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welcome aboard the tensioner should be spring loaded. either its bad, or improperly installed

could be a head gasket leak to the cooling water jacket that only leaks under load, could be the start of a manifold leak, could be the start of a head crack leak. pressure test the cooling water jacket to be sure

its probably a breather cap. do you have a nipple for running a hose to the spark arrester?

send the injectors out to be cleaned and flow tested water does not automatically mean hydrolock

you either have injectors not firing, or you have water in the cylinders on half your plugs your white electrodes should be a nice caramel color

that is one of the two modes of failure on the PS coolers The other is the raw water with oil gets pumped thru the engine and goes out the exhaust

from the mercruiser stickies https://forums.iboats.com/threads/must-have-technical-information-for-diyers-an-work-safe-search-version-of.335378/ https://forums.iboats.com/threads/miscellaneous-mercruiser-information.323278/ and here are the videos...

Start your own thread. Don't hijack threads

You shouldn't need a bilge pump unless you have a leak Yes, running dry is not good for the pump

Very common now to have a battery room and a bank of inverters to run the boat for up to a week without running a generator

No sticky Swap heads, gain 30hp. Requires vortec intake At 1150 hours, your motor should go another 3850 hours without an issue assuming you keep up with maintenance

Current ABYC requirements are the ladder must reach 32" below the water Most companies offer 3 and 4 rung ladders https://www.ggschmitt.com/retail-maintenance

Oil pan from a gen V is no where near going to fit a Mark IV block You will need a Mark IV marine pan I personally would look for a Gen VI motor to replace a gen V

If you have been keeping up with the annual maintenance of the drive, the drive will only take 15 minutes to remove. 5 minutes according to @achris

Mongo's Ritchie compass works in any seas. :P

So how are you spinning the shaft?

you are old...... LOL..... then again, I remember the Holley 3-barrel.

you are just dunking the lower unit? then yes, if you could spin the shaft about 300 RPM, water would flow up

just buy the seals. easy fix, under 30 minutes or one beer with right tools.

my guess you bought the boat from johnny 12pack and he did his own maintenance and dropped the church key while putting the motor back in