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  1. nola mike

    Boat swamped, let's see if we can get it running...

    New thread for this problem. First decent weekend since the fall, with the goal being to get on the water by Memorial day. Where I'm at: 1. Carb screws snapped off when I was trying to rebuild it, dropped it off at the machine shop around thanksgiving, I'm still waiting to pick it up. 2. Rebuilt...
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    Snapped screws in carb...

    Finally got around to rebuilding my Edelbrock 1409 after my boat got swamped. A good bit of junk in there, although the carb looks really easy to rebuild in general. Ran into problems with multiple screws snapping off, despite my being *super* careful, heating/pb blaster, to no avail. Anyway, I...
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    Any East coasters get hit with that storm yesterday?

    Had a surprise storm and tidal surge come through yesterday. Our area on the river took some significant damage. My skiff, which was on the top of a 5-ft seawall, got tossed around and is a bit worse for wear. Also lost a few other odds and ends. Video posted, you can't really see how far the...
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    Trick/fitting for cooling through bellhousing port?

    Anybody have a good fitting/solution for cooling the engine with an alpha outdrive removed? Trying to find something that can be wedged or something into the bellhousing port that won't pop out when I'm not paying attention. Currently removed hose from PS cooler, but it's messy. Garden hose is...
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    Edelbrock 1409 question...

    Got the boat running again after it got a bath. Oil's now clean. Still running like crap, looked down the carb throat and see it dribbling on both sides. Anything that would cause that aside from needle/seat or float issues? Just trying to gauge whether I'll need a complete carb rebuild or can...
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    My boat sank, part II

    Apparently my last post was removed because of profanity, though to be fair if there's ever a time to use profanity it's when your boat gets knocked off a lift, deposited on a jetty, and swamped, and then you get a speeding ticket returning from walmart. But we'll keep it civilized this go...
  7. nola mike

    Finally ready for a new prop

    Previously had a 3.7l 170hp, replaced last year with a 4.3l that should be good for 220hp. Was hoping for a big jump in performance, which unfortunately didn't happen. Dry weight listed at 1150# on the sales flyer fwiw. Had run an alu 3 blade 23p on the old motor, transferred it to the new. With...
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    Basic Android charting?

    Had been using Marine navigator lite for years, perfect for my needs. Doesn't seem compatible with Android 11 though, and hasn't been updated since 2016. I need something very basic: charts (obviously, and i am partial to the NOAA raster charts), gps location, and bearing. A couple of decent...
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    Attachments in PMs?

    Anyone know if it's still possible to send attachments via PM with the new software? Can't seem to figure out how to do it.
  10. nola mike

    '04 Merc 2 stroke went swimming

    Left the boat beached with an incoming tide, wind picked up, 15-30 min later had a swamped boat. Managed to wrangle it to the ramp and winch it out after a lot of cursing. Motor didn't get submerged, but got good 'n wet. The water is brackish. I got the water out of the tank (very little) and...
  11. nola mike

    More U-joint knocking?

    So had a (ahem) small issue with my u-joints last month when the clip fell off. At that time replaced just the drive side joint. The drive was new to me, and both joints were replaced prior to the start of the season. It's started clicking again, getting worse, though still only on fairly hard...
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    Forgot plug, part of the club now

    Forgot to put in the drain plug for the first time ever the other day. Yay. Realized it after driving the truck about 300ft. Tried to frantically back up before jumping out and running. Boat was beached, shocking how much water was in there (bilge switch was off while out of the water). Ended up...
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    Inaccurate fuel gauge?

    Replaced the sender a few years back. Went through great pains to get it sort of accurate. This year noticing that it's always full. Until it isn't. Realized that it's probably because I cleaned up some connections in the helm, and the gauge is now seeing lower resistance. I don't particularly...
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    How much should extra weight slow me down?

    Just curious. Still haven't gotten the performance I expected after my 3.7l --> 4.3l upgrade. It's a touch faster on the top with better mid range. Me + full tank gets me 48-49 mph @ 46-4700 rpm. Today out with about 1000# extra people/gear (6 real people, 2 kids) and topped out at 42 mph @ 4300...
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    2005 regal commodore 2750 stringer/transom material?

    Got a buddy with the above boat. Apparently it started leaking. He's not sure where it's leaking from, but he does not think it's coming from bellows. Thinks it might be around drain plug. I'm thinking this sounds like a rotten transom, but am hoping for his sake that it and stringers are...
  16. nola mike

    Clickity clack

    New to me outdrive, changed water pump, a seal, and ujoints at the start of season. Soon after had slight clicking on turns, has gotten worse. Pulled drive today... Yikes. It would appear that one of the clips came loose. Joint was contacting the inner surface of the large retainer nut. Glad I...
  17. nola mike

    Boat lift options?

    Local drama, my boat ramp is closed for at least the season. All the construction is bananas around here, but the guy doing a pier next door agreed to drive 4 pilings for me while he's on this job. The pilings are going to be standalone with a lift that I'll be buying/installing. For a few...
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    Waterproof engine compartment?

    So a few years back I reconfigured the traditional back-to-back lounge/2 jumpseat configuration on my bowrider. I put in a sundeck and L-bench seat in the stern, and 2 captain's chairs in the front (wow, what a difference BTW). Problem is that the seams in the sun deck allow water to drain into...
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    Help with charging system?

    Had some fluctuating voltages last year after installing the new engine. Didn't stay very long, but would overcharge for maybe 30 sec, then undercharge. Took the boat out for the first time this season, and on the way out my voltage spiked to 18v for a minute before settling to 14.2. after a...
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    Is it worth it to replace the voltage regulator?

    Took the boat out for the first time this season, went about 50 miles. On the way out my voltage spiked to 18v for a minute before settling to 14.2. after a while it dropped to battery voltage (12.7) before getting back to 14.2. on the way home it charged for a while before again dropping to...
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