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    Merc 6.2 - Right Side Drain Plug?

    Hi. On the right side of our engine, a Mercruiser 6.2MPI s/n OMO67223, there are two blue plastic drain plugs - one on the exhaust manifold, and the other on a Y-fitting on the lower part of the engine block. The Y-fitting has a wire coming out of it - I assume from an oil pressure or a water...
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    Radio/Ipod Puzzle

    Why does an Ipod cancel our radio? Our boat has a Clarion XMD2 radio & CD which is connected by volume controlled line-level outputs to a Clarion APA2104 2-channel amplifier. The amp has only two phono inputs. It does not, obviously, have an input selector. To add an Ipod as a source I put...
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    How to Grease a Tongue Jack?

    Hi folks. We have several boat trailers, all of which have foolproof Fulton marine jacks on them. But we also have a dang horse trailer with an Atwood fixed foot top wind jack that I cannot figure out how to grease. And its getting pretty stiff too, so it needs some servicing. The jack is...
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    Pitch Change w 2.2 Gear Ratio

    I've posted before that the 2001 6.2L MPI in our 23' 4,200 lbs. (dry) bowrider hits its rev limiter at 4,800 and 45 mph (gps). The throttle is not completely wide open at those RPMs. The outdrive is a Bravo 3 with 26" Bravo III props. I figure the gear ratio is 2.2:1 b/c with our data plugged...
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    Retrofit Separate Trim & Trailer Switch?

    Our boat's Mercruiser throttle control has the usual thumb-operated trim switch. It does not have a separate trailer button to fully raise the drive leg. Instead, the up button has two pressure detents - light pressure causes the the leg to lift to the trim limit. Push a bit harder on the up...
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    Trimming Bravo III

    After 20 yrs w/ Alpha 1 outdrives, we now have a boat w/ a Bravo III. When we test drove it, the broker said that Bravo IIIs don't need to be trimmed in/out as much as single prop drives - just set it and leave it was his opinion. So the question: is that opinion accurate? And if it is, why...
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    Sippage for Bravo 3

    Hi folks. Would the rate of prop slip on a Bravo 3 be any different than on, say, an Alpha I? Is 15% a good ballpark figure for both? Thanks, pjr
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    Sea-Ray 230 Questions

    Hello Folks. I'm located in the Okanagan area of B.C., Canada, where we boat on medium size lakes. That is to say: land is always in sight but the lakes are long and wide enough to get reasonably rough when the wind comes up. I'm looking at buying a year 2000 SeaRay 230 bowrider equipped...
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    Ventilation Plate to Transom Relationship?

    Hello All: Our 18' obscure branded f/g bowrider is equiped with a '96 4.3 LX and Alpha 1 leg. The bottom of the hull where it meets the transom is flat, ie: parallel to the water's surface, and this flat area is 6" wide. Then the hull rises up at 32 degrees to meet the chines. When the leg is...
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    Windshield Adhesive?

    The windshield on my step-mother's 18' Excel has come loose from the deck underneath. There are no screws or bolts on the lower portion of the windshield frame, so I guess it was secured by adhesive alone. Can anyone here suggest what type of adhesive to use to re-attach the windshield frame to...
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    Smart Tab Testimonial

    Upon lurking for several years and seeing messages about Smart Tabs, I decided to put a pair on my 18' glass bowrider w/ a 4.3 LX engine. The boat's pre-tab problems were: porpoising and chine-walking at 3/4 to full throttle, and teeth shattering pounding in chop.<br /><br />The Smart Tabs...
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