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  1. stormyj

    Water in lower unit

    Hi all, I changed oil in my bravo 3 lower unit and found some water in it. Removed the drive and its sitting on my bench right now. Was going to put together a pressure test set to see where it is leaking. Heres where Im curious. where are the points that it can leak under water. Yes, I...
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    Engine Stuck in Guardian mode?

    Hey, its me again. lol. Ok, so I if you havnt read my other posts, I had my searay, twin 350 mpi, sn on one of them is ow634563, out and forgot to open the thru hulls for the Closed cooling system. While still in idle heading out on the bay, I got the BEEEEEEEEEEEp. I am assuming it was the...
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    350 mag water pump impeller change question

    Morning all. I did a stupid thing on a new to me boat. Forgot there are thru hull valves for the engines and started them up and ran them for a while. Whats that whiney sound? Oh, ****. so, now Im going to open the pumps up and change the impellers, cause Im sure they are wasted. I ran for...
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    Air conditioning water supply not pumping

    Hi all, So, I bought a new boat to me, and when I bought it they seller said that sometimes, when starting the AC, you have to open the pump located in the bilge a bit to let water run out of it to "prime" it. Does that suggest the pump needing a new impeller or something else? Im new to these...
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    Bravo 3 outdrive not draining

    I searched and didnt find anything. I drained my bravo 3 with sump. removed the cap on the sump in engine compartment. Pulled the bottom plug, no metal on magnet. Pulled the vent plug, oil drained from outdrive. Let it drain for 30 min or so. It stopped dripping. Looked in eng...
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    Corrosion/coating on props question

    Hey all, Im used to aluminum props, but now have a Searay with stainless props on it. Duo props on twin mercs B3s. My question is, normally I would take my aluminum prop off, clean the shaft, relube, clean up the prop and repaint it. These new props have no paint, but have a corrosion on...
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    Question about water circulation in closed system

    Ok, so what Ive done so far.Mercruiser 350 mag mpi horizon, closed cooling system. This system uses the blue pump to open up drains. Of course, that didn't work at all. So, in case that doesn't work, your supposed to remove 5 blue drain plugs. 2 on the sea water pump, 1 fuel filter, 1 water...
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    Mercruiser 5.7 Horizon Draining Issues

    Hi all, So, Im draining my blocks, closed system, for winter and pull the blue plugs from raw water side. Top plug, fuel filter box, water distribution housing, and there are two more plugs under the starboard side of the motor, on the raw water pump I believe. I do have seacocks supplying...
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    Help with identifiing a part on a 350mpi horizon

    Hi all, Need some help identifying a part on my mercruiser 350 mpi horizon motor, with Air Actuated Single Point Drain System. System wasnt pumping up and releasing water, so fell back to the 3 point system, where plugs were breaking off, hurray, got those all out, put in new plugs, but now...
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    Help with abbreviation H,B,W&L Fee

    First time placing a new large boat on the hard for winter storage and was a certain amount per foot and then a H,B,W&L Fee. Haulout, ?, ?, Launch? any help? thx
  11. stormyj

    Boat trailer spindle removal

    Any idea on how to remove these spindles from this torsion axle? I can buy a new axle for about $250 but need to wait 3 weeks. Thanks for the help. I would post pics here, but website wont let me. Here are the links...
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