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Heading down to the river tomorrow to let it run in the water without muffs for a bit and let it really run to get hot and clean up and...

No power to the helm gauges and ignition switch with battery voltage OK suggests a fault in that engine's ignition wiring circuit, could...

It’s quite possible the races is not seated. From the procedure below: Use a torque wrench to tighten the adjusting nut to 50 ft...

The problem on this boat is there is no access to the starter without removing the exhaust riser/elbow so I am doing what I can before...

Evidently 454 marine engines are suddenly hard to get and 10x over priced for whatever reason right now. People want 5k for a used...

Trim limit switches are nice to have, but most boats do not need them, as the prop will ventilate, before the trim gets to it's limit...

If you cannot take the play out of the bearing, without tightening it enough to bind, the bearing is bad and should be replaced. After...

The pump is leaking from the seal around the ram piston. I'm going to order a rebuild kit and address the leak. Thanks for your input...

A staycation or going somewhere fun?

Scott nailed it. Some just tighten the nut, spinning the wheel until resistance is felt, then backing off one hole. The point is to...

Tighten to 20 ft-lb while spinning the hub, then back off to nearest hole

You have to understand that after 2020 build years, these things were built on a piece-rate basis...with the accompanying poor quality...

RVs are priced like boats, but build quality is 40 years behind the times. Will post some pics as I pull things apart. Poor design and...

RVs are priced like boats, but build quality is 40 years behind the times. Will post some pics as I pull things apart. Poor design and...