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  1. nola mike

    Hull cleaning

    I found that trick a while ago. Amazing. Nasty stuff though, wear goggles (seriously).
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    2003 Crownline oil reservoir fitting

    Cool, never seen that. Would love for my gen 1
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    Best way to fasten bow rails?

    My bow rails are treated as olympic grade gym equipment by my guests. They are not. OEM fastened with wood screws through the glass and into who knows what (if anything) beneath. They have ripped out more times than I care to count. Tried repairing holes with glass, epoxy, using embedded machine...
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    Knocking sound from my Alpha One Gen 2

    The order to do all of this in, as mentioned above: 1. Drain oil. May not have shavings in it if it was just filled and hasn't been run much 2. Take off top cap and look at upper gears. Those gears/bearings can rust/pit if stored dry 3. Run motor with drive off, to confirm that that's your problem.
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    Knocking sound from my Alpha One Gen 2

    Gimbal checked just by feels. Ujoints ime can still feel ok but be bad. Did you store the drive without oil? First thing would be to drain/check for metal, pull top cap to inspect gears, and pull the drive and run the motor off a hose to try to isolate the problem a bit more.
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    Strange Previous Owner Hack Job..?

    There's a write up in the stickies going over the TB-IV and V. Agree with scott, if the 4.3s had knock sensors, they're rare. The TB-V has a bit more sophisticated advance map, but without a knock sensor I'm not sure how much of an upgrade it is. Bottom line is the TB-IV is just fine. I thought...
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    What are these on + terminal?

    That red wire beneath the buss/breaker is going to go at some point
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    96 Alpha One gen 2 trim stuck until I short terminals

    If both up and down probably not both solenoids. Wouldn't "jam" from hitting something. First thought would be bad switch/wiring from switch. See if you're getting 12v from green/grd and blu/grd from the switch when activated. Iirc there's a sticky around here for troubleshooting. Also...
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    Installing one of my alpha one drives and Can't believe I did this.....

    Forgot those existed. Always meant to try one, but never get around to ordering it. Not sure where it would fall though?
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    Artificial Intelligence

    Exactly. AI is very confidently wrong many times. It weights responses based on popularity of the source rather than the accuracy. This is a huge problem when using it for medical questions.
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    Should I add resin to the transom

    I'd use adhesive of some kind. That hole isn't really structural. I used resin/drilled mine, but it's tough to get that hole perfect given the access.
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    West Marine files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

    Placed an online order with them a couple of months ago, had a problem with it. There was literally not an email or phone number to contact for support. Never seen that before. Even tried calling the number associated with the charge on the card, which wasn't a working number. Ended up disputing...
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    Older Stingray boats

    What info do you need? The model isn't really important, all of your parts will be sourced from the drivetrain. Anything boat-specific you'll have to just scavenge or find a suitable substitute most likely
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    Towing Coverage Progressive or Boat US

    If someone could have taken it, presumably it would have been you anyway
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    How to tighten up rack/pinion slack in steering

    Didn't see what we're working on, but may want to check to make sure that your steering pin isn't worn out
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    Early 2000's Rinker

    That other thread was fun. My problem is once you make repairs it becomes harder to get rid of it vs keep repairing. A list of some my stuff after re reading Scotts post: 1. Glastron. 40th birthday this year, finally got it on the water this weekend! 2. Skiff, 22 years. Rebuilt control box...
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    1998 Mercruiser 4.3 Tick/Knock

    So hard to diagnose sounds over the internet First, have you done any maintenance on the boat? Oil change, gear oil, pull the drive, etc? If saltwater, manifolds/risers been changed? What was the fuel problem? Slowing down/stopping, turning off--any overheats? Also sounds like you might have...
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    Mercury 25hp throttle/shift cable replacement?

    Whelp, trying to get it to full throttle and something went "pop" in the control box, so hand forced. Looks like I have a Commander 2000 box. It's in rough shape in general so trying to find a replacement, but they're not as common as the 3000/4000 it seems. Differences seem mostly in the power...
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    Speedometer Not Working

    You must not ski EDIT: Should have read the rest of the thread before commenting LOL
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    4.3 Ignition swap

    But should be able to use either
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