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Thank you everyone,,Took a lot of stress of my shoulders and saved me a embarrassing phone call to my mechanic.

Forgive my ignorance,but as you can tell I dont know much about boats. So if im reading this right the rocker button shouldnt be able to raise the drive all the way up? Before I just had the trim senders replaced my rocker button would raise and lower it any way I wanted,,So thats when it was...

I was just down there poking around and retesting it and found that it does work but it cuts off at a quarter way up mark. So if I hit the trailer button to pull it all the way up,I can then use my switch on the throttle lever to bring it down anywhere I want,and if I go fully down,I can use the...

I just put my boat in yesterday after having it at the mechanics. At the end of last season I noticed that my outdrive was twitchy ,like I had to play with the button on the throttle lever to make it go up or down,then one I rocked it back and forth a bunch it worked ok. So I noticed the trim...

Well I winterized my boat today and went to my local boat shop to buy my supplies,and had the guy grab my items and I didnt bother to read the oil "I only made sure I had the correct weight" So got home and did everything and poured the 5+ quart big jug of oil in,then took the smaller quart size...

Thanks so much for the help,Im not sure what it was but I checked all wires and grounds and made sure they were clean and just took some scotch brite and ran over all the connectors I was able to see and when I was done I had power! So rather it was the ground,"I suspect the ground as it looked...

I just went up to my local boat shop and told him what engine I had "mercruiser 454" He gave me plug that are NGK R BR6FS and I just pulled out the old ones and they say AC Delco MR43T. They look the same at the bottom threads but the new plug seem to be shorter,I know there not the same but can...

I believe I have a bennet unit and this is in a 1987 268 da. Im pretty sure the last time I was out last season I thought they wern't working and today I got it fired up getting ready for another season! But I confimed they do not work. I looked at the switch the ground was kind of corroded so I...

My stereo went on me and im looking for a new one and just thought Id ask if anyone knew of a good one that would suit me for my needs? I need to stay under $200.00 so lets keep that in mind,Im looking for a radio that will allow me to play a Ipod "doesnt matter if a separate cord is needed,just...

I changed the oil last fall when I winterized it,and I dont remember what type I put in. I got all my stuff from my local boat store and I told them what engine type I had and they gathered all the stuff I needed, I know it was merc brand just dont remember the weight of it. I have a 99'...

I have a garmin gps 168 sounder model. The fish finder works great,gps ok but just outdated and looking for something a little newer and with color. I was wondering if there is a good garmin unit I could replace this one with and still use the transducer from my 168 model? Maybe something that...

I have bought the same boat last year. The size of it was a little scary to me at first but you get used to it. By the end of the year I was able to take her out by myself and bring it back and dock it alone. This was also my first cabin cruiser and overall I really like it. I had leaky windows...

Yea I hope changing the joints and bearing will solve my problem. If I decide to do the Driveshaft bellow how does that bell housing come off,just the 2 screws on the side that require that special tool? But I will see how it looks before I decide on that. Another question is where is a good...

Yea im pretty sure I can rent one at my local autopart store. I would just like to get one as I could have used one earlier this year,Just thought it might be nice to have one around. But yes I will rent one if money gets tight,which Im sure it will :( But can anyone chime in on the noise I...

The more I read the more I get unsure of my self :smt101 Not as far as doing the job myself,but as far as the gimbal/Ujoint is actually the problem? The noise I read about for a gimbal bearin is always described as a growling,grinding. The noise I get is more of a chatter,knocking,maybe ticking...

Well I read around and even had another post on here and people agree if you have the right tools and are some what mechanically inclined It could be done fairly easy. I figured the parts should should run me just under $300 which includes the bearing,U-joint and gasket kit. I called 2 marine...

I second the trilux. I put a coat of this on my outdrive before the season started and it was docked around 5 months in the water and pulled it out and it really stayed clean compared to my friends. Im in fresh water,so cant say how it would work for you,but Trilux is a good paint. I forget the...

Lazy Daze,Even I can make one of those :grin: Thanks for that! I see in your pic the driveshaft is still hanging out of the drive on the stand,The drive shaft just pulls out right?

Thanks,That will come in handy. I just ran into this vid,they dont replace the gimbal but they show how to remove the outdrive. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9Fke1D464k&feature=related I have a few questions about that, One he said he greases the gimbal bearing from up top? I never seen a...

Forgive me,I posted about this a week or 2 ago and coudnt find it for the life of me. But just had a few questions about what to expect if I try to do this. First off ,I read a few different places and seen both answers but I was told do Not shift the gear in forward to remove the B3 drive you...