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    key switch trouble

    hey guys, got rid of all my boats so its been awhile since i have been on this great forum. sad to hear that Don S passed. what knowledge. about a month ago a customer of mine gave me a 1850cc pro sport center console with a 115hp yamaha outboard. no #s on the motor anywhere. their are a few...
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    NO SPARK

    Hey Guys its been awhile....got 2000 Seadoo Challenger Jet Boat. Model # S240J30WS Serial # OE375895 Mercury M2 240 HP engine. Boat has no spark, the owner that we purchased it from says it's the stator. Can't find the right info on this engine. Downloaded a few books but nothing matches up...
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    about had it.

    hey guys, wwhhaazzzzuuuuppppp! yes this mercruiser is putting me over the edge. here it is. i was in the middle of removing fuel and doing a couple of other things to the boat when i decided to plug up my timing light and see of i was in the ball park of the one timing mark at 12 o'clock ...
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    another thunderbolt ign ?

    i have the thunderbolt 4 ignition. do i have to jump things out like the 5, or do i point and turn dest? also theirs no timing tab on engine but their is a mark. could anybody give me some info on timing this 350 small block mercruiser. no #s and its old. probable 70s early 80s. thanks. tim
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    old alpha one

    installed new seals ,upper and lower pump housing in my drive, no #s,with the gear shifter in forward and the shift shaft turned all the way clockwise with the prop turned all the way counter clockwise and bungie cord holding it in place, did not move. got it all bolted up and i can't get it out...
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    in a jam.

    hey guys. iam in trouble now. went to remove the oil filter on my 350 mercnitemare and it decentergrated on me and now alls thats left is the top. its on there tight as can be. i,ve tried a screwdriver and mallet, to no avail. tried prying down on one side to get vise grips on the top to bang on...
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    fluid leak

    back again. god save Iboats! the mech. i hired to install my nitemare, i mean engine installed a water cooled system and the water pickup is through the hull. he blocked off the pipe from the stern drive through the transom with a big bolt.about the only thing my engine does right is cooling...
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    test run fail

    mornin men.1985 5.7 mercruiser,alpha one here again.after putting engine all back together we ,my wife and i took her too the boat ramp for the first time yesterday. i had to pump the throttle about 50 times to get it to start. had a couple of leaks,water so i tightend a few hoses and we were...
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    rub rail?

    hey guys. done with my motor and before i take her for her sea test i want to reseal her rub rail. a lot of sealent missing and i think thats where waters been getting in. not in the bilge but you can hear it sloshin around after hitting some seas mostly in the cabin. any ideas? thanks. 25ft...
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    fuel leak.

    mornin guys. well i got engine put back together(thanks to you) and did all the adjustments by the book and now she fires right up. i haven't done a compression check on it yet, i will do that today. the problem i have is fuel leaking out of the plunger on top of the carb. 4 barrel roch. can i...
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    help with valves,i think

    well, just finished up installing rebuilt heads, new manifolds and risers. tried to turn it over and only belts are moving and not the crank. a freind installed the heads and i think he torqed down on the rods too much. would that keep the cam from moving? 1985 mercruiser 260hp with alpha 1. no...
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    prop advise.

    i have a 1985 mercruiser 260hp with alpha 1 drive on a 1985 chriscraft scorpion 254.it came with a 15" alum.prop and a spare stainless steel 17" prop. dont care about hole shot, just want some speed on plane. also have ben. trim tabs. boat for fishing in atlantic and weekending. thanks.
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    help please.

    i have a 260hp 350ci mercruiser withe no numbers to give you guys. the mech. i bought the engine from bailed so now me and my freinds are finishing up. we got everything put together except the throttle and shifter that mounts on the engine. seen alot of pictures but cant tell cause everything...
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    taking on water

    hey guys. just had a used 260hp mercruiser installed by a craigslist mech and am i getting screwed, but long story short, the boats on a lift on the icw right now and i have to take her a couple of miles to the boat ramp to put her on the trailer. water is comming it looks like from the bellows...
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    few 254s

    i own a 1985 chriscraft scorpion 254 and cant find out any info on this model boat. not even from chriscraft. my biggest concern on this boat is was it made when they were owned by murray or cc or omc? and was it built with the quality that ccs know for or of crap that i have read about that...
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    info.

    hey forum. does anyone besides myself own a 1985 chris craft scorpion 254.i cant find any info on these boats. thanks. tim
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    help please.

    MR S. you showed some wiring diagrams on checkmate99s thread and i was wondering if you could tell me what software you used to draw that up with. i am also doing a rewire while saving for a new engine, not all but most, new gauges, both harnesses etc... ive done what you told him to do, drawn...
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    diagrams

    hey guys. has anyone ever used DIA. software to draw up your boat wiring diagram? and if so, did you use the circuit page or the electric page? looks pretty cool. i saw this women working on her sailboat and she was using a 3-d software. bigsailboatproject.com. very cool.
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    rewiring boat

    when mesuring gauges do you measure on the face or the back of the old gauge? really like them teleflex sterling series gauges. removed boat side and engine side harness.and wrote down every wire on all gauges. alot of snippen old wire ties.
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    new project.

    got boat a few months ago. used it 4 times and all 4 times were brought back to the dock by sea tow. long story. i saw what chriscraft254 did to his boat and how he posted his progress on the forum, so i thought i would do the same being that my boat is going to look JUST LIKE HIS!!!! DAMM what...
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