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    Mercruiser 4.3 out drive will not raise up

    Hello, Brought the boat home today to clean it up (2000 4.3 alpha 1) . The drive lowers fine, but would not raise back up (raise or trailer). It just makes a click each time the button is pressed. I read somewhere to on here to press the buttons repeatedly and sometimes it would unsticky...
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    Intermittent power trim

    I have a 2000 4.3 with a quicksilver 3000. When I launch on startup the power trim will not tilt down. It will whine slightly but not tilt. After a few tries it finally starts working and I have no problems with it. It only acts up on cold startup. Need advice. Thanks!
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    small hole behind sticker on transom plate/gimbal

    Hi all After a great weekend on the water I decided to freshen up the outdrive on the boat (2000 Stingray 200cs) 4.3 Alpha 1 I was going to replace the stickers on it after I repaint and when I pulled the sticker off of the top center of the drive I found a small hole there underneath, looks...
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    someone ease my mind

    so most people tell me im silly, worrying about a boat getting wet... I bought a new (to me) 2001 stingray 200CS and due to an unfortunate series of events the interior got rained on the first night home. We have been having TONS of rain here in the ohio valley. I keep the boat now in a...
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    Help selecting prop

    Hi I have a Maxum 18' 3.0 Mercruiser. I had a 19 pitch 3 blade and I was looking for something to give me more power "out of the hole". The PO gave a me prop that he said was a power prop....seems it was a 21 pitch 3 blade. WOT on the 19 gave me about 4500RPM at around 40mph the 21 is...
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    1996 3.0 Hesitates, will not rev past idle in gear.

    Hi, I have a 1996 Maxum 1750SR with a 3.0. I have owned the boat since last year when I bought it from the original owner. I have never had a problem out of it, has always run great. Got it out of storage(i had the deluxe 400$ winterization package done) Took it out one other time this year...
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