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    Hey Rocketboy

    How goes the transom rebuild?
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    Mercruiser shifter removal

    First, I tried search and got 48 pages of hits. I have a '72 Mercruiser controls throttle/shifter. It has a black button on the shifter pivot to make the shifter throttle only. I found the set screw that releases the handle, but the assembly seems to be stuck by the push button. I've looked...
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    '72 Winner Viscount 21' Cuddy

    Finally got a picture. Not much to see since it has its Winter coat on. Got it off the trailer to do some painting as soon as the weather cooperates.<br />
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    strange suspension

    This is a factory made trailer. I made the rear axle as the original rusted in half. Does anyone recognize this set-up? I would think this is unique to one manufacturer.
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    upper gearbox leak

    The seal where the driveshaft enters the gearbox is leaking on my pre-alfa outdrive. I had a "mechanic" replace the seal this past Spring. He said that the shaft was grooved and the seal would leak; he was right. I pulled the outdrive and the bellows was full of gear oil. On the tractor...
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    PETA-How did this get missed

    You are board full of sadistic killers. You don't believe me? Read this: http://www.fishinghurts.com/feat-newcomic.asp
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    Just a nagging question

    With the problems people are having with U-joints, gimbal bearings, and couplers, why can't a CV jointed drive shaft be used? Cars use a short driveshaft (on front wheel drive) from the tranny to the wheel. It is secured to the wheel and pushes into a splined socket at the tranny. With such a...
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    Bearing grease- How much?

    I did a search first, but didn't find an answer. I replaced and packed the bearings on my trailer. My question is - should the hubs be packed with grease or just the bearings?
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    Coupler

    Last post got long. I have a '72 165 6 cylinder mercruiser with a pre-Alpha outdrive. Which coupler do I need?
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    HELP, I'm about to sink my boat in the middle of the lake

    I posted last week about a fried impeller on my 165 mercruser pre-Alfa I/O. I replaced the impeller and upper housing. Went to the lake today and in less than 10 minutes, overheat again. Go home, open the lower unit, fried impeller. I get a third impeller and another upper housing. This...
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    Allen bolt on lower unit

    Finally got to take my boat out. After waiting 3 months for the mechanic to put seals and water pump in my pre-Alpha lower unit, I find that my engine is overheating. It didn't overheat last year. I opened the thermostat housing and ran the engine briefly. The water inlet from the pump...
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    Gimbal bearing sizes?

    I am doing an alignment on my Pre-alfa drive 165 mercruiser. I installed a new gimbal bearing, and I'm trying to do alignment with a driveshaft. What I am finding is that the driveshaft won't go through the gimbal bearing. There is a perfect ring of grease around the shaft where it meets the...
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    Pre-Alpha bellhousing

    I am trying to replace the bellows on my pre-alpha outdrive. The book I have and all diagrams on the net I have found, do not look like my transom ring. All diagrams show a screw in pin, mine looks like it is pressed in and held by a phillips screw from the outlet end of the bellhousing. Do I...
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    Jrude tree?

    I'd let it grow a little longer. The cowling and lower unit haven't formed yet.
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    trailer set-up

    I have an unidentifyable trailer. It has 6 sets of keel rollers along with 4 bunks. The roller set consists of a grooved roller with a flat roller on each side. What I want to do is replace all the roller sets with one grooved roller and put side guide bunks on. Does the majority of the...
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    The dreaded "T" word

    Transom repair that is. People use poly-resin all the time for fiberglass repair, right? I thought I could use it to put the new wood in my transom, I thought wrong. So now that I have the poly scraped off, I have decided epoxy must be better. 2 questions: Do I need cloth or matting for the...
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    Hull drain

    I've chisled out my old transom. I am now planning on replacing the wood and am wondering about the hull drain. The one I removed was a brass tube, I recall seeing that pvc pipe adhears well with fiberglass resin. Could I use a length of pvc pipe and glass it in to use as a hull drain?
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    rotten transom

    I knew the transom in my boat was rotten. I used it last year hoping that it would last the season. It did, and typical to KY, there was no extended Fall. Went from 70 and 80 degree temps to 40 and 50 with several weeks of freezing. Due to the temps, I didn't do any work on the boat. This...
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    Louisville Houseboat Expo

    Anyone here get there? I don't think there will ever be a day that I can plunk down a couple of hundred thousand dollars for one, but they are amazing to look at. Had a "Wind Dancer" that is 20' by 112', amazing use of space inside, bought for over $700,000. The cheapie of the show...
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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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