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  1. Stinnett21

    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    I made one very similar to yours. Helps tremendously, especially at now 65.
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    pieces of something when taking lower unit off

    Probably got a piece of debris caught in there and damage occurred while trimming down onto it. Any damage to exhaust bellows?
  3. Stinnett21

    Leak into bilge, bellows?

    Your picture is puzzling. It appears the upper shift shaft is elevated above the lower. Are you sure you got the two halves mated back together correctly?
  4. Stinnett21

    pieces of something when taking lower unit off

    Ugh yes you found it.
  5. Stinnett21

    17 vs 19 vs 21 Pitch?

    What is your current prop, make, model, aluminum, steel? Depending on your budget consider going to one of Mercury's higher end props such as the Enertia. It comes in 1 inch pitch increments so you can get it dialed in better and this prop is a known top performer
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    pieces of something when taking lower unit off

    I was thinking shutters to but I don't think the metal in them is near that thick. The casting piece is puzzling. DuKn, look up into the driveshaft housing and see if there's damage anywhere.
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    pieces of something when taking lower unit off

    It's only used to slide the seal down the shaft onto the impeller housing. It's intended to set the seal evenly all around rather than doing it with your fingers. Then you remove it and toss in the trash.
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    pieces of something when taking lower unit off

    The large donut shaped piece looks like the seal setting tool that was not supposed to be left in the drive. Not sure about the others.
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    Sad Day For the SS United States

    Yeah found it on the net. Wow it's 55 years old itself.
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    Sad Day For the SS United States

    So it's carrying in the neighborhood of 750 tons of fluid? Holy smoke!
  11. Stinnett21

    Sad Day For the SS United States

    Following this with interest pretty neat to see. Just wondering, is, or how is, the tug being refueled on the journey?
  12. Stinnett21

    Gear Lube lines plugged with bolts from previous owner

    He says in his original post it's a 2000 gen 2.
  13. Stinnett21

    Gear Lube lines plugged with bolts from previous owner

    Hard to discern what you mean. Can you post a pic.
  14. Stinnett21

    Prop Selection - Bayliner 175

    Have you checked out the Mercury Prop Selector online. Might get you close. Turning Point also has one.
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    Prop Selection - Bayliner 175

    Yes it will fit an alpha. Actually the Enertia ECO will even fit an alpha with a 16" diameter, hardly no room to spare but will fit. Not recommending it just making an analogy
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    Prop Selection - Bayliner 175

    Quicksilver props are Mercury props marketed under a different name so they can be sold at retail outlets rather than dealerships (or something like that, I'm not a marketing exec). They are also sold without the hub kit, thus the lower price than a Mercury. Sounds like you need the hub so...
  17. Stinnett21

    Prop Selection - Bayliner 175

    Ageed, stay with a 3 blade for your application. Solas, Turning Point or Michigan would be good choices. Mercury props are great but this application you're not going to notice a difference to justify the added cost. Getting the pitch dialed in is the key. And as stated above it may be wise...
  18. Stinnett21

    Prop Selection - Bayliner 175

    That's a 4 1/4 prop meaning exhaust (at least a good amount of it) travels over the outside of the hub causing ventilation. This is at least some, if not all, of your issue.
  19. Stinnett21

    Prop Selection - Bayliner 175

    Need clarification. When you say it has a wrong prop and that it is a "flow through exhaust hub", 95% of props on the water today are flow through exhaust. Just wondering if you mean over the hub exhaust as in you currently have a 4 1/4" hub diameter prop installed on a drive that asks for a 4...
  20. Stinnett21

    Prop Selection - Bayliner 175

    Might be waterlogged. Soaked foam below deck carrying hundreds of pounds of water.
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