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  1. tpenfield

    Brandy new trim sender not working

    Greetings, The hits keep on coming as far as boat maintenance this year. I put on brand new trim senders and limit switches on both engines this year. The starboard engine/outdrive sender works fine. The port side was difficult to get working and adjust. At one point I opened it up to see...
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    Sea water pump impeller vanes flipped to the wrong way . . . ???

    The boat was launched for the season today . . . so far so good on the impeller vanes. Both engines held a nice 160˚F while underway today. :)
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    21 foot Boston Whaler "Justice" gas tank

    Welcome to iBoats . . . Google is your friend. On a search there are Bay City Fab (Ventura CA) and American fuel Tanks (La Mesa, CA) that come up, and a few others not too far away. You may want to pick a company that is on the west coast to avoid excessive shipping charges. Most of these...
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    How damaged are these threads.

    How damaged ??? They are so damaged. :rolleyes:
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    Claims its a cracked engine block

    Are the new owners looking for a refund or something of that sort? Hard to say exactly, but it could be all sorts of things. Big milkshake is usually a cracked engine block. Did they send you any pictures or have they let you inspect the engine? Assuming the boat did have a major defect when...
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    Help with water leak on 1999 MerCruiser Bravo 3

    Yes, Formulas seem to have tight engine compartments. I think you are on the right track using an inspection camera to get a better view of the leak. Often, the engine has to come out, based on what is found.
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    Sea water pump impeller vanes flipped to the wrong way . . . ???

    FYI - I bought aftermarket/generic V-belts, and am posting the equivalent numbers for those who may be interested. So I had to replace the sea water pump belt, the alternator belt, and the power steering belt. The profile 'size' is known as a '15' section automotive (about 0.45" top width and...
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    Sea water pump impeller vanes flipped to the wrong way . . . ???

    BTW- the old v-belts were so bad that the alternator was only making about 12 volts when just one engine was running at idle :rolleyes: . . . now it is up to 14 volts. :D
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    Sea water pump impeller vanes flipped to the wrong way . . . ???

    The fact that the engine and belt would not turn the pump led me to realize that the v-belts were beyond their useful life. So, I spent the better part of last night and today sourcing new belts. NAPA was closed, but AutoZone came to the rescue and got me the belts on short notice and a...
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    Sea water pump impeller vanes flipped to the wrong way . . . ???

    Don't tell anybody, but was able to get the impeller vanes to flip back to their correct direction. I removed the output hose from the sea water pump and lubed up the internals with dish soap. Then I rotated the pulley/impeller a few times ( in the wrong direction) to get the internal surfaces...
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    Glassing Stringers - First Time

    Question . . . and maybe you have got it covered, BUT . . . It looks like the engine mount stringer/box is going to be hollow? Should be solid down to the hull
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    Sea water pump impeller vanes flipped to the wrong way . . . ???

    Greetings, An unusual issue . . . It appears that the impeller vanes in the sea water pump of my port side engine have (somehow) flipped themselves to the wrong direction. All was good at the end of last season, but this year when I started the engines for the first time, I noticed the sea...
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    Help quickly please

    'Marine' engines will be in short supply as everyone in TX and a few other southern USA states are out buying long blocks after the winter they had. (sorry to say)
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    Help quickly please

    Mark IV were stamped steel as Scott said, having the rounded shape. The Gen 5/6 had the more beveled/squared-off shape. The SBC's had the ribs.
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    Help quickly please

    It sounds like the blocks being sold are 'Mark IV' and you have a 'Gen 5'. So I think the heads are going to be different (IIRC). The thing is that you probably should not use much from the original engine, as all the main pieces, blocks, heads, manifolds are suspect given the freeze damage...
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    Beginning of 1979 Cobia Sportster 18vbr Restoration

    Looks like you are doing a good job. Subscribing in for the rest of the journey. Poly or VE resin is the better thing to use rather than epoxy . . . unless you are going to use epoxy 100% throughout the rebuild ($$$$).
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    Glassing Stringers - First Time

    If you are using stitched cloth, which it looks like you are, making cuts and overlaps at corners and around shapes is normal and fine. As for the air bubbles, it is usually a symptom of not wetting out the underside of the fiberglass cloth before you put it into place. The surface you are...
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    IMPELLER IN OUT DRIVE

    Remove the outdrive to check for a clog at the hose inlet at the bell housing BUT DON'T take off the lower unit, if that is what you were thinking. You will have a mell of a hess on your hands.
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    Putting outdrive back in

    1) make sure you can see a clear path by looking in the driveshaft bellows, through the gimbal bearing and into the coupler. Make sure nothing is visibly obstructing. 2) make sure the height of the outdrive is equal to the bell housing so that the outdrive will go into the bell housing without...
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    How to make the two arms even?

    you had a 50/50 chance and chose the wrong side (ram). The better method is to secure the 'pin' on the ram that is more extended and then let the weight of the outdrive do the work in bringing the rams into alignment. Be sure to have the grommets and washers ready for the other side as the...
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