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    sspark arr and tune arestor clean

    would like to "tunr" up 3.ol...did the oils in motor and lower unit a well as the impeller....2007 year...also going to do plugs/wires clean pvc....what else do I need to take caren of? Low hour, prop around 200 hours but no heavy use...
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    auto bilge

    I am going on vacation and my boat will be in the water all week uncovered...bowrider...now, if I were going to keep this boat I would put two batteries in it and look into a bilge with a float etc....as soon as I get back from vacation, I plan on putting it up for sale....also, where I am going...
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    salt water damage questions....

    I thought I had posed this question but can't seem to find the thread.....I'm in the market for another boat (bigger!) like a Rinker 270...most of these boats have lived in salt water to some degree. When I'm looking in the adds I often read "recently replaced manifold and riser".....then it...
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    question about rollers.....

    I have 1 2007 Tahoe bowrider type boat but this is a pretty general trailer question anyway.....when I drive on the trailer, the roller by the wench does not seem to roll properely and is scratching up the pretty blue gelcoat right there by where you clip the strap to the boat....it is a factory...
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    merc or volvo?

    will post this in the Volvo repair section also as I suspect those that know, know about both? I'm looking at a Rinker 270...some have the Volvo and some have the merc....opinions either way??? thanks!
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    riser and manifold replacement

    I have been looking for a replacement boat, 2003/2005...two things I read about these are "new motor installed" which makes me wonder if they took such bad care of the motor it blew? What else would be wrong with the boat if they did not take care of the motor, and, risers and manifold recently...
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    change water pump, change gear oil and maybe.....

    Getting ready for another season....sorta......Getting ready for a weeks vacation over in s west Fl coast...I might be selling my boat so I don't want to go overboard but I don't want to run it for a week before I change my engine and out drive oils...also change the water impeller. I have a...
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    Looking for a Rinker!

    Well, have been looking at boats, checking out financing, insurance and just about ready to pull the trigger...just need a boat! I'm looking at a 250 and a 270. Now, I see on the Rinker web site a 260...do they not make the 250/270 but now a 260 and then onto the larger boats? I'm looking at...
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    Any fla fav destinations?

    Heck, we have more water in Fl than the rest of the country and I don't see anything here! Perhaps we want to keep it to ourselves..... My absolute favorite place is on the southwest coast of Fl. I live a little north of Orlando. Port Charlottee area, Cayo Costa, Little Gasperialla, Upper...
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    ready for a week ender....cruiser!

    Well, have had my Tahoe for about 3 years now, q4l 3.0l I/O and have really enjoyed it in the Fl. water ways..I bought it right I think so should have no problem selling it with a little money left over....we have used this pretty much as a "cruiser" as we don't fish or ski but really enjoy the...
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    submarining?

    I just watched some awefull youtubes...was watching boat launches gone worng as I keep waiting for my wife to back my truck in the water and then saw something that really scared me but I could not see how it happened...these boats seemed to be moving through the water just fine (smaller boats...
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    exhaust bellows

    I did an exhaust bellows replacement and tried to do it with the OEM, what a crappy design that is for putting that on the drive side! Anyway, I finally got it on but could not do it with the adhesive as by the time I could get it nearly on, it got to tacky and would have to restart. I can't...
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    proper hitch draw bar...

    I just bought an explorer (new to me 06) and it has a class II hitch receiver which is well within range of my Tahoe boat weight. I need to get a drawbar for it. Now then, I've been towing the boat with my Ranger off the bumper. My Ranger was an Edge which has the bigger wheels so the trailer...
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    guess I give up...

    Well, I tried everything I can think of to get the bellows on....I just don't understand the glue as it sets up pretty quickly. I was able to get about a half inch or a little better on and that was it, was not going any further...guess it's time to drag it to the shop and let someone that know...
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    any idea for a bellows tool???

    Progressing on my exhaust bellows replacement....pulled the stern drive, that was a little scary how easy that was (as in how easy they would be to steal), I have the bellows already installed on the front and now I'm down to pulling the bellows back over the other end. I know there is a...
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