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    Best sources for stainless screws/bolts, etc?

    I'm tired of locally-available screws that break too easily, even with pre-drilled holes or counter-sunk if the screw is oval head. I kow that fiberglass is tenacious and grips the thread, but this is ridiculous! This is a real problem and I have ordered these from marine suppliers with the same...
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    Battery charger for off-season storage?

    I want to be able to keep my batteries charged over the Winter, so they won't die prematurely (as one did last Winter), so I'm looking for some opinions- I have seen all kinds of different ones, but I was told by someone at Interstate that Noco can be less than great. I'm not too optimistic that...
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    If you can't find the parts you need in the Mercury EzPartsWeb site.....

    I'm in the process of finishing the repairs to my 1984 4Winns Alpha outdrive and ordered the upper shift shaft seal before removing the old one. When the old one came out, I saw that the new one is far too large and I thought that I may have chosen the wrong part number (I was using the Alpha...
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    Best paint remover for trailer?

    My boat is on an EZ Loader from 1984 and the paint is in terrible condition. The trailer, itself, is in bad shape but the immediate issue is the fenders- they seem to be powder-coated and nothing has had much effect on it- paint stripper, carb cleaner, MEK and others haven't done what I want...
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    Painting trailer hubs

    I removed my hubs so the bearings & seals could be checked and the paint has peeled in places on the hubs, allowing rust to form. One seal was torn, so that huib had a good amount of grease on it, so I let them sit in gasoline, brushed off whatever remained and now, I want to repaint them. The...
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    1984 Mercruiser R/MR upper gear case

    Good morning. I finally had a chance to remove the upper bearing carrier- it had worked fine when I took the boat out but leaked gear oil when I tilted it up after trailering it. The retainer ring wasn't really tight- I would have thought it should be tighter, but will check the specs in the...
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    Water entering at transom- missing transom assembly stud?

    I haven't seen it yet and I still haven't seen photos or video, but the owner of a boat (1986 Sea Ray with Alpha 1) said it looks like water is coming into the bilge through a hole that's about 5/16" diameter. If so, it could mean that a stud or bolt came out. Has anyone seen any of these come...
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    Johnson OB RPM increase with loss of thrust?

    A friend called to ask about their boat, which made a strange sound after running for about ten minutes, so they went back to the slip. I went out with them yesterday and noticed it not long after we left- it started easily, never stalled and every time it was started during that trip, it fired...
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    1980'2 Four Winns logo decals

    I have a 1984 Four Winns and want to replace the decals, but the setup cost & low quantity make the price pretty stiff- the two shops I called charge $75-$100 for one decal, after setup cost and material are included. For those who want the discontinued decals in the upper right corner of the...
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    Old elgin outboard

    "Check the fuel pickup and ant "Check the fuel pickup and anti-siphon valve. If these are OK, check the fuel line for kinks or other blockage. Did you check your fuel filter(s)?"
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    43 to 57 conversion

    The 4.3L and 5.7L use differen The 4.3L and 5.7L use different gear ratios in the sterndrive.
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    Trim fluid

    "I must be having one of my sp "I must be having one of my spells but I need to know the correct type of trim fluid for a '94 Mercruiser Alpha One Gen II. ATF, power steering fluid or 20W? Something tells me that it's power steering fluid."
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