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    anodes

    i noticed the garboard drain plug doesn't have a provision on it for bonding does this mean it doesn't have to be bonded ? i found the mercathode section in the forum and am reading through it now .
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    anodes

    i stand corrected . they are bronze . im referring to just the the fittings that are below the water line . i see the screws on these through hull fitting but none have a wire connected . not sure of the wire size , was thinking #8AWG with a soldered connecter and heat shrink with copper coat on...
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    anodes

    then i guess a transom xinc isn't needed . i've noticed that none of the through hull brass fittings ( raw water cooling for engines etc. ) aren't grounded . shouldn't they each have a tail going to a ground buss .
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    anodes

    when this mess is completed , it will be going to marathon fl. and on a lift . im hearing good and bad about the mercathode system . can't tell if its working or not . at least zincs get eaten up and you can actually see when they have to be replaced .
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    anodes

    when using anodes on my other boats , which were inboards , ive always used a thansom zinc . the 68 bertram i am redoing has no signs of ever having one . is that because of the anodes located on the 2 outdrives , and are they sufficient enough ? the boat will have fishfinding electronics ...
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    1968 bertram 25 flybridge

    yes but it does not have to go into the boat through the gimbal housing and tee into the raw water pickup for the engines . im going to try this way and let it run out alongside shifting shaft , on the right side ok the bell housing . you guys are rite , it does need that water flow , it just...
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    1968 bertram 25 flybridge

    I found someone to give ma an answer on the plumbing problem . outdrive pump has to remain to cool the outdrive . where the exits the bell housing , in the gimbal housing put a 90 degree hose on the bell housing cooling nipple and direct it down and out near shifter shaft
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    1968 bertram 25 flybridge

    yes i know that . i purchased a used one on ebay for $350 , from the inner transom plate , through the bell housing . tore it all apart and is ready to be painted like the other one i did . ive already drilled out the 2 holes needed in the transom for the top of the gimbal housing and now fits...
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    1968 bertram 25 flybridge

    i checked the merk outdrive specs. , and kiekhaefer mercury says yes for diesel application on the alpha gen 2 outdrive
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    1968 bertram 25 flybridge

    yes the exhaust was out through the drive . i think the marina that installed these diesels just didn't know what they were doing .
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    1968 bertram 25 flybridge

    when i pulled this mess apart , i noticed in the gimbal housings the water hose was plugged with a chunk of rusty steel . would this cause an outdrive to self destruct ? the previous owner had told me he blew up the one gen 1 outdrive , they replaced that unit with a gen 2 .
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    1968 bertram 25 flybridge

    so what you are saying , is the outdrive water has to be tee taped into the through hull pickup ?
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    1968 bertram 25 flybridge

    doing a total restore on this boat . took out the engines and drive units the outdrives are mercruiser . one is an alpha gen1 the other is an alpha gen2 . transom plate and gimbal assy. are 100% off and apart i'm repainting it all . my question is , i'm using through hull raw water pickup for...
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    fuel tank material

    Hi would anyone know what the fuel tank is made of on a newer key west 1720 boat,(poly , aluminum , stainless)
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