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    3.0 Engine revs in reverse and eventually catches. This just started yesterday

    I have a 1998 pontoon with a 3.0 L and a Alpha 1 outdrive. I have had the boat for 3 years and other than a couple of hard to replace starters, it has been a great boat. :) Yesterday the boat started having problems shifting into reverse. The shifter seems to be working fine, but the boat stays...
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    Voltmeter reads 12 volts until I throttle up

    I have a 1998 3.0L 4cyl mercruiser with an alpha 1 outdrive. Sometimes when I am just putting around my voltmeter shows its charging the battery at around 12 Volts. When this happens it will discharge the battery. If I throttle up the voltmeter jumps to just over 14 volts (where it should be)...
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    3 questions about winterizing a 3.0 Mercruiser

    I am new to inboard/outboard motors. I have a pontoon with a 3.0 mercruiser and an alpha 1 outdrive. 1. How cold does it have to be before the engine block could crack? 2. Where are the plugs that need to be removed for winterizing? 3. Can't I just dry start it for a couple of seconds and...
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    Ski got stuck

    I have a good one. When I was a kid, I was a pretty good slalom skier. The thing is, I wore coke bottle glasses and could not really see much when I was skiing. The banks were just brown and green blurs (The Tree lines). This one time out I was flying outside of the boats wake when all of a...
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    Screw holes stripped out in 3/4 in plywood

    I have recently purhased a used pontoon boat and have a couple a screws stripped out on the back deck lid. They hold the handrail down. This is a hinged deck lid over the gas tank and battery. The wood is in good shape other than the stripped holes. I was wondering if I could fill the holes with...
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    Tilt / Trim only travels about 15 Degrees

    The Trim on my alpha 1 outdrive only travels about 15 degrees from full down position. I was under the impression that it should go somewhere between 70 and 90 degrees. This is a used pontoon that I have recently purchased with a 3.0 mercruiser. I would like to be able to raise the outdrive...
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    Broken Starter 3.0 4cyl

    I pulled my starter the other day because when I tried to turn the engine over the started was just spinning. When I got it off I noticed that the bell housing end was broken off. Then I noticed that the weld was broke loose from one side of the bracket that held the rod that attached to the end...
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