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  1. vfrkent

    Volvo Penta SX whine developed

    Out on the river yesterday and everything fine until we fired up to head home and after engaging foward under part throtle I was hearing a whiring whine upto about 3K and from 3.5K rpm it would disappear checked the oil this morning and no water but a few fine metal particals in the oil and a...
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    Help! Gimbal part #

    I have a 2005 Volvo Penta GXi 5.0 With SX-M 1.60 outdrive, I have looked on the iboats web site and called the parts department and they can't find a gimbal bearing for the unit, does anybody know what the part # is for that gimabal bearing and if there's any pros or cons to the Sierra part...
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    Loose steering?

    I was trying to track down the loose steering in my boat, it has about 2" of slack at the rim, as I had my wife moving the steering wheel back and forth I noticed that it has clearance designed into the powersteering unit. Does any one know why they have the slack built into the PS unit so it...
  4. vfrkent

    So what have you done to your Blue Water lately?

    I purchased my Blue Water Mirage in August of 2010, and have been working on it ever since, it all started with needing to fix the rusty water slinging out of the drums after retrieving the boat from the water, I replaced the drums with new disk brake set up, then it was on to replace the brake...
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    Battery tray for a Group 65 Battery.

    I'm looking for a battery tray for a group 65 battery, plastic with inside dimensions of 12"x7.50", just something with maybe a one inch lip and a lock down. Regards, Kent
  6. vfrkent

    Thank you!

    I wanted to introduce my self and and thank you guys for the help in learning about boating and what to look for in purchasing a boat. My name is Kent and I have been lurking here since June of 2010, my wife had decided it was time to buy a boat to keep the family involved together. I had...
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    Steering slop, whats normal?

    I have a 2005 Blue Water Mirage 20' Wakeboard bowrider boat with about 100hrs on it, the steering has about 2" of play measured at the rim of back and forth movement, the play seems to be in the steering box as the cable at the back of the boat is not moving when I move the wheel in the slop...
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