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    Merry Christmas

    Just wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year . Hoping for an early spring to get back on the water.
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    Marinco solar vents-Junk?

    About 5 years ago I bought a marinco day/night 4 inch solar vent. the first one had a defective light switch and the fan hit the housing, I sent it back . The second one had a dead battery but after sitting in the sun for a while it seemed to work just fine. Jump ahead 3 years (covid and a hip...
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    why are my posts disapearing

    Twice in the last 2 days I have posted links to free service and parts manuals. I posted them in the non repair outboard section but they are gone the next day What is happening. If they are in the wrong place why cant a moderator move them
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    6 hp evinrude water in gearcase

    I have a 1994 6 hp evinrude serial no. B 09034650 Mod. no.E6RERE with milky gearcase oil. What I am looking for is a link to a video or a downloadable service manual to reseal the gearcase. I have searched utube with no sucsess so far, any help would be great. Thanks Dan.
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    Merc 4 stroke worn out with low hours

    I have a 2003 Merc 4stroke outboard I use it for my 8 ft 6 quicksilver inflateable.This motor has less than 100 hours and has had the oil changed every year, it comes out clean. the problem is low oil pressure when warm,(light is on at idle and low rpm). I removed the oil pressure switch and...
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    Electric over hydraulic brakes

    I have a HydraStar hba 12 electric over hydraulic brake actuator on my Roadrunner trailer. All was working good then just quit, it still works on the break away circuit (yellow wire) I ran all the tests in the service manual, then disconected it and ran the tests directly off a fully charged...
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    Anchor swivels

    Just like some opinions on anchor swivels, nessesity, luxury, or waste of money. I have always just used a shackle between the anchor and chain , never had a problem. I have looked at lots of commercial fishing boats, none use a swivel, just a shackle. Any feedback would be great.
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    Lumpy hydraulic steering

    I just tried bleeding my steering for the first time (conversion to hydraulic from cable) I seem to have all the air out but the helm goes firm then loose every turn. With no oil it turns freely and the cylinder moves freely. As you turn the wheel the cylinder moves when the wheel goes firm and...
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    Isuzu C-240

    I just bought a1987 IS-25 pocket trawler. It is powered by a Isuzu C-240 4 cyl diesel engine. If anyone has a link to a downloadable service manual for this engine it sure would be appreciated. Thanks, Dan
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    First bellows job

    So I changed the bellows on my Alfa 1 Gen II yesterday, whats the big deal? I have heard how difficult it is,wrong, it took me about 4 hours including gimbal bearing and alignment. The only special tool needed is the alignment shaft. Gimbal bearing came out with a standard bearing puller and...
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    Mystery hole

    1992 Alpha 1 gen II, I pulled out the gimbal bearing, while wiping things clean of old grease I discovered a hole in the bottom of the bore between the gimbal bearing and the drive shaft wiper seal. About 3/16 in diameter going straight down. What is its purpose, drain, breather or what? BTW not...
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    Trim tab question

    Hopefully Tabman will catch this one. I am currently running 18x9 Bennett trim tabs which work well but are a little undersized. My question is will my present rams work with 18x12 tabs or would I be further ahead to go to a 24x9, they both have 216 sq. in. area. Any knowledgeable feedback would...
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    Trim tabs

    Greetings to all. I have a Quicksilver 270 (8 ft 6 in) with a 6 hp merc 4 stroke, planed good with just me but struggled with the wife aboard. I dropped down to a 7 pitch prop with some improvement, next I tried stingray jr whale tail, it now planes ok with the 2 of us but I think there is room...
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    Trim cylinder anodes

    Just out of curiosity has anyone tried drilling and tapping older Alpha 1 gen II trim cylinders for mounting the anodes ?
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    Beware the green leaker

    92 Merc 350 Magnum, Alpha 1 gen II leg Cant say I havent heard it here before but I had to try it. On my set up I have full closed cooling with a 3 in spacer between the exhaust manifold and riser, when I assembled the motor 2 years ago I used the "green" gasket between the manifold and spacer...
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    Solas Amita props

    First of all, boat- 1992 Bayliner 2452, 24 ft, 6000 lb fully loaded for a weekend Power- 350 chev about 280 hp Leg-Alpha 1 Gen II 1.65 ratio Current prop-Quicksilver 48-11324-18 aluminum 15 1/2 x 18 with added cup Cruise at 22 knots @3400 rpm, wot-4900 Problem- would like to drop 200 rpm at...
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    serial numbers

    Hey Don, I wonder if you could decode these # for me? Motor ol 081396 leg ol 123796. I know it is a 5 L 2 bbl vortec with a Alpha 1 gen II leg, the main thing I want to know is the HP rating of the motor and the gear ratio of the leg, Thanks.
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    Whats with the time limit?

    Hey moderators, what is with the time limit on replys, we dont have time to put in more than a few lines. Some of us are 2 finger typers . thats twice I have been logged out and lost my painfully composed reply.
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    Its boat show season

    Just bought our tickets on line today, anybody else going to the drooling party? www.vancouverboatshow.ca :D:D
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    Some good pics

    Want to see some fantastic pics of the B.C. and southern Alaska coast check this out. www.bcmarina.com Enjoy :)
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