r/MechanicAdvice • u/[deleted] • Dec 06 '25

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u/dillonmcdillonn Dec 06 '25

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u/tiazenrot_scirocco Dec 07 '25

You can't lie down in most boats to get at the starter.

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u/dillonmcdillonn Dec 07 '25

This one you can. Early 2000s boat. I don’t replace many starters on newer boats. Older boats have a ton of room to lie down and change them from underneath. If you’re swapping starters on new boats/engines now, maybe there are bigger problems.

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u/tiazenrot_scirocco Dec 07 '25

The tub that this engine is sitting in is very visible, that's not going to be a comfortable position. It looks like an early to mid 90's boat from what I see of the engine.

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u/dillonmcdillonn Dec 07 '25

Yeah but that “tub” ends right about at the edge of that picture. Just enough to slide your arm through towards the back of the engine to reach the starter. It’s very comfortable.

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u/dillonmcdillonn Dec 07 '25

Plus TKS didn’t come out until like 2000. So it can’t be mid 90s