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    Looking to swap couplers

    Anyone looking for a coupler for a OMC cobra with a 1 piece rear seal? The motor it came off is and '87 5.7 liter. Preferrably someone who has a omc coupler for a 5.7 liter with the 2 piece rear seal, willing to do an even swap if coupler is in good shape like mine.
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    Need Engine

    Looking to replace my 5.7 OMC cobra engine, has anyone bought from usengines.com? Bought the boat, it had sat for 7 years, after having the carb. rebuilt and replacing exhaust manifold gaskets, put it in the water for a test run. Would not go above 3800 rpm, brought it back out of the water...
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    Any advice new to boating

    Just got into boating, purchased a boat with an 5.7 OMC Cobra. Boat sat outside and hasnt been run for 7 years, receiving help from friends who have been boating for many years but are not very familiar with OMC. So far we changed the shift cable to the outdrive, inspected the bellows and...
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    Shift cable hose

    New to this forum and to boating. Bought a 1987 21ft. Cobalt with a 5.7 omc cobra. Replaced the shift cable and tuned up the motor, after putting the boat in the water it seemed to be leaking from the rubber hose the shift cable slides through, right at the transom. Anybody have any tips on...
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