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    Do you park your vehicle straight into your garage or back in?

    Guess you could put an exhaust fan in like we have in bathrooms and our I/O bilge blowers.
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    Method to repair damaged crank/ flywheel key?

    Since you said red neck repair, de-grease it real good and then put some red locktite on the shaft when you put it back together. You may not ever get it off again so be sure all is good..
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    First time water in bellows

    I got a greasable. From SEI this summer. Don't like sealed either. You may be able to pick the seal off and re pack.
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    Kicking around another hair-brained idea

    Maybe a motorcycle engine?
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    New gimbal bearing, can’t get alignment tool in coupler

    Check the dimensions of the tool, QC sometimes suffers.
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    Ran motor (in driveway) without oil in lower unit?

    I hope you had muffs on it.
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    Update to using Toilet bowl cleaner for hull and bottom

    I should get some before they change the formula..Thanks for the info.
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    2 parking problems

    That's good to hear. I'm bad about assuming, I related your screen name to the car.
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    2 parking problems

    You must have pissed someone off.
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    Valve lifter reassembly SBC

    They don't like being dry and will fail quickly, and they DO mate for life, be sure you put them back in the same place. All the above posts, good stuff!
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    Electric Boats

    I could see a hybrid sail/electric motor if the sails could incorporate solar cells. batteries in the keel. might work. If gas prices keep going up I believe my power boat days are limited.
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    Seawater Pickup

    https://www.boats.net/product/mercury/862993 This may work for you.
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    1995 Four Winns Horizon 190 depth finder

    My 95 searay has one in the bilge like Alumarine mentioned. About 2 feet forward or the transom.
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    1995 Searay 5.7 GM winterizing mods..

    Well the last thing I want is for a plug to break off in the block, it was quite a chore getting the old drain valves out of the block, so I'll try to find the stainless or brass wing style and put some anti seize on them each year. Best I can tell the inlet hose going to the steering cooler...
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    1995 Searay 5.7 GM winterizing mods..

    I like this as well, and I guess it would be a good time to use some of my aviation seal. thanks.
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    1995 Searay 5.7 GM winterizing mods..

    I like this idea, thanks! I may not have room to do the ball valves but it's certainly worth a look..
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    1995 Searay 5.7 GM winterizing mods..

    I like the plastic wing type plugs in manifold, they were easy, didn't know about the hose, thanks! This is exactly why I posted. Always looking for good ideas.
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    1995 Searay 5.7 GM winterizing mods..

    I just posted a question to Rick Stevens in Cedarcove's thread on the same subject but decided to start my own to avoid confusion. new to me boat so I expected some pit falls. The first was the block drains, they were the little wingnut spigots like they used to put on a radiator in the old...
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    Mystery switches

    Thanks! I needed that. LOL.
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    Mystery switches

    Thanks, I was afraid that was the case. I asked him and he didn't know either. I'll poke around a bit more and see if I can find the other end.
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