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  1. jmarty10

    Caught a Duck?

    Kids and myself were cruising along our river on Sunday and out of nowhere a duck came flying accross the river very low. Before I knew it we clipped its feet and the damn thing landed in our bowrider. The kids were going nuts, I thought it was dead. it was under the helm. I slowed down to...
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    Full bilge......Any damage

    Well...we had a terrible thunderstorm Tuesday night and I forgot to take out my plug. The bow/cockcpit cover leaks pretty good at the windshield. Bilge was full, the water did not get up to the starter motor which is mounted on the lower starboard side of the motor but it may have reached what...
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    Bellow leak check

    I have my alpha one drive serviced every year by a pro who pulls drive, inspects and greases. No problems found last fall and impeller was changed. Last night after boating I had a little water in the bilge but not enough to set the bilge pump off. (probably a cup or two) A week ago, I...
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    Temperature question

    I ran my boat today on the muffs for the first time and let it run for about 25 minutes. The boat got up to temperature about 160-170 on the gauge which is normal. Because the outdoor temps are going to be in the 30's I drained the block and manifold using the blue screws. I noticed the water...
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    All systems go - except radio?

    Started the boat up today and it went great. The only thing that was not working was the radio. A very minor inconvience. I was wondering if the radio is typically wired to the fuse box underneath the helm or does it go directly to the battery? I looked under the glove box on the passenger...
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    Battery problem

    I have had to replace a dynamic marine battery twice now in two years. The first battery had a stripped thread and the nut would not come off. Dynamic replace it for free in October 2009. Went to autozone to get it charged and tested for new year and it would not hold a charge. Shop guy said...
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    Small dilema

    Wife wants the boat out of the garage and not in the driveway ASAP. The weather here is horrible being cold and rainy with not much relief for a while. I was going to start the boat for the first time on Saturday on the driveway but mother nature doesnt look like it wants to cooperate. So...
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    Gear Lube shelf life

    I have a a bottle of mercruiser gear lube thats about 1.5 years old. Can someone tell me what the shelf life is. I have to pour some in the monitor. Thanks
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    Big Pitch Drop?

    Here is my setup: 1. 2008 Larson 180 - 18 foot fibergalss i/o witha 4.3l 190 hp TKS, alpha one. Dry weight= 2300lbs 2. Running a factory mercury alum prop that is 14-1/4 x 23p prop 3. WOT with about 650 lbs aboard = 4700 rpm going about 47 mph I have been pretty satisified with the...
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    merc. easy oil drain system

    I have been told and have heard that my engine (2008 merc 4.3, 190 hp, tks) has the easy oil drain so I do not have to pump out the oil from the dipstick. There is a tether on my drain plug that is supposed to help pull the tube through the drain plug hole but it is not attached. Any idea...
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    Newbie Fisherman

    Hi all - I am an avid boater but really dont fish. My two sons keep asking me to go fishing this year so I am starting to plan a fishing trip. They want to go to a lake in Southeast Wisconsin that has small and large mouth bass, crappie, walleye and northern. We have an 18' speedboat (no...
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    Trim cylinder removal

    I noticed when looking at how to remove my outdrive that the cylinders are not attached via a standard nut. Rather they are attached via e-ring clips, a flat washer, and a bushing that attaches to the anchor pin. This has me a little confused on removal. I tried to attach a picture from the...
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    Reverse B.O.A.T

    I wish I could get the pictures off my cell phone but my 18' Larson I/O fit in one side of my garage by literally a half of an inch! I was able to pull of the prop and fold in the trailer tongue and the garage door didnt hit it. This saved me about $500 to store my boat over the winter. I...
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    Engine drain on 4.3 merc

    This is my fourth year of boat ownership and I as I read more posts I learn alot and build more confidence. I have 2008 4.3l merc with and alpha one drive that is raw water cooled. Yesterday, I sucessfully changed the engine oil and gear lube. I also opened up all five blue drain plugs to my...
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    Labor day craziness

    Another Labor Day come and gone, but it didn't pass without the pure stupidity of boaters who think holiday boating is the one day where they can do anything stupid. My top 3 1. Cruising buy a home and see a guy unloading his boat down a homemade sand ramp in his backyard. Drove in t0o deep...
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    Sharp Turns

    When I am pulling the kids on the tube, alot of times we will reverse direction by making sharp turns (360 turns) to spin them pretty hard. I'm usually going about 30 MPH or about 3k RPM. I would imagine this is probably not good for the outdrive. When i make that hard turn the boat slows...
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    Keel question

    I have an 18' fibergalss open bow type boat. What are the those long fiberglass ridges (they have a v shape) called that run on the bottom of the boat from one end to the other. Usually there are two to three on each side of the keel. If the boats loads on these does it hurt?
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    Squeaky trailer brakes

    Hello all - I have a 2008 ez loader bunk trailer with surge brakes. I was trailering my 18 foot boat on Saturday and noticed the brakes on my trailer were squeaking pretty loudly when I engaged the car brake and released the car brake. It was doing this before and after the boat was in the...
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    Waked again!

    Well with all the rain in southern wisconsin the river I boat on is a no wake. I have a sterndrive boat/bowrider. 4.3l. Was wondering how many people would use their boat just to cruise around 5 mph or about 1,000-1,500 rpm for 2-3 hours just to get out? Anybody worry about cruising at this...
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    Engine oil level

    2nd issue for the week. I have 4.3l merc alpha one 2008. Weve been out a lot so I checked fluid levels last night. Engine oil level was down to the add area of the dipstick. Still in the ok range but barely. I added about 12oz's of the correct grade engine oil. Its now on the full/ok range...
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