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    My Ethanol Experience.....yes here we go again, but it happened to me

    Re: My Ethanol Experience.....yes here we go again, but it happened to me If by "improper maintenance" you mean I didn't drain all my carb bowls for a 4 week storage with ethanol, then yes, you are correct. Otherwise you are wrong. I'm not here to argue, I don't care either way. I'm all for...
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    Backfires and Dies intermittently

    I've got a cabin cruiser with an old 888 configuration running a ford 302. I'll give all the info I know of and if you need more just ask. New (last summer) sei outdrive upper and lower. Boat runs (did before problem) 37-40mph at 4900-5000rpm. The engine was rebuilt and has a lunati 61001 cam...
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    Heavy Boat, need advice

    Hi guys, here's the pertinent info for my situation here. Any help would be appreciated... 1) Boat is slow to plane, have to roll onto throttle. I want more hole shot for sure. 2) Current prop is a well worn michigan wheel 217 cup aluminum 3) Current prop 15" diameter 17 pitch 4) Wide open...
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    Hi guys, yet more problems here

    Hi guys, it's me again. I think I may be being tested to see how many problems I can endure with my boat here. I bought this boat a year and a half ago and have been working on it pretty much ever since. It's a 26' glasstream seaquest. I installed a mercruiser 888 (ford 302) drive in it. I...
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    Finally got boat in water, 2 problems

    Hi guys, finally got the glasstream seaquest in the water Sunday afternoon. It didn't go very well. Boat looks good, Boat floated, which is good, but I discovered a couple of probs.... The boat launch was busy, so I planned to motor a couple hundred yards up river and unscrew the water intake...
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    1988 Glasstream Seaquest

    Hi guys, I've been reading the forum here for a while, and read some interesting stories of you guys building up some nice boats out of not much. I figured I'd post some photos of mine and my sons project boat. We've had it since august. Bought it off ebay for very little. The guy threw in a 302...
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    Boat Project, need advice..

    Hi guys, Brand new here, Here's my situation... Bought a boat recently, got it for almost nothing needing work of course. It's a 1988 Glasstream Seaquest, an apparently rare boat, because there is almost no info on it on the web. The boat is 26 ft. in length. I do not know the weight. The boat...
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