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i think raymarine was talking about this Octopus Sterndrive System F/Mercruiser 1983-1993 & European Volvo Diesel From 1994 ,see picture , and if thats the case ,why not just switch to hydraulic steering?

i am trying to put raymarine evolution autopilot on my 1988 thompson 240 with 5.0lx and alpha 1 gen1 with cable steering ,i talked to raymarine ,and they say i need to add octopus steering on my boat ,wasnt familiar with this ,and after a little research ,im a little confused on what octopus set...

oh,ok thats easy enough thanx achris

mercury 9.9 command thrust with pull start and no electric tilt,was wondering if i can change from the shift/grip arm throttle that it has now to a shifter throttle ,to control from captains chair or somewhere on boat ,just the throttle ,no steering wheel ,have auto pilot for that ...

1988 5.0lx /alpha1 gen 1 ,i switched from TB4 to a delco est distibutor kit ,and i need to check to see if shift interupt switch works correctly ,boat is on trailer now ,so can i set up a 110 gallon plastic tub and run motor and check switch ,will it give enough resistance to work and check...

thanx all ,im gonna take alldodge's advice/ scott dansforth's painting advice ,i've taken both of there advices in the past ,and they have never steered me wrong,and are usually spot on ,thanx to all who chimed in

thanx for replies ,i guess we can assume that its not a mercathode,,electrosis or anything like that ,and just bad paint job or paint used ,or maybe temp ,nothing crazy ,correct

fresh paint pic

all valid questions, temp was around 60 degrees when primer and paint,and i forgot to mention i put clear coat on it ,looking for pic

when i got the sei ,the upper chipped ,real easy so it had chips in it ,so i sanded upper,didnt sand down to metal ,but did sand very rough, then i put primer paint thats the match for paint i was using ,really amazed at how the original paints even gone ,no flakes ,just all gone , but the lower...

here's pic

thank you for letting me know pic is not there

during winter i re painted my upper outdrive,put boat in my slip on lake ontario ,when i pulled out last week after being in water all summer ,my upper unit looked like this all paint gone ,,whats going on here ,i used merc outdrive primer and paint on upper unit and skeg,, felt outdrive paint...

ok checked plugs ,plugs look fine ,as they were brand new ,prior to this carb issue, went to start engine ,engine started ,then died. looked down carb ,and fuel bowls were filled with fuel ,and continued to pour fuel into bowls,after it stopped took carb top off ,checked floats ,everything...

thanx lou c

edelbrock 1409 carb , yes choke is staying fully open, gonna add a fuel pressure gauge ,it was like someone just turned the key off ,no sputter,just idle to dead ,then wont start back up ,and to me it felt like no spark ,unplugged and plugged back in tb4 ignition module on exhaust ,but nothing...

i have something else to add ,may not mean anything for this problem ,but while i was timing and tuning engine and carb after i got back in , inoticed alot of gas /oil behind boat, would this be normal,never looked or noticed before ,so lets say i had the boat running for 20 minutes ,how much...

sorry,as my name says, new to boating, sometimes i miss type and had to correct, i think fuel/water seperator is correct ,i drained my tank down to less than 1/8 tank before this season ,and then filled up with fuel in june ,this year and added that ethanol stabilizer stuff,,can not remember...

fuel/water seperator