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    2004 Sea Ray 260 Sundancer sudden leak

    Hello, about 6 months ago I bought a 260 Sundancer. It was in the marina when I bought it and I had it hauled out and had the bellows and zincs replaced by a boatyard and did general maintenance (bottom paint, etc.). I also pulled the drain plug, cleaned the hole, and put new heavy duty teflon...
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    Installed trim tabs and fish finder transom mount.... how do I know if it's leaking?

    Hi all, I recently bought a boat that I keep in a slip. I had it out of the water for an inspection, survey, etc. and while it was out I had some service done and installed a few things like trim tabs and a fish finder bracket, etc. Now the boat is back in the water and I'm realizing... how...
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    Bravo 3, 300 hour service kit... cheaper options? Assemble it yourself?

    Hi all, I recently picked up a Bravo 3 and I want to do a full 300 hour service on the outdrive and motor. I see the mercruiser kit is over $600 and comes with an anode kit, seals, shift cable, and transom repair kit. The transom repair kit comes with bellows, gaskets, etc. However, this kit...
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    What kind of damage from an I/O in salt water for 2-3 years?

    Considering buying a boat. It's an IO that has been in salt water for the past 2-3 years without being used, just sitting. Anodes are gone, I assume I will have to replace the outdrive. Not sure of the bell housing, but aware that I might have to replace that as well. There is no way to get...
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    Starcraft Chieftain 25 vs islander 22

    hello, quick question about the chieftain 25. How does it compare to the islander 22 and the chieftain 22? Specifically: 1) When a chieftain goes from a 22 to a 25, what is actually expanded? Like do they make the cabin bigger (so they both have the same fishing space) or do they keep the...
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    cracks between rivets on aluminum starcraft islander

    hello, I recently bought a starcraft islander with an aluminum hull and it leaks a little. Finally found the source of the leak and there are small cracks in between the rivets right along the port chine, on the bottom side. They mostly go from rivet to rivet, sometimes going up into the chine...
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