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    Omc Cobra Hard Shifting

    Ok so my 3.0 drive shifted like butter when the drive was off the boat. Since my swap to a 5.0 motor my 5.0 drive is very difficult to shift when off the boat. When installed I belive this is translating to the control making the drive difficult to shift front fowrd to reverse. Any ideas on how...
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    1992 omc 5.0 302 stalling under load

    I own a 1988 21' bay liner trophy. It originally had and omc 3.0 with cobra outdrive. The motor blew up and I swapped in a 1992 omc 5.0 ford 302 with a 5.0 cobra drive. The issue I'm having is the the motor will stall under a load. To correct this issue I had the two barrel Holley carb rebuilt...
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    Show Yer Boat II

    Re: Show Yer Boat II Here is mine 1988 21' Bayliner Trophy Hard top, It has an OMC 302 V8 that I swapped in place of a 4cyl and cobra drive!
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    Engine Swap 3.0 to 4.3 omc

    hey guys well my underpowered 3.0 finally went! I want to upgrade to a 4.3 or 5.0 but will I have to change outdrives? Ratios in uppers are slightly different but the lowers all have same ratio. Id love to hear from anyone that has done this swap. Chuck
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    RPM Loss wont plane

    OK guys, So i bring my 89 21' trophy w 3.0 and cobra into mechanic because it wouldnt run right. Hes not sure why or how but gets it running well. He checks points and dwell and does a water test. Boat planes and maxes out 4200 RPM's with trim tabs stuck down. My job is to get them up and he...
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    Losing RPM's at WOT

    Ok guys I have this boat working almost perfectly, after a head gasket, out drive swap, two new batteries, shift cable, and a few other odds and ends, but here is my next issue. When I go into WOT the boat will rev up to 4k rpms and plane out for a minute or two then I'll slowly start to loose...
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    Cobra Clunk Underway

    I installed a new shift cable into my cobra. It took me forever to adjust it so that it would go in and out of gear easily. Now im getting a clunking noise every 1 - 2 minutes underway at full throttle. Any ideas? Btw 1989 21' Bayliner Trophy Hard Top 3.0 Cobra Outdrive. Chuck
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    Frayed and Stuck Cable OMC COBRA

    I have an 89 Bayliner Trophy with a 3.0 and a cobra outdrive. My shift cable from the engine to the outdrive is frayed and stuck! What would cause this issue? Im replacing the cable this week and I would like to take preventative measures fom this happing again. Chuck
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    74 Bayliner Steering Issues

    I have a 1974 bayliner Saratoga chevy 350 inboard omc outdrive . During my last trip out on the water the steering got very stiff going right then locked up while on the water. Now it will not steer in any direction. Its a cable system. Any help diagnosing the problem would be greatly...
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