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    Laminating transom wood

    Replacing my transom on 92 celebrity i/o open bow. I have been researching but its just as easy to ask the experts on here. Im ready to start putting wood back in place and its gonna be a tight fit. Anyways, is it ok to laminate 2 pieces of 5/8" and 1 piece of 1/2" or is it neccessary to try and...
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    Glassing in new transom

    So, on my 92 Celebrity i/o open bow ski boat, I have my transom and part of my deck stripped down of all wood and almost ready to start putting back together. Ive been doing alot of reading and watching videos to get this accomplished. My questions are, as I start glassing things in, how much...
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    Condensation causing starting issues?

    Last weekend we had a rain storm and I had rain make its way into engine compartment of my 4.3 mercruiser. I took plugs out and checked oil and that much looks good. Now I have stating issues as the starter doesn't seem to engage long enough to turn the engine over. Also, after a ride today it...
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    1992 4.3 Mercruiser, Alph1 Gen II drive

    Had boat out and things were good. Stopped to change tubers and once I got moving again there was no response from the trim. No click or anything. Neither the trim or the trailer button does anything. Is there a fuse that could be blown? and is that fuse in-line with the wires by the trim unit?
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    Trying my hand at gel coat

    I'm fixing gouges and scrapes on the boat bottom. Due to the repairs and the dullness of most of the bottom, I've decided to try my luck at re gel coating the entire bottom. I am using the evercoat premium gel (unwaxed). My question is- I've already sprayed a couple coats on and the unwaxed gel...
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    Hard clunk when trying to start

    Rebuilt 4.3 mercruiser just put in this summer. Ran great one day, the next day when I tried to start it I would get a loud clunk a couple times and then just a click when I turned the key. When taking the starter off I found that the threads are stripped on the positive post and on one of the...
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    RUNNING HOT

    1992 4.3 mercruiser Alpha I drive. I just had my drive off to change the bellows and shift cable. Put it all back together and ran it on water hose last night and all of a sudden the temp crept right up to almost 200 degrees. I shut it off right away and let it cool. I then tried it again, it...
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    Intake not seating down between heads

    Following up to my previous thread of my 1992, 4.3 mercruiser, serial # D829937. I got a rebuilt through Summit Racing and my intake won't seat down between the heads as it is hitting the top unmachined part of the top rail of the heads. The heads on the old and the new heads have different...
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    Intake not seating down between heads

    Following up to my previous thread of my 1992, 4.3 mercruiser, serial # D829937. I got a rebuilt through Summit Racing and my intake won't seat down between the heads as it is hitting the top unmachined part of the top rail of the heads. The heads on the old and the new heads have different...
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    1992 4.3 Mercruiser knocking/clanging

    I have a 1992 4.3 Mercruiser. Don't have the serial # right at the moment but I do know it begins with D8. Hope that helps. My problem is I took it out 2 weeks ago and started out fine but after a few minutes it developed a ticking, which sounded like a lifter, and once I loaded 3 more people...
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    Water leaking into bilge

    Out on the lake, we pull into a shallow area for kids to swim, threw anchor out the front and lowered outdrive down into sand to keep the rear from moving. After some time I opened engine compartment to check something and noticed alot of water in the bilge. Ran the pump to drain and then could...
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    Battery or starter?

    Have a 1992 4.3 mercruiser. Runs nice and would start right up. After motor gets warm I had to crank and crank and crank for it to start and most times battery would run down while doing so. Battery seemed as if it needed changed anyways, so I just put a new and bigger one with more cranking...
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    Using trailer for shore docking

    I'm thinking of making a ramp at my cottage to shore dock my 19' Celebrity. I've seen some ramps that have been made for this but I want to ask what the community thinks or if anyone has some experiance in this. Can a guy take the wheels and axle off the boat trailer and use it for the shore...
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    Tandem towing

    I am looking to set up a way to tandem tow my 19' boat with my 18' utility trailer. I am looking for some input as to what is the best way. Thanks to all for your ideas.
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    Mercruiser power steering issues

    1992, 4.3 Mercruiser. I see many threads on here about problems with power steering hoses blowing out at the cooler. I too have this problem and can't seem to figure it out. Have changed the pump after it went dry and ruined the bearings, thought it was fixed and after getting it back running...
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