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    Is your boat covered?

    After looking at e-bay boat listings and seeing many with piles of leaves or snow, I began wondering how many people store their boats with a cover on it or under a covered area.
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    Drive alignment without tool?

    I have a spare driveshaft. If I replace my gimble bearing, can I use the driveshaft to check my engine alignment or do I NEED an alignment tool.<br /><br />The boat has a 165 Mercruiser with a pre-Alpha outdrive.
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    Starter repair

    Need to repair my starter. '72 Mercruiser 160hp straight 6. I would like to replace the bendix gears, if possible. If not which starter part number do I need?
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    Search and Rescue

    Took my last boat trip for the year last night. The weather was nice. Got my latest prop. Decided I had to take the boat out one last time. Got home from church, dropped the boat on the truck hitch, and off I went. Got to the ramp and put in. A hand full of sail boats were out as there was...
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    dead spot in accelerator

    I have a Mercruiser 160. I have a smooth idle at 700 rpm and have good acceleration above 1000 rpm. The problem is between 800 and 1000 rpm. The engine stumbles and runs rough and sometimes stops. The problem is fairly new, done it the last 2 times out. I have sprayed carb cleaner down the...
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    Merc props

    It seems that trying to find prop specs for a given Merc prop number must be a national secret. I have searched the net for 4 days and still haven't turned up a useful source yet.<br />Does anyone know of such a list and where to locate it?
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    mercury prop

    Will a mercury prop fit a mercruiser i/o propshaft as long as the number of splines is correct?
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    Will a steeper prop fix this?

    I had to change outboard units. I have a 165 6 cyl mercruiser. The outboard was a 165hp. I had and installed a 120/145hp outboard. The gear ratio is definately different. I went from 4300 rpm WOT to past 5000 rpm. Planing rpms went from 3200 to 4300. Both outboards have a 19 pitch 3 blade...
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    lower unit swap

    As I posted earlier, I destroyed the lower unit on my outdrive. My outdrive is marked 165hp and is a pre-alpha. I have an entire outdrive marked 145hp and is also a pre-alpha. I am uncertain of the condition of the replacement outboard, so I thought I would just swap lower units. After much...
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    Found an underwater object

    I found and underwater object today with the lower unit of by I/O. Hit it WOT square on the bulbous leading edge. The prop and lower housing are toast. Questions are: Is a prop a proprietary thing, do I have to look for a prop for a Mercruiser? Second is, is there a seal "kit" for removing...
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    exhaust bellows?

    I have a '72 Winner with orignial Mercruiser I/O. I think the outboard is pre-Alfa, just because of the age. I noticed this weekend when the outboard is trimmed up that the lower bellows, I guess exhaust, does not connect to the lower unit. It is not even long enough to stay connected. It is...
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