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    Engine just suddenly dies......

    I have a 2001 Seaswirl bowrider with a 4.3 V6 Volvo and an SX outdrive. I have been experiencing a problem recently whereby the engine, only occasionally, will all of a sudden "die" when the boat is getting up to WOT. When I try to restart the engine it turns over but does not fire. It is...
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    Volvo - water intake issues

    I have a 2000 Volvo 4.3 with SX drive and have been having an issue with the water intake into the cooling system. I recently added some fuel additive to the tank and connected the muffs in the driveway and fired her up only to notice that there was no water coming out of the exhaust area, as...
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    Hit a sandbar - now oil leaking out of propshaft housing

    :(The lakes here in the South are really low at the moment and even with due caution I still managed to strike a sandbar two weeks ago with my 195 BR Seaswirl. By the time I saw the sandbar rising from the deep I managed to throttle down and start to trim the outdrive up before hitting it at...
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    boating magazines

    Hey there folks. I'm wanting to subscribe to a good monthly boating magazine, but there are soo many out there I don't know which one to go for. I am a recreational type boater (family orientated) and have a bowrider. I live in the South (Upstate) and wonder if any of you may be able to point...
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    Hydrofoil query again..............sorry.

    I have read a fair amount of the threads regarding hydrofoils, but am trying to establish just how successful these additions may be in saving fuel. My neighbour has a 19ft Stingray with a 4.3 V6 Mercruiser which had a hydrofoil already fitted when he bought the boat. He has never removed it...
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    Replacing Faulty Trim/tilt Guage

    Hey there folks, I have a 2000 Seaswirl 195 BR with a 4.3 Volvo V6 and need to replace the original trim/tilt guage. When I recently bought the boat the previous owner had removed the guage in an attempt to find why it was not working and subsequently lost it. I ordered a new guage and...
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