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I am restoring a 1982 Cruisers Beachcomber. It is a 20ft cuddy cabin with a Mercruiser 305CID V8 (898). Does anyone have or know where I can obtain a copy of the owners manual, and/or service manuals for the boat? I have documents for the engine and stern drive. Also, if anyone has...
I have a new blueprinted Delco points distributor (ACCEL) from a Small Block Chevy project. I brought the distributor along with a Pertronic electronic coversion kit and flamethrower coil but never used it. If I change the cap to a marine version, could I use the distributor as a replacement...
I have a 1982 Cruiser Beachcomber with a Mercruiser 898 (305) which I brought from a boat repair shop in October 2005. The shop stored it for the winter and the following spring, tuned it up (out of water). I parked it on my driveway at my future retirement home in Marinette, Wisconsin in...
I have a Mercruiser 898 (GM305CID) in my 1982 Crusiers Beachcomber boat. I also have a number of parts left over from a failed hot rod product. I understand the major differences between automotive and marine engines but has any one traied roller top rocker arms? Id also like to change the...
