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    Wasp and Hornet repellent?

    We are plagued with hornets and wasps making nests inside air vents, rod holders and thru-hulls in the south. Is there a repellent to keep inside an engine compartment to keep this little SOBs out? I'd heard that moth balls worked but that may be BS. In addition, I have been using duct tape to...
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    Temp issues on Mercruiser Alpha 1 Gen 2

    I have a 1995 Proline with twin raw water cooled 5.7 V8s. The risers and exhaust manifolds are clean with no obstructions. Yet, I have been experiencing odd temperature reading one my stb engine gauge, and before I started pulling sensors and gauges, I wanted to measure with another device. I...
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    MC Alpha 1 Gen II lube questions

    Now that the federal government controls our fishing season and made it dismal and short at best here in Fl, I scarcely put 50 hrs on my V8 duals since 2012. Yet, I have noticed that the gear lube is extremely dark blue with higher viscosty in the lower units vs upper resoviors. End of last...
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    Hummingbird 998c SI Perform as Stated?

    I fish in the Gulf Of Mexico and is is very salty. I have been examining performance claims on this unit and was wondering if it will do as ads state. I fish in 50-250' of water and do a lot of trolling, where I am also looking for debris and fish. Typically running about 3-8 mph... Most of the...
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    Hummingbird 998 hd si

    Hummingbird boasts of 8000 watts of sonar seems a bit too much? I have twin MC 350s with std altinators that I do not believe can safely produce enough power for this unit. I typically fish in 50-120' of salt Gulf of Mexico water. Any feed back on this would be appreciated.
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    Proline 2950 Cuddy gas tank removal

    Has anyone ever removed gas tanks from 2950? These are shoehorned along with motors into this boat. They are 20 years old and sealed into foam. I fear that they need a full inspection, besides I cannot easily access outside of either motor for maintence. I can cut top of deck and pull them up or...
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    Retroing MC alpha 1 gen II to Barvo ODs?

    I have a very heavy 2950 Proline with twin 350 Chevy v8s and Alpha I Gen II drives. Proline engineered the boat where it is almost impossible to work on the out part of each engine. I plan on repositioning fule tanks to get some weight forward. However, I noticed a Bravo drive the other day that...
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    Retrofiting Raw water cooled to closed cooling

    Is there anything after market that I can buy to retro my 5.7 s with closed cooling so that future "consumables" to replace or inspect would only be risers/elbows? The exhaust manifolds would pass antifreeze as well as engine block and heat exchangers. The only retro-fit I have been able to find...
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    Retrofiting Raw water cooled to closed cooling

    Is there anything after market that I can buy to retro my 5.7 s with closed cooling so that future "consumables" to replace or inspect would only be risers/elbows? The exhaust manifolds would pass antifreeze as well as engine block and heat exchangers. The only retro-fit I have been able to find...
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    Trim Master Actuator Repair

    Anyone know how to disassemble these and replace o-rings. They appear sealed or plastic is glued. I guess this is why they went out of business?
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    Curtain snap removal nightmare

    I am now trying to install clear vinyl curtains around my half tower. The previous owners used traditional male snaps that are sheet metal screwed into a 1.5" anodized aluminum frame. Unfortunately, they may have been incorrectly sold bias steel screws and not stainless steel screws. In...
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    Best audio alarm

    Being hearing impaired, I have to rely on my fishing buddies to assist in listening to "bumps in the middle of the night." However, with 2 v8s running, even the crew has problems. I recently installed a second 2000 gal rule bilge pump to assist a 1500 gal rule pump. Both Johnson float switches...
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    Lug nuts losening?

    I have an aluminum 3 axle 13500 lb rated trailer with ss disk brakes. In the past, I had a master cylinder solenoid malfunction which appear to have caused premature brake failure. Although, it was supposed to have diverted brake fluid back to master cylinder's reservoir, it wouldn't. Thus, my...
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    Installing new gas tanks on a Proline 2950 Cudy

    I have never been found of cuddy cabins on large boats. Small ones are ok. I have an older boat and have finally gotten her ship shape. It was hell. I installed larger tabs but they don't appear to be able to overcompensate for the rear end weight of two MC I/os and two 100 gal gas tanks in the...
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    HELP!!!! How do I re-install cupped "o" ring

    Trying to eliminate any possible reasons why my disk brakes failed prematurely, I took a fellow forum member's advice and examined my master cylinder's insides for a valve required for drum brakes but not disk brakes. I was hoping that the manufacture had mislabeled the packaging. Yet, mine...
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    MC Oil Pressure?

    I have 1994 MC v8 IO's oil pressure sending unit that I feared was providing incorrect reading after it warmed up. So, I connected a manual gauge/sending unit that uses true oil pressure. It has a translucent 1/8" tube that runs from 1/8 NPT connected at block, which connects to gauge. At...
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    Sierra Thermostat Life?

    I replaced my thermostats last summer in both of my 1994 MC Alpha 1 Gen 2 350 V8s. They were Serra raw water stats and supposed to break at about 142. I got very little boating due to other problems. A month ago one motor's temperature alarm went off at about 220, and yesterday the second...
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    Boat Curtains?

    This may be incorrect forum? I created my own external curtains on a 1986 SR AJ but don't remember what gauge of clear vinyl I used for them. I believe it was 20 gauge but it may have been heavier. I understand that there is 40 gauge now available, but I don't know if my old Singer or Kenmore...
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    Disk Pads Failing??????

    Years ago I owned a SR AJ and hauled it with a triple axel trailer with one axle having galvanized drum brakes initiated by surge coupler. I had replaced original rusted brakes with galvanized new ones about 3 years before I sold boat and trailer. They were still in good shape. Of course I had...
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    Proper Wobble adjustment

    I am trying to figure out how to install or adjust wobble rollers on my trailer. Most of the boat load is on 15+ ft bunks and there are two wobble sets per each side towards the bow. I have added a self centering keel roller because I am having difficulty getting boat perfectly centered when...
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