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Inventory Missing Parts Mercruiser 3.0L - Chris Does What

Inventory Missing Parts Mercruiser 3.0L EP #26 || Bayliner Bowrider 175

Inventory Of Missing Parts For Mercruiser that the mechanic lost. This is turning out to be more challenging and expensive than we thought it would. It is like they take a part, then type marine on the front of it, then double the cost. Also, there are many flavors of this 3.0L engine to choose …

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Review Attwood Bilge 3 Inch Fan Blower * Chris Does What

Review Attwood Bilge Blower || Mercruiser 3.0 Bayliner Bowrider 175

Review the Attwood in-line blower fan for our inboard Bayliner Bowrider 175 boat. We show you how we installed the Attwood bilge blower fan and then turn it on so you can hear it for yourself. With the engine running or the radio on we won’t be able to hear it at all, but the …

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Engine Wiring Harness | Boat Restoration

Mercruiser 3.0 Engine Wiring Harness Ratsnest Video at the bottom if you’re like me and don’t like to read. LOL Okay guys, so if you have read this blog you know that the mechanic left us with a mess. The first thing we are going to tackle is the rat’s nest of a wiring harness. If …

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Rebuilt Mercruiser 3.0 Engine - Chris Does What

Rebuilt Mercruiser 3.0 Engine EP #16 || Bayliner Bowrider 175

We just got our Bayliner Bowrider 175 back with a freshly rebuilt Mercruiser 3.0. We are now taking inventory of what is needed to get the engine started like restoring the wiring harness, getting everything buttoned up on the engine like the distributor, timing, and the missing hardware. We sent this engine to a mechanic …

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Stern Drive Off, Engine Out, Rebuild -Chris Does What

Stern Drive Off, Engine Out, Rebuild EP #13 || Bayliner Bowrider 175

The engines out, the Stern Drive off, and the engine is ready to be shipped to the machine shop Xcessive Engines for a rebuild. It should only take about 2 weeks to get the engine back, and if Xcessive Engines has engines in stock they ship out right away. I guess it being summer their …

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Engine Busted Budget | Boat Restoration

Engine Needs Rebuilding Trouble in paradise, we have issues with the lower end of the Mercruiser 3.0 engine in our 2004 Bayliner Bowrider 175. We don’t have the A-frame needed to remove it and don’t really want to pull the engine ourselves. Issue found when we got the new head on the engine from Clearwater Cylinder …

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Fiberglass Sanding

Sanding Bilge | Boat Restoration

Sanding Day It got a little hot with all this safety gear on, flashback to wearing MOP4 in the military, but fiberglass is not that good for your lungs. While sanding it felt like any breeze there was stopped, sanding the bilge and stringers to prepare it all for fiberglass feels like the hardest part …

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Boat Gelcoat Shine | Boat Restoration

Pretty Boat So when buying a used boat, or bring back that luster to your current boat there is hope for your gelcoat. Danielle has worked her little tail off to restore the gelcoat on the boat with wonderful results. Before she started we thought would need a new gel coat applied, but now not …

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Boat Floor Demolition | Boat Restoration

Boat Floor Demolition Time Let’s go over the required tools and accessories before we start the boat floor demolition. It is a great idea to get yourself a good breathing mask with eye protection (Mold spores bad, breathing good). Tools we used were a skill saw, crowbar, hammer, and a shovel. The shovel will be explained …

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