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    Carbon? buildup on hull, Air fuel need adjusting?

    1996 Caravelle Interceptor 454 with Bravo 1, thru hull exhaust. I notice that usually when i start my boat it tends to smoke a bit on first start of the day. Iv only had the boat for about a month, but i notice that i get a good bit of carbon buildup around the transom and molded platform of...
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    Funky Oil Readings and Reappearing Oil in Bilge

    Upon reading my dipstick on the lake i notice maybe only a small amount of oil on it, which leads me to think that the oil level is low. Then the next morning i pull the dipstick on the trailer after boat has been sitting and get an almost full reading....but slowly the oil level gets lower and...
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    Motor Mount Question

    Cheers boaters. just picked up a 21 foot sportscraft with 4.3 merc. upon looking at the rear motor mounts it seems that there are differences in distance from in the gap between the actual mount and the top of the bolt that is going through the mount. there is maybe a half inch difference...
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    HELPPPPP!!! Merc 4.3 wont start after warming up. possible carb issue

    Just bought a 1990 sportcraft with 4.3 merc 2 barrell carb. the first start of the day is normal. boat will run fine, after a little while the idle starts to drop and unless i give it some gas it will die. Now after it dies it is near impossible to restart. when i look down the carb there is...
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    4.3 merc. 2bbl Carb issue?? Flooding?

    Cheers! just picked up a 1990 sport craft with 4.3 merc 2 barrell carb. The first cold start of the day is perfect. starts right up and runs fine but seems to stumble at idle and eventually dies (could be bad fuel). But after the first start if the boat is warmed up it will not want to start...
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    A little confused... How is this motor and outdrive setup

    Cheers! i am a little confused. i found a 1997 21 foot chris craft bowrider, its a beautifull boat and i found it for a great price, my question is when i looked at the outdrive it is a volvo cobra SX and the motor is a 5.7 volvo motor, but on the valve covers i see OMC stickers with serial...
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    Which boat would you buy?

    Im looking for another boat for cruising/watersports. My last boat was a 19 foot dixie bowrider with a 4.3 it was nice but due to rot i decided to get rid of it before a little problem turned big. here are my 2 options 1) 1997 MARADA MX-1 18 foot 3.0/Alpha one. iv not heard too much about...
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    How often do you run your bilge pump/ How often should it kick in?

    On my last I/O i never had to use my bilge pump but maybe twice when i had multiple people hanging off the back loweering the rub rail into the water.. This new one im looking at will kick on about every 20 mins if me and a friend are sitting on the back... Im not sure how normal this is, but...
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    How do we feel about monterey boats??

    I sold my old bowrider and im looking at a 1992 Monterey 189 Special edition. the boat has only had 2 owners and has 230 original hours. owner now said that when he got boat it came from an older couple who left it out uncovered and the floor started to rot. He had a new floor put in and had...
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    Belt broke!! Couple questions

    Hello, i was out running my 4.3lx this weekend when i noticed 1 of my belts broke, i came to a stop and found it was the bigger toothed one that runs through the alternator. im in the process of replacing it but i have 2 questions. 1. do i need to retime the boat since it ran for a couple...
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    Fiberglass repair kits

    Do any of you all know any good places to get one? looking to glass a couple pieces of wood together... ALso what is this peanut butter stuff i keep hearing about?? some sort of adhesive im assuming?
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    Speedo wont work after drive removal

    I removed drive to do annual maintaince, After i replaced it the spedo didnt work but that was only because the cable it came loose at the drive. ( not very good design holding it in place) when i plug it it and turn in to lock it, it seems very tight. alsmost like i have to yank down/ stretch...
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    What water temperature do you get in at?

    Gonna be taking the boat out on Lake Allatoona this weekend. Weather is projected 70 degrees. lake temperature is around 60 degrees. Im wondering if that is too cold to get in??? What temps do you guys get in water (wakeboard,Tube,ski,swim) at?
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    Disappearing drive oil

    well over winter i pulled drive, did allignment, changed impeller, and remounted everything, all for my first time wit hthe help of you guys. Now after i changed my drive oil, i have gone out about 4 times. and it seems like my drive oil reservior has dropped a little maybe 1/4 inch, so i...
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    Too much prop?

    Hey guys. i have a 19 foot bowrider with a 4.3lx merc motor. The current prop is a 23 pitch, which i believe is too big. while cruising the boat planes at 10MPH and the whole front of the boat rises dramitically, literlly anything not strapped down on the front of the boat comes flying towards...
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