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    Bar Harbor ME

    Was thinking about trailering my boat up to Bar Harbor to do a few days of cruising. Anybody here cruise up there? Any advice would be appreciated.
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    Windlass remote control

    I was planning to add foot switches to my windlass so that I could operate it from the bow. After thinking about it, it dawned on me that it would involve a lot of expensive and time-consuming wiring and 40+ bucks worth of foot switches. I started thinking about alternatives and did a little...
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    7.4 MPI Gen VI ring gear part number

    The ring gear on the flywheel of my 2000 7.4 MPI is worn in spots and needs replacing. Mercruiser only sells the flywheel, but I know how to change the ring gear on a lywheel and can likely save 500 bucks by doing so. Does anyone know a part number for the ring gear alone? Does not need to be a...
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    Chesapeake Bay

    Thinking about a week-long trip to Chesapeake Bay next year with my 25' cuddy. I'd appreciate recommendations for places to see, places to stay, a place to launch and park my rig etc. Not into fishing, mostly into cruising at 30-35 MPH up to 120 miles a day and checking out nice views and ports.
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    Cannot find serial number on early to mid 2000s 5.0 GXi

    Where is the decal VP claims is there? I found the transom assembly serial number and the drive serial number on top of the fuse/relay box on the engine, but I cannot find the engine serial number.
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    Opinions on Monterey 298 SC

    Thinking about shopping for a used Monterey 298 SC. It will have to be a cream-puff, trailer-kept boat with Mercruiser 350MAGs or 6.2s and Bravo3s for me to consider it (and I'm patient). Anyone on here have one? Any other similar boats out there that I should look at? Key attributes for me are...
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    Bravo steering lever worn out, replace the steering shaft too?

    My steering lever is worn out. Do you typically replace the steering swivel shaft when replacing the lever? I have not taken it apart yet to see if the shaft is worn out, but I know the lever is (has been worn out for years...)
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    Thinking about a day cruise from Rye, NH to Portland, ME and back

    Looks like it would be around 65 statute miles each way and I have the range to do the round trip on 2/3 tank of gas. Marine forecast looks ideal and I generally run 30-35 MPH at cruise, so less than two hours each way. Can anyone recommend a place to tie up for a couple of hours and get lunch...
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    4.3 MPI MAP/MAT problem?

    I'm helping a friend with a 2003 4.3 MPI engine issue and looking for a little advice. The problem started last year with a faulty IAC. I replaced that and the engine ran perfectly for awhile but then started intermittently losing power on-plane and giving a 2 beep warning this year. When it was...
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    Intermittent main engine connector (the big round one) on a 4.3

    I'm working on friend's boat and it has a flakey main connector. I've exercised it many times and it's still not reliable. It looks clean and not corroded at all. Is there a way to tighten it up?
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    Towing with a 2007 and newer 5.7 Tundra

    I am thinking about replacing my '99 Durango with something newer and with a higher tow capacity. I've been towing 7400 lbs with the Durango for the last 10 years and it's been great (the drive train still runs like new at 160,000 miles), but it's rusting out and little things on it are falling...
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    1000 Islands

    Thinking about trailering out to the 1000 Islands area next Summer for a 4-5 day trip. I'd like to do alternate nights sleeping on the boat and staying at hotels with dock facilities. I'd also like to roughly 75 to 120 miles per day of cruising (I run 30 to 35 MPH at cruise) and start and end...
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    Trip from Albany to NYC and back on the Hudson

    Thinking about taking a three day/two night trip from Albany to NYC and back aboard my 25 foot cuddy. I plan to trailer out to Albany, to launch and park there. That said, if there's a better place to launch and park, I'm open to suggestion. We'd like to spend the first night on the hook/at a...
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    Lake George overnight anchoring?

    Can I legally anchor overnight on Lake George? It's not allowed on lakes in NH and I know Lake George has some strict regulations, not unlike Winnipesaukee and Squam in NH.
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    7.4 MPI intermittently hard to start/rough idle

    My 7.4 MPI had a hot engine no-start issue early last Summer at a dock 10 miles from home. It would fire, then die. On a whim, I removed the IAC, cleaned it, exercised it and re-installed it. It started up perfectly and ran great for the rest of the day. I replaced the IAC with a brand new one...
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    Boating around Portland ME

    I am thinking about a taking a mid-week day trip to Portland this Summer. I plan to trailer the boat, launch in the AM near or in Portland, cruise 100 miles or so while making a few stops at interesting local tie-ups and finish the day toward dusk back at the launch ramp. I'd like advice on...
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    Gimbal bearing question.

    I was checking the alignment yesterday and noticed that the gimbal bearing inner race has a bit of slop. I can wiggle the alignment bar up and down and side to side enough to prevent insertion of the tool into the coupler. I cannot recall that it had this much slop last season, but it may have...
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    2000 7.4 MPI Valve ticking after leak down test

    I did a leak down test for fun (engine was running fine, I was just curious). There were times when I didn't quite have the piston in a cylinder under test at TDC and the pressure form the tester pushed the motor over backwards a few degrees. I didn't think anything of it. When I was done, I...
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    $14,000 for a 1990 Sunbird 170 seem kinda steep???

    http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/boa/2923131095.html Funniest ad I've seen in awhile.
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    2000 Johnson 90 V4 60 degree carbureted: no spark on all 4 cylinders

    Tested the charge coil, power coil (I do happen to have a Fluke 87 DVM that'll measure the peak voltage correctly) and they passed both voltage and impedance. Verified it's not the stop circuit. Inspected/cleaned the optical bits and they look fine. Battery connections are tight. The only thing...
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