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  1. Grub54891

    Do I need repairs?

    Looks like it's through to the glass. A trailer queen where its in the water for just a few hours it might be OK. Regardless whatever is scratching it like that should be taken care of. A trailer should not damage the boat. If it were mine I'd fix the damage and fix the trailer.
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    Bent Transom on Lowe FS175, HELP!

    I knew there was wood in there. As I said before, my friends boat was as pretty as yours. But that wood was rotted. I'd still make sure its OK. Its easy to pull a screw and check
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    Bent Transom on Lowe FS175, HELP!

    While there is a possibility there is no wood there. I find it hard to belive. Never saw one without. The thickness of your transom exceeds that .100 spec they show. Take out one of them screws and poke in there.
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    Bent Transom on Lowe FS175, HELP!

    A friend of mine had a similar issue. What you can do is loosen the top channel, just take the screws out without removing the motor. Take a very long screwdriver or stiff wire, push it down through the screw hole. If it keeps going alot further than the screw length it means the wood is rotted...
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    Hydrolocked in the parkinglot

    No.
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    Wheelchair Accessible Resto-mod

    I'd be putting a pressure regulator on that setup. Set it to zero and proceed to give it a couple pounds.
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    Hydrolocked in the parkinglot

    The water pump has been leaking for quite some time. You need a new one.
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    Mercruiser 3.0 reliability and overall maintenance?

    All three of my boats have the 3.0 all from the 1980's. They are still going strong. Fresh water boats last a long time. Well not so much the boat, but the motors do if taken care of. One I call my beater boat, I'm not real nice to, but it keeps on going.
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    mercruiser carburetor

    Did you actually install a carb kit? And adjust the float height/drop? If all you are doing is cleaning it, it'll never be right without a new needle/seat. That bottom gasket is easily obtainable from your local parts store.
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    Removing corrosion from aluminum Gimbal

    Yeah I've seen worse. Looks like you need to dissasemble and do what Scott said.
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    mercruiser carburetor

    What is wrong with the carb?
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    Removing corrosion from aluminum Gimbal

    How about some pics of the parts? If corroded to badly they are not safe.
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    Rope Steering install

    ok. didn't know i was breaking any rules.
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    Rope Steering install

    MOD EDIT- We understand wanting to help, but use PM's.
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    drive thump thump or chug chug sound

    Had a similar thing on a mercruiser. It would thump no matter what gear or neutral. Alignment was good, u-joints and gimble replaced, even tried two other drives. The problem continued. We were the third shop to look it over. I moved on to a different job so I'm not sure where the issue was, but...
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    Not an Engine Question but an outdrive?

    On a side note, the splines on the shoe and shaft are not a real snug fit. Its close but slides on rather easily.
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    1986 Alpha One has leaked oil since service....

    Pull the drive, pressure and vaccume check it. Many times its the shift shaft seal thats leaking, hopefully its that wich is an easy fix. You will have to split the drive to replace that seal.
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    Not an Engine Question but an outdrive?

    Did you just remove the lower half? Usually removing the entire drive is easier. You have to put the shifter in to full forward to remove and replace the drive. The shoe in your pic isn't straight forward, so that might be your issue.
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    Best sharpener for my Kabar?

    I use coarse/medium/fine stones in that order depending on how dull the blade is. Freehand. I only use water on the stones, when done let them dry and put away. I prefer water as its readily available and when out hunting I keep at least the fine stone in my backpack for touch ups if needed...
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    92 Johnson 60HP continuous alarm

    Had the same issue. Tested the overheat sender, it was good. Don't remember the specs off hand. Replaced the alarm in the control box, good to go.
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