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    Palm Beach bought by Premier Marine? Launching and recovering advice.

    Thanks for the replies. Our boat is a 2011 Palm Beach 22’ with a Mercury 90hp 2 stroke. She has just the one Bimini but my wife is already looking at buying another. The factory Bimini is the nicest Bimini I’ve ever seen, would love to buy a duplicate and that’s one of the reasons I was trying...
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    Opinions on 1977 mercury thunderbolt110 9.8 hp

    …and I thought I was the only one who quoted Ghostbusters! Hahaha
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    2010 Mercury 90hp 2 stroke opinions

    Hi all, Was wondering if any of you would like to share your opinions and care advise on the Mercury 90hp 2 stroke engine. I just bought a pontoon boat with this motor on it and most of my experience is with a 1969 Johnson 55 and a 1985 OMC stringer 3.0. Just looking for thoughts and wisdom...
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    Palm Beach bought by Premier Marine? Launching and recovering advice.

    Hi all, Sold my Cobia ski boat a couple weeks ago and bought a 22' Palm Beach pontoon with a 90hp Mercury 2 stroke. My 88 year old dad couldn't get into or out of the Cobia and there wasn't room for my 5 grandkids so I basically traded in my corvette for a minivan.....again. Insert head...
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    Winterizing time!

    Guess I should have been more specific, I have a 1984 OMC Stringer 400 with a 3.0L engine. I don't believe I have bellows. I had the drive off most of this year as I overhauled the upper gearbox and replaced seals on the swivel housing. Everything was greased but even though I only put about...
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    Winterizing time!

    Pull the drive? Seems a little extreme Scott, but your advice always seems to be well founded. Care to explain? My boat will be under a roof but exposed to the cold. I was hoping to not have to pull that stupid shift cable through labyrinth again.
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    Winterizing time!

    Hi all. I've had my Cobia in the water twice since getting her running late this season. It doesn't look like I'll be able to take her out again before the cold hits so I guess it's winterization time for me too. I have the OMC Service manual for my motor and drive but would anyone want to...
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    Wandering heading at slow speed

    I had a 1978 Crestliner 16' with a 1969 Johnson 55hp outboard for 20 years but never experienced the slow speed wandering with that boat. On that one you always had to hold on the the wheel with both hands at any kind of speed to keep the motor from trying to run off to one side or the other...
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    Wandering heading at slow speed

    Oh yes..... I had a feeling that might generate some feedback.....Hahaha I started looking for a trailer as soon as I got it home last year. I got a solid trailer a couple of months ago but it could use some paint to look as nice as the boat. Since the trailer made the 5 hour drive from...
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    Wandering heading at slow speed

    Hi all, Purchased my 1986 Cobia 189Xl Monte Carlo with OMC 3.0L 400 stringer September 23rd last year in Harrisburg PA and brought it home to Massillon OH. After much work with the help of those on this forum I got her in the water yesterday, I haven't been boating in over 5 years.....so nice...
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    OMC Stringer 3.0 belt replacement

    Running trim in, placing front of motor on a 2x4 and removing front mount worked marvelously!!! Only disappointment is the belt I got is a little wider then the OMC belt so it rides higher in the pulleys. I saw a few original OMC belts out there for sale but they've got to be 20 years old...
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    OMC Stringer 3.0 belt replacement

    Anyone know what the dimensions of the belt are? I can always mail order the belt but it would be nice for once to get one from AutoZone, Advance or NAPA. Thank you, Bob
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    OMC gear case oil filler fitting for pressure/vacuum testing

    Hello all, I'd like to build a durable gear case pressure/vacuum hose that I can attach to a pressure pump or my vacuum pump. The only fitting I have to screw into my OMC gear cases is the cheap plastic POS that comes with the gear oil pumps. Can anyone provide a link to a more durable fitting...
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    OMC Stringer 3.0 belt replacement

    I looked through my OMC service manual and can find no procedure for replacement of the water pump/alternator belt. I did a search of iBoats and could not find anything related to the OMC 3.0 belt replacement. I'm looking at the motor and the belt goes around the forward motor mount. Am I...
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    1984 OMC 3.0 Stringer Sterndrive upper unit bearing housing and 314725 tool

    Life happens and I've been busy adding a mother-in-law suite to our home and having hand surgery, so no real time for the outdrive lately. I did get a Stant radiator pressure tester with no hose off ebay for 20 bucks, attached a hose and the 3/8" plastic fill adaptor off of my gear oil pump and...
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    1984 OMC 3.0 Stringer Sterndrive upper unit bearing housing and 314725 tool

    Kenny, Thank you for your input! I assembled the upper gearcase yesterday. Your help was invaluable! The ball gear shaft felt and measured perfect so other then a new shim and o-ring I installed it back as it was. Even though I swapped the bearing housing with a salvaged unit, it took the...
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    1984 OMC 3.0 Stringer Sterndrive upper unit bearing housing and 314725 tool

    Kenny, Thank you for taking the time to reply. I may be in Ohio but I will always have a kinship with my friends in Louisiana....I went to high school in Slidell and Lafayette. In addition, there are absolutely NO restaurants here that serve Cajun food and that I really miss. I assembled as...
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    1984 OMC 3.0 Stringer Sterndrive upper unit bearing housing and 314725 tool

    Hi folks, I can entertain with the story of how I got my broken boat if anyone is interested but at the moment I'm just trying to fix it. When removing the water pump and bearing housing from my upper unit I cracked (or perhaps it was already cracked) the bearing housing. The housing itself...
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    Paint color question

    Scott, Thank you very much for your reply. You are right, just about any silver works. I cleaned up my drive housings and primed with ZincChromate and painted with silver engine paint from AutoZone. Looks great. Still looking for decals but have bigger problems at the moment. Time for...
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    Paint color question

    Hello everyone, First of many questions about my 1986 OMC Stringer 400 stern drive….let’s make it an easy one. I’m about to remove the upper and lower unit to change the water pump and inspect the drive shafts. The silver paint is pretty thin on the unit. Does anyone know the correct silver to...
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