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  1. alldodge

    Serious Hard-Top Structural Failure – Chaparral 267 SSX (2025)

    Don't have your model, I have a 2023 280 OSX and my opinion is Chap quality control has taken a nose dive since 2020 and Covid. My Chap is what I call a Craparrel because the quality is gone, they use to be such a great build. I don't know of anyone here which is a marine architect so being...
  2. alldodge

    Mercruiser Cool Fuel Module (Gen III) cooling passages routing question

    The motor needs 43 psi +/- a few. How it gets that specific pressure it doesn't care, there are no fuel pressure sensors to tell the ECM this have changed. So you can use "any" fuel pump setup so long as the regulator keeps pressure at what the ECM thinks should be there. I'm planning to dump...
  3. alldodge

    Retirement Financial Planing

    I was planning to do about the same but found out I didn't need to be so careful. I still have my IRA in Vanguard money market so it has lost a lot if it moved directly back into VOO with S&P jumping up. Still believe the the S&P will take a hard fall because it's being driven by greed, time...
  4. alldodge

    320 Sea Ray

    Should never hear any noise when turning, either U joints, gimbal bearing or both. Next question is when was last documented bellows replacement, drive alignment and gear lube change?
  5. alldodge

    Woods 9180RD Batwing came apart

    As before im not a welder but usin .045 flux wire and running setting 4. Ground a grove down the Crack then more passes . Ground some looking for holes and found just a few. More wire and it at pretty but think it will hold
  6. alldodge

    Woods 9180RD Batwing came apart

    Welded up a piece on pin and installed. Did get some penatration and doesn't look the great but good enough . I started developing essential tremors a couple years ago so makes it difficult to keep my hands steady
  7. alldodge

    Mercruiser Cool Fuel Module (Gen III) cooling passages routing question

    Haven't looked at one close enough but I would say none of those holes should be open to the fuel @muc can you advise? Could use something like Gasolia E seal. I've thought about changing out the Gen 3 cool fuel module for the older style Gen 2. Reason for this is the motors would come with...
  8. alldodge

    USPS, How does this even happen. Comical

    Same here, ordered something coming from NY and it goes to Louisville, then to FL then back to Louisville than to me in south central KY
  9. alldodge

    Woods 9180RD Batwing came apart

    Original type uses 3 latching points, new uses just one. PTO shaft spins and is it as balanced as the other, unknown. I don't want to try new style connector when old style has worked for many years and there has been no reported issues that I have heard of. Old style is what I ordered, new...
  10. alldodge

    Woods 9180RD Batwing came apart

    Bought 2 PTO shafts off amazon for the ones that were damaged. They show there quick disconnects on both ends were the ring type. The ones received were the single spring pin I'm sending them back and have ordered others like I wanted from Farmer Bob;)s
  11. alldodge

    Woods 9180RD Batwing came apart

    Yes, thankful lady luck was on my side Got the tab bent back where it should be and need to move the unit over to my shop to even use the welder. Guess I could add a double 50 amp breaker in the barn (have 200 amp service) and bring the welder over. Have a old Lincoln stick welder and have...
  12. alldodge

    Alpha 1 Gen 2 shift question

    Normally the throttle shift cable doesn't go bad because the throttle just moves a tad more to complete the shift. What kind of shift problem are you having?
  13. alldodge

    95 Sea Ray 230 Sundancer stringer repair

    Nice work
  14. alldodge

    Woods 9180RD Batwing came apart

    Looked a bit further and found one of the belts broke, so no big deal. But ..... also found one of the pivot points has a broke weld, that's going to take a bit more work, bummer. Have 2 welders but I'm not that good, but the question now is do I try and hope it works out, or take it to a...
  15. alldodge

    2005 bravo 3 leak but no leak

    The only way to get lube inside the exhaust side of the housing is it would be cracked or a seal is leaking. Try putting a 5 inch vacuum and as Lou mentioned rotate the prop shaft There are 2 types of prop shaft seals, 2 seals facing away from each other, and a 1 piece dual seal. Both seals fit...
  16. alldodge

    When do you replace the bellows? '01 Alpha One Gen 2

    At your age I would replace, even more so if the drive was stored in the up position
  17. alldodge

    2005 bravo 3 leak but no leak

    ok, check the lube hose between transom and bell housing
  18. alldodge

    [SPLASHED] I/O (Sterndrive) Conversion to Outboards

    I don't keep gas records but I've filled my boat up with Reg twice (about 70 gal each time) and 50 gal's once. Price was 5.25 to 5.45 for 87 Octane E0 at marina. My tank is 123 gal
  19. alldodge

    2005 bravo 3 leak but no leak

    Check the bilge
  20. alldodge

    Omc 4.3l won’t stay running after 60 sec

    Your missing the point of hot wiring the pump. The relay is not the problem "we got that", we want to know if it's something else not keeping the relay energized, hence the reason we want you to hot wire it directly
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