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  1. nola mike

    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!
  2. nola mike

    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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    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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    Lower driveshaft seal installation orientation/alpha 1 gen 1?

    Remembered that this seal was buggered last year when I replaced the impeller last year. Redoing the lower shift cable tomorrow (for the second time in 2 weeks...), and since the drive is off I figured I'd replace the seal as well. Been searching, but can't seem to find out which direction to...
  9. nola mike

    Stupid Luverly U-joints

    Since I had nothing that needed to be done this summer, and the boat was running fine, I decided to make a few projects for myself for no good reason. I've changed trim sensors, bellows, shift cable, water hose so far. Decided, what the hell, replace u-joints. I got a kit from my FLAPS to press...
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    Exhaust tube fit?

    Just finished up with my lower unit maintenance. Used an exhaust tube instead of the bellows. With the drive down, there's a gap of about an inch between the end of the tube and the bellhousing flange. Doesn't seem right. Also doesn't seem like it would do anything except make more noise...
  11. nola mike

    Bellows replacement questions

    Going to be doing some R&R on my outdrive on Friday. I have on order new bellows, shift cable kit, trim senders, water hose(s)(2 different sizes available?), and U-joints (Moog 315g automotive, we'll see if they fit). I did the bellows when I first got the boat, maybe 8 seasons ago, definitely...
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    Stripped idle cam bolt

    Got the boat fired up today for the first time. Started great. Couldn't keep it running, looked at the carb and saw the idle cam lying on the carb. The screw was nowhere to be found. I've had a problem with it in the past--was *almost* but not quite completely stripped . So now what's the best...
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    Good idea?

    After redoing the interior over the last couple of seasons, I'm becoming very concerned about hidden transom damage. I had made a bunch of holes at the time, and everything looked good, but now I'm worried about all the holes on the outside of the transom. Wondering whether I should inspect...
  14. nola mike

    Gamefisher 3.0 No start

    Just picked this guy up, details here. Guy sold it because it wouldn't start. Well, he was right. First, that is the simplest carb I've ever seen. Am I correct that there are no idle ports? Looks like it only has a float, main jet, and a vent passage, so not sure what else could go wrong with...
  15. nola mike

    Off Season Outdrive servicing

    My intake water hose (A1 gen 1) is in rough shape. Plan on replacing that, bellows, u-joints, and lower shift cable in the off season. Thinking about doing the trim/limit sensors as well if they're not too much additional work (I don't really care about them, but would prefer to have everything...
  16. nola mike

    Starting to look for a 4.3L, what do I need?

    Have been idly looking for a 4.3L to eventually replace my 470, see this link if interested. I'm trying to figure out what exactly I need. Looking for a junk hull is proving to be a bit elusive. 1. So what years are acceptable, are there any that don't work? I want to go vortec heads and 4 bbl...
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    Anyone know anything about this/gamefisher 3.0?

    Wondering if this is worth buying. No idea the year or who made it. Owner says it runs for a couple of seconds and stalls. Would be worth the price if I can get common parts (carb kit, points, etc) for it.
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    Boating up the Potomac?

    We'll be taking my buddy's 22' runabout from our area of the Potomac (near Colonial Beach) up the river to DC/Alexandria, and staying overnight this Sunday. Any recommendations for slips in the area? Any good marinas/restaraunts/bars/sights along the way? Anything in particular we need to be...
  19. nola mike

    why isn't my boat shifting?

    i've always had intermittent shifting issues with this boat. doesn't matter if i've had different outdrives, new shift cables, etc. latest episode decided to stop shifting into reverse if the idle was too low. so i started from scratch with adjusting the cables. now i have no reverse, and goes...
  20. nola mike

    3.7: where does my coil go?

    My tach started acting wonky this afternoon. Looking for a loose connection, went to jiggle it at the coil, and noticed that the coil was free floating in the engine compartment. The bracket had snapped around the bolt hole. Couldn't for the life of me figure out where the thing is supposed to...
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