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    Question for People Living In NY

    I have had plenty of jet boats never a issue just my first one from another state. Also he only wants $1000 its been sitting for years i know what im getting into ahahaa its clean tho twin rotax 787s.
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    Question for People Living In NY

    Ok thanks for the info! And here NJ usually a'boat' has a title however jet skis and small watercraft have no titles its a bill of sale notorized with a current registration.
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    Question for People Living In NY

    Bit of a odd question but I am about to pick up a 1997 Seadoo challenger jet boat for next to nothing. He says he has a transferable registeration in his name. Now i know that is good for jet skis but I am getting conflicting awnsers. Per google search it says 1987 and newer and anything over...
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    1992 Marine Power 454 Inboards Operating Temp

    Just ordered a temp gun il check it out sunday when I take It out to verify. I dont know what temp tstats it has never took them out might pop it apart just to check. The current water temp is 75f give or take.
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    1992 Marine Power 454 Inboards Operating Temp

    I have a luhrs boat with 2 1992 marine power 454s fresh water cooled Have only owned this boat for 2 yrs last season I had to keep it at a slow speed due to a bent shaft. The other day I was finally able to open it up 3300rpms I noticed one engine runs 195-200 other one 185..195 to me that...
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    Fired right up today first try! guess I got the timing close enough ahaha. Now I just gotta fix rest of the boat its such as basket case regretting my decision to buy another boat lol. Basically this thing is being put togeher with random ass parts I have had laying around from past...
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    So i decided to use the one in the second picture looks in better condition 24 S. The motor is in boat going to wire it up tomorrow. Does anyone know what the timing should be set at? and long back I remember a boat i had to jump out a wire or something while setting timing?
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    Ok thanks hopefully will be firing this thing up this weekend if put it off way to long ahhaha.
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    So I got busy took a break from this wound up actually getting a diffrent boat LOL. But back to working on this I am about finish things up and throw the motor back into the boat. But I have a choice of 3 ignitions/Distributors boat came with nothing on it. I know one is for sure from a older...
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    Inboard Drive Shaft Issue I need Help!

    Packing is brand new I took it apart today noticed the flange transmission side was bent/had a ridge on the outer edge/face it couldnt not sit flat was about a inch long. No idea how it got there old owner maybe... Took the grinder to the flange made sure it was all flat. No more wobble maybe a...
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    Inboard Drive Shaft Issue I need Help!

    Ok thanks I will check it again hopefully its that simple.
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    Inboard Drive Shaft Issue I need Help!

    I have a 1992 luhrs motryacht with 2 marine power 454's and borg warner trans. This is my second season with the boat last season I noticed the port side shaft looked to be out of round. So over the winter I had a new shaft installed with new coupling I put the boat in today It is doing the same...
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    Ok thanks for the Input hopefully have this thing running shortly.
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    I have the studs from the old motor Would i be ok with using whats in the pan? or would you use the one with studs i could cut the one out of the pan.
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    Building A Mercruiser 350 Few Questions.

    as you can see the pan has some sort of tray built in what one should I use ? It has to be one or the other the one built into pan fits with my dip stick. The other one i would just have to cut a hole in it.
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