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  1. nola mike

    Got out this weekend, all went eerily well.

    Normally I need to do SOMETHING in the spring before I get on the water. This weekend wasn't planning on taking it out, but it was too damn nice. Charged it a few days before. Started on muffs, ran rough for a minute but started right up. Got on the water, went about 30 miles. Beautiful. Only...
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    STILL no 4.3L :(

    I've been looking for a 4.3L for quite a while to replace my 470. I was fairly diligent looking for donor motors and junked hulls this offseason without much success. The ones that I found were '80's vintage. V8s are more plentiful, but I'm very wary about adding even more weight to my light...
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    Max output of 470 stator?

    Trying to troubleshoot something remotely for a guy with a 470. He says that he's getting 60v to his battery, doesn't know the problem. I haven't got any more info, but this seems like an awfully high output, even with a completely fried regulator. I had helped him after he took it to a shop...
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    Wacky Tachy

    Been having an issue with a floating needle on my tach. Seems more pronounced when hot or at high rpm. I've had the problem before, I thought the issue in the past was some internal corrosion in the tach. It seemed to resolve last time when I worked the selector screw back and forth. This time...
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    470 overheat (?) troubleshooting

    Finally got out today, went 34 miles. Had a hard time getting the gauge back up to 160, riding 33-3400 rpm in a lightly loaded boat on a calm day. A few long 37-3800 rpm runs got it close though. Immediately put it in idle and checked temps. The mechanical gauge reading is below, might have...
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    OMG, is it the coil?

    Finally got back on the water after a ton of rain. Was trying to see whether I could get the temps up after flushing the HX. 17 miles each way to our destination, running it a bit harder than usual, 33-3400 rpm on the way out, way back with a few longer runs at 37-3800 rpm. Stopped on the way...
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    Freeing up a stiff Teleflex steering cable?

    2003 Merc 25 hp. I kind of assumed that the stiffness was at the engine side. Today I removed the cable completely from the tube. The flexible aft end of the cable had fresh looking grease on there, no corrosion. However, still tight to turn even disconnected. The helm end has the cable that...
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    Correct way to attach hull fittings?

    I've restored my interior, pulled up and replaced the floor, and while I was there I drilled a bunch of holes in my stringers and transom (from the inside) to verify their integrity. I'm hoping to have this boat for the longish term at this point. Next step, hopefully this offseason, is to...
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    470 overheat (?) troubleshooting

    So this year prior to putting the boat in the water I did some outdrive maintenance. Replaced the water hose, trim senders, ujoints, bellows, shift cable. Pressure tested the drive and had an upper seal leak. Replaced them, speedi-sleeved the grooved drive shaft. Pressure tested again, now had a...
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    Boat lift questions?

    Been tossing around the idea of a free standing boat lift for a few years now. For a variety of reasons I don't want to build a full on pier. I want to sink 4 pilings off shore a ways and use them for the lift. I'd walk out to the lift/boat. I've seen a few direct to consumer companies on line...
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    Testing impeller flow?

    Getting ready to try to chase down a possible overheat (after I verify it and clean out my heat exchanger). It's a new/old gear housing that didn't have any issues (that I recall) when last used time around 2 years ago. I only used it for about 10 hours at the time, and had just replaced the...
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    Wow, reading my first couple of posts on iboats!

    My 10th summer on iboats, and I went back and read a few of my early posts. Incredible how clueless I was! Nice to be marginally less clueless now. Very fun reads. Thanks to all for the help over the years. Oh, stonyloam might get a chuckle out of trying to talk me out of buying a 470 back in 2009!
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    barely made it back from D. C. today

    Took my buddy's '04 240 Sundancer, 5.0L to DC yesterday (70 miles) to slip overnight and catch a Sox/nats game last night (me, him, 4 kids, 98', no wind). Good times. On the way back about 20 miles in, it starts slowly losing power, at first stumbling and losing power around 3400 rpm, worse with...
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    Multi-quotes?

    Used to be an easy way to quote multiple posts in my own. I don't think I've seen it since the upgrade, but it may be hiding somewhere new?
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    Will a prop change make a difference?

    Props are one of these black art topics that I can't ever figure out. I currently have a 23p aluminum prop on my 3.7L alpha one. It's propped correctly, hits 45-4600 rpm with a 47-48 mph top speed (used to hit 49-50, old boat now). It performs pretty well. The only thing that I need is an...
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    Sierra Semi-synthetic gear lube=Quicksilver High performance?

    I have a 1/2 quart of Sierra semi-synthetic gear lube. Wanted to see if it was OK to mix with Quicksilver High-performance. I would think it would be, but Merc says not to mix the high performance with the premium, so just thought I'd check...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 1 Gear lube leak?

    Ha, what a joke. That caliper tool might work on a brand new drive, but no way it was going to be that easy. It appears the bushing and seal are usually replaced as a unit anyways. It took a BFH, 2 screwdrivers (before I found my cold chisel), and a good bit of pounding to destroy the bushing...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 1 Gear lube leak?

    OK, so *finally* got all the parts and put the upper back together. Hardest part was finding something to drive that upper seal in there. I dinged the edge of the lip using something makeshift, and had to remove the seal. Looked like it should still work though. For future reference, a 34mm...
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    Source for speedi-sleeve?

    Trying to repair the upper driveshaft on my alpha 1, and am looking for a local source for a speedi-sleeve. Not sure what types of places would carry them in stock. Really want to be on the water this weekend. I've tried Grainger/Napa/advance/autozone etc, local machine shops, and a couple of...
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    Alpha 1 Gen 1 Gear lube leak?

    Ugh, I don't know that I'm ever getting this thing back on the water. Had planned on replacing the lower driveshaft seal tomorrow. The drive had been off and laying on its side. When I picked it up I noticed a small puddle; looks like it's coming from the upper, and leaking into the exhaust...
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