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    Can a boat be allergic to water or just demon possesed?

    I have a 98 Stingray 192 RX with a 4.3L mercruiser in it. I went to take the boat out for the first time this year this last Sunday. After cleaning the boat and installing a new battery I put the muffs on it and started it to make sure it would start and run. It did so without problem. I...
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    Questions about Lake Cumberland KY

    Does anybody know of a good place around Lake Cumberland that you can camp and just walk to your boat be it either a slip or mooring spot. Also what natural attractions and points of interest are there on the lake. Thinking of doing a long weekend and would like some ideas. Its about a 5...
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    Mercruiser 4.3L Flywheel

    I have a 99 Stingray 192RX with a 4.3L Mercruiser engine and a Alpha one GenII sterndrive. The serial number is OL338612 and the engine has a roller cam and balance shaft with the vortec style heads. I learned the fun way last weekend that my flywheel is missing some teeth. So when i got home...
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    Changing water pump in Apha 1 Gen II

    When changing the water pump in an Alpha I Gen II which way should the impeller fins be pointing if you are standing over the prop end of the drive looking foward, or does it matter.Thanks
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    Bellows and exhaust question

    First question, I'm getting ready to winterize my boat and when I pull the outdrive off I'm going to inspect the bellows and if they need replacing do so then. I have already bought some bellows, made by Mallory, and I seen on another post that these might not be the best choice to use. I don't...
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    covering a boat for winter

    I was wondering if it would be better to use a boat cover or a tarp to cover a boat that will be stored outside for the winter. I have heard that a boat cover will let the cockpit breath and not ruin the carpet and vinyl. But a tarp would probably help keep water out better. Just wondering if...
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    Thunderbolt V rev limiter

    I have a 99 stingray 192rx cuddy with a 4.3L mercruiser that I just rebuilt. It has a cam that is rated to 5000 rpm along with the edelbrock manifold and carb but the manufacturers WOT is 4800 and I have read that the thunderbolt V has an overspeed limiter and i was wandering what it might be...
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    prop selection on 19' cuddy with v6

    I have a 99Stingray 192RX cuddy cabin with a 4.3L V6. Right now I have a Laser II 23P SS prop on it and the WOT is 4500 rpm @ 48mph(GPS) I was wanting to bing it up to 4800 rpm. So I was thinking of going down a 1" in pitch to raise the rpm. My questions are one, if I decide to use a 4 blade...
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    Boat not getting on plane

    I have a 99 Stingray 192RX cuddy cabin with a 4.3 mercruiser. I bought the boat last september and took it out on the lake memorial day and the engine blew up about 500 yds from the no wake zone and I have spent most of the summer rebuilding the engine and correcting a problem that caused the...
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    alternator problem

    I have a 99 stingray 192rx with a 4.3 mercruiser. It has a backfiring problem and wont run over 3000 rpms acts like it is butting up against a rev limiter, I've checked the fuel system and it passes with flying colors and I just rebuilt the motor so it has good compression. Any way someone...
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    ignition problems

    I have a 99 stingray with a mercruiser 4.3 liter I have checked the fuel sytem it is not airlocked and pulls 0 " at idle and will pull 9" of vacuum in less than 10 seconds with the line pinced off I replaced the fuel pump because the old one wouldn't. I also just rebuilt the motor and installed...
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    edelbrock 1409 on 4.3 mercruiser

    I have a 99 stingray with a 4.3 mercruiser I put a comp cams 268HR cam and edelbrock performer intake and 1409 carb with a 1485 calibration kit(.089 primary .089 secondary a 68/57 metering rod and pink 7" spring) . The engine is backfiring and sputtering when you get over 2000 rpms (indicating...
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    4.3L fuel pump problems

    I have a 99 Stingray with a 4.3L mercruiser i put a edelbrock 1409 (with a 1485 calibration kit in it) and performer intake on it. When you try to give it throttle it starts to sputter, backfire and makes a sucking sound. I tested the fuel line pressure between the pump and carb and get...
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