently, but is this your best course of action, all costs...
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    Bought a new long block and wondering about the coupling and gimbal bearing.

    As far as cylinder heads, my previous 454 engines had the #10114156 cylinder heads on them. I believe they are used in some automotive applications and are also found in marine applications. Listings of the head casting mostly say '1991 and up', but do not say specifically 'marine'. I think...
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    alpha one gen 2 exhaust bellows

    The Mercathode system puts a small drain on the battery (15 ma +/-) . . . some folks shut it off (circuit breaker) if they leave their boat in a slip for extended periods of time without use. So, it defeats the purpose.
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    alpha one gen 2 exhaust bellows

    Put a fresh set of anodes and keep an eye on the corrosion. Lots of folks in fresh water think they don't have to take care of their outdrives . . . but in fact they do. :rolleyes:
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    alpha one gen 2 exhaust bellows

    How 'bout the corrosion on the outdrive? any concerns about that? Usually you find the exhaust 'tube' on the Bravo's , but Alphas could have them as well.
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    2008 Tahoe Q7i beeping

    Welcome to iBoats . . . Lower unit sensor :unsure: . . . that's a new one for me. Got an owner's manual for the engine? Odds are that the water flow is restricted from the mud drug and there is a water pressure sensor sounding the alarm. What engine and outdrive is in the boat? You'll...
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    1968 Hydroswift

    Welcome to iBoats. . . Owner's manuals for boats don't really exist (until recently) and particularly for an older boat. Most of them are mere pamphlets and just have info on navigation and avoiding playing 'bumper boats' with others. The HIN (ie serial number) is Pre-1972 so it is only...
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    old (unsure of year) Honda BF75 (7.5hp) outboard won't throttle in neutral or reverse

    Many/if not most small engines have a governor that prevents advancing the throttle very much when in neutral. Nothing good can happen over revving an engine. Pull the cowl and check to see if that is the case.
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    gimbal bearing install

    The gimbal bearing would not have any reliance on the engine alignment. If you are getting too much resistance and the bearing assembly is not going in as it should, try pulling it back out and checking everything. IIRC, there was/is a particular orientation for the gimbal bearing. . . . but...
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    Info on this boat

    Lots of folks ask about information on older boats and those that are out of production. I'm not sure how the information would help though . . . it's not like you can get parts & service. Is there particular info you are looking for? What SK posted is about the most you may find.
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