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    Water In Out drive. merc

    Well... im pretty inexperienced with boats and i bought one anyway! sooooo when i had a friend help me winterize the motor we drained the out drive oil and sure enough water had gotten in there. so we put new fresh oil in and stored it. now with spring approaching and my girl friend driving me...
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    LED drain plug quality?

    Has anyone tried these led drain plugs that supposedly put off exellent light? I'm not in the clearest of all waters? Lake Ontario Rochester ny
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    Re: MIE and R model designations

    Re: MIE and R model designations So would a "inboard/outboard be concidered "MIE"?
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    built in cooler in the floor where to find?

    I have a 79' wellcraft sunhatch 196. It has what I think is a cooler its not a live well because it drains in to the motor bay and pumps out from the bildge. But the outer peice that holds the cooler flush with the floor has broken... Any ideas where to find pre made drop in coolers? Mines made...
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    Greasing the out drive 228 mercruiser

    So I know how to use a grease gun but my question is how much to put in each fitting and what kind of grease to use?
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    Oil change 79' mercruiser 228 small block

    So this is my first boat and I'm learning fast... Not really sure how the oil change works though.... From what I gather there should threads on the dip stick and you have to pump it out? I'm not to crazy about that b/c there has to be some left at the bottom of the pan. I do not have the easy...
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    Bad alternator 228 mercruiser 79'

    So need a little help... It seems oem alternator put out 37 amps. (QUICKSILVER ALTERNATOR 78403A2 at MarinePowerService.com) I went to autozone and they had something on the shelf a little different than mine but made for mercruiser boats.....(12176N-1G - WPS) It's 65 amps so long question...
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    Srew loose on boat ladder 3m5200?

    So I have a 79' wellcraft sunhatch 196 with a swim ladder that has 4 screws holding to the back of the boat. One screw has come loose and walked itself out just a little. I took the screw out and it's a good size screw about 3" long heavy duty. But screw won't thread tight. So.... Today I put a...
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