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    Loose wire identification and nav light help

    My nav lights and blower are not working, so I went under the dash to investigate. Traced the blower to a bad motor, but I found the attached wire hanging. It is hot all the time, so I don't think it's related to the lights. I'm not sure what it is for. It's connected to the two larger red...
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    Buy a boat with a bad starter?

    Thanks all. I will steer clear of anything I can't start and run.
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    Buy a boat with a bad starter?

    Wouldn't that be temporary? It would crank after the water leaked around the piston rings, right?
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    Buy a boat with a bad starter?

    I wondered if I could check it that way. Hoping it might be ignorance rather than malintent. But it is a bit of a drive, so I was looking for any ideas, like this one, to make it run...
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    Buy a boat with a bad starter?

    I am pretty sure it's just on the starboard aft corner of the engine. I haven't tried to take it off, but I cleaned the terminals on it, and I don't remember it being hard to access
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    Buy a boat with a bad starter?

    Could be. I'm not going to buy without checking it out. I was wondering if there was a short term trick or something to check it out.
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    Buy a boat with a bad starter?

    Could they have caused more damage by trying to start it a bunch? Doesn't seem like that would happen, but I don't really know for sure. It would be great if it was the solenoid. I could just connect the terminals and get it to turn over
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    Buy a boat with a bad starter?

    I was wondering if it took the same starter my current boat had if I the seller would let me swap them out to test things. I feel similarly. I was trying to think of a way to be able to test it before buying somehow
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    Buy a boat with a bad starter?

    Not sure if this is in the right place, but I just saw a listing for a boat in what appears to be great cosmetic condition for a good price. The listing says "starter is bad". Is there a way to check it out with no starter? I know you could throw it in the water and check for leaks, but you...
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    Fluid in the bilge

    That sounds like my kind of repair. Thanks I'll check it out
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    Fluid in the bilge

    Thanks. I'll check this out next week. The lines commonly get holes in them? Or would the issue likely be at the connections?
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    Fluid in the bilge

    Is this the trim pump? Is that flathead screw the dip stick? I didn't see anything else that looked like one. I do think the leak is power steering though. The pump is nearly empty..
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    Fluid in the bilge

    Not sure how to check the trim fluid
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    Fluid in the bilge

    Just got my boat out of storage, and this is in my bilge. The color looks strange to me. Power steering?
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    Steering cable part number

    Looking for help finding a steering cable part for my 1987 for winns sundowner 195 4.3l mercruiser. Not sure if this is the right forum, but I need a new steering cable. Disconnected the cable from the outdrive and the drive moved easily and smoothly. Then I disconnected the cable at the helm...
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    Winch post buying help

    Long story short, I was almost one of those people who lost their truck and trailer I'm the lake during loading. I managed to save the situation mostly, but, whether it was this way before it not who knows, now my winch post is cracked just near where the u bolts tighten it down. Looking online...
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    White smoke from dipstick tube

    1987 4.3 s/n 0B459735. I noticed white smoke coming from the dipstick tube today. I always have noticed it coming from the flame arrestor. The oil looks good. Not milky at all and clean since it's only had a couple hours on it this season. https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gs8nVdgTsJp1YHV3A Also...
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    Spark arcing from ignition coil

    1987 4.3 mercruiser s/n 0B459735. Just put as new distributor and rotor and spark plugs in. Had it out on the water today and noticed it was as bit sluggish. Also heard a ticking noise. Then the boat wouldn't stay on plane without being at wot, so I decided to idle it back to the dock. Then it...
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    Trim tab HPU not running

    I have a Bennett trim tab system on a 1987 sundowner 195. Trim tab age unknown as I bought this boat last summer. Last year the tabs worked great. There was a leak in the reservoir, and most all the fluid leaked out this winter. I fixed the reservoir and refilled. Tried the tabs, and they didn't...
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    How long to wait for water to come it after first start?

    Hey y'all. I just started my boat for the first time this season. This is my first year starting up the boat after winterization. It started hard, as to be expected, but there was no water coming out of the lower unit. I have muffs hooked up. Just wondering how long I should run it until I...
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