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    Know what engine but where are the boats?

    I am looking for a new boat. I want to get an E-Tec 200-250 outboard and am looking for a 19-22 foot deep V open bow family ski boat. Problem is everything in this class is an I/O. Does anyone know why the I/Os dominate this class and does anyone know of a manufacturer that makes this type of...
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    Stuck at the dock - outdrive shift cable removal....

    I have an 1984 sunray OMC 305 800 outdrive. I am at the river and the tilt motor siezed. The boat is propped on wood so I could get it up the dock. I have removed the outdrive so I can trailer it home, however, it is still connected by the shift cable. Does anyone know how to disconnect...
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    Water through transom..... Help!!!

    I have an 84 17 ft Sun Ray with a Chevy 305 OMC sterndrive. I have owned it since new. At the lake I heard water coming in. I thought it was the boot but it appears to be from somewhere on the starboard side of the out drive. I can't really see where it's coming from since they had to cut...
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    Automatic bilge pump

    My 22 year old bilge pump finally died. It is on a panel switch. I was looking at the automatic non-float bilge pumps and was wondering if anyone has one and the positives or negatives. Apparently they turn on every couple of minutes and if they sense resistance they continue to pump. They...
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    Initial settings for idle adjustment screws

    I have a 1984 OMC With a chevy 305 and a 4 barrel Rochester Quadrajet carbuerator. Can anyone help me with how many turns out I should be after seating the screws for my intitial adjustment. <br /><br />Or, if anyone knows where I might go to find that information. Boat runs like a champ I...
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    84 OMC 305 quadrajet carb too lean

    I got a big problem... I had the carb rebuilt, ran it twice and burnt the #7 cylinder exhaust valve. Pulled plugs and all were white. I pulled head and replaced valve. I put it all back together bought new plugs gave a full turn out on both idle mixture screws, ran it a couple of minutes and...
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    Volvo Penta 5.0 carb 220hp or efi 270hp

    Looking to by the Glastron Sx 195. I can get one now with the carb 220 hp engine or wait and order the GXI package 270 hp. Looking for any advice. Called every dealer around LA (all the way to Pheonix, and all have the boat with carb in stock none have the other. The boat is mainly for water...
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    84 omc 5.0 sterndrive- looking for fuse for tilt up motor

    While adjusting the timing on my boat, I touched the wrench to a bolt on the wiring harness attached to the manifold causing a major spark. When I checked everything on the boat worked except the tilt up motor. Does anyone know where a breaker or fuse might be that I could have blown. The...
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    should dwell go down when rpms go up

    I have an 84 OMC 305 I/O. I have owned it since it was new and never had a problem. I repalced plugs, points, condensor, rotor and cap. I now can't get the boat over 2200 rpms. It runs fine till then and starts missing or bogging after that. I hooked up a dwell meter and the dwell goes down...
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