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    pontoon console/helm

    I am restoring a 26' tri-toon over the winter. The big that that is hanging me up right now is trying to find a console that I like. I am looking at doing mocha seats, so I would want the console color to match that. I am thinking I will have to find a fiberglass console and have someone match...
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    Shear start bolt?

    I just took my boat into a local shop to have the timing set and the carb rebuilt. When I picked it up they told me to watch the starter because it was making a "weird" noise, but they tightened it the best they could. Took it out over the weekend and found out one of the 2 starter bolts had...
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    exhaust manifold block off gasket

    I have had my boat for about a year and a half. Before I bought it, I test drove it and it ran great. The first time I took it out after I bought it, a cylinder was hydro locked. I have a Seakamp fresh water cooling system installed on my 4.3L GM Vortech V6, 262cid. It is in a 1993 Sea Ray 200...
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    Tower installation position

    I have a 1993 Sea Ray 200 Bow Rider. It is a 20' boat and I already purchased the DIY Wake Pro Universal Swoop Tower. I am going to install the tower soon, but had a few questions firsts. The directions state the rear mount must be positioned behind the rear of the windshield in order to...
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    exhaust manifold block off

    I have a 1993 Sea Ray with a 4.3L Mercuiser. It has a Seakamp FWC system that moves coolant through everything except the exhaust elbow. I have been having problems with the exhaust manifold block off gasket. When I first bought the boat the gasket had failed and a cylinder filled with coolant...
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    oil pressure gauge

    The other day I went out on the boat and noticed no oil pressure, so I immediately killed it. I waited a little while and check the oil, full. So I figured the gauge had gone bad and went about my way. The boat ran fine all day, so there was actually oil pressure, otherwise it would have blown...
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    white smoke after sitting

    I just wanted to make sure that it was normal for a boat to smoke a little after it has sat for a couple minutes, in the water, and restarted. When I change out skiers then start the boat there is a white smoke that comes from exhaust. It will go away after about 30 seconds, but it always scares...
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    Hydrolock damage

    I have a 1993 Sea Ray 200 20' boat. the engine was replaced in 2006 with a new 4.3L merc v6. when the engine was replaced the cooling system was also converted to a full fresh water system. This means that the engine and the exhaust manifolds are cooled with coolant and the riser are raw water...
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