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    Anti-Freeze Coolant?

    How important is it to circulate anti-freeze through your system for the Winter?? I have a 1987 17 Ft Searay and i flushed the engine and then opened the water drain plug on the engine block (only found one of these is that it?), ALOT of water came outta that. Will that be alright for winter...
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    Alternator Noise??

    i have a 3.0 1987 Mercruiser 130 hp # 0B698590 I am getting a sound from the alternator. it sounds like a rattle and it does go with the speed of the engine (more rpm fast souning rattle). the rattle goes away the more speed of the engine and at crusing speed there is no rattle at all (not just...
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    Need Help with Noise

    I had the boat out this weekend and on the way back to the dock on the last day a noise poped up. It almost sounded like a bad blower would sound. it seemed to speed up as the motor would. but the thing was when i got more up to crusing speed it went away and then when i slowed down for the...
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    Trying to start boat for first time of Season

    Ok i had my boat winterized at the end of last summer. IM trying to start it up and it wont go. It cranks over but it doesnt even start puffing or anything just the starter is turning the engine. I pumped the throttle and still didnt work. Im on the way to get some starter fluid for the carb now...
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    Cover boat when towing?

    I soon have a 300 mile one way boat trip planned. I was wondering is its safe/ok to cover the boat and tow it? I have been told a couple a different things. My main idea is to not create so much drag and also if it rains to protect the boat. I have a blue shrink wrap that i re-use as a cover...
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    Prop Grease

    Can i use regular bearing grease to grease the prop? or will that just wash away??
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    Do i have a Bad Battery?

    i just had my battery in to charge. I brought it home and it reads exsactly 12 volts on my handheld voltmeter. isnt it suppose to be higher then 12 volts??
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    New Bearings? or New hub??

    I have a 1880 Pound 17ft 1987 Searay. I went to repack the bearings and there shot. When it put it back together it just makes a loud griding sound. Feelings and Inspecting the bearings you can tell there old (20 years old) and should be replaced. I was just going to buy two entirely new hubs...
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    Starting a boat out of water

    Basicly im cheep. I was wondering if i could start my boat in the driveway useing a huge rubbermaid tub filled with water. Then lowering the cooling holes into it?? by the way its a I/O Would this work?? or am i to cheep??
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