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    purchasing boat interior

    Hey all, I'm in the process of rebuilding the interior of my old '87 Thundercraft bowrider. The floor and stringers were all rotting, so I decided to bite the bullet and strip it down to bare hull and rebuild the supports and floor. While I'm at it, I am contemplating updating the interior...
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    best place for used boat parts

    I've been looking to replace the 1st gen. Quicksilver throttle control assembly on the used boat I bought. It's pretty mangled. No cover place, throttle only button missing, safety lockout doesn't work, loose..... overall, finished. Anyway. I've searched the likely spots. Ebay, craigslist...
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    Cobra trim position sending unit

    I've got a question about the trim position sending unit on my old 88 Thundercraft stern drive. My trim gauge seems to not work at all, so last night I started to investigate. I removed the 2 small bolts that secure the trim sending unit to the gimbal housing and pulled it out to test the...
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    Cobra water circulation problem (Video and pics added)

    So I finally got around to firing up my freshly rebuilt 4.3 and when I did I noticed a concern with the water circulating through the stern drive. The impeller is in good shape and flows a good volume up to the engine and into the exhaust manifolds, but it doesn't seem to exit properly...
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    Water pump hitting timing cover. Help!

    Hey guys. I'll give you a quick background to my problem here. I am replacing the 4.3 block in an 88 Thundercraft. The previous owner made the fatal non-winterizing mistake of not draining the block, and, well.... you know the rest So I was able to get a very cheap block from a 97 Astro van...
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    4.3l rebuild question

    Hi guys, New user here with yet another question regarding the rebuild of a 4.3L engine. I just purchased a used Thundercraft 19', with a cracked block. (yes, I did know this going in. I got it for a song because of this) I've done quite a bit of research here through the many threads...
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