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    Best lookin boats from the late 80's early 90's??

    Not a very experienced boater here, but I love the looks of my Newman 203. Of course I am biased. Yes it is all original, little time capsule!
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    HDPE plastic for swim platform

    Awesome, thanks for all the suggestions, I will definitely use them. Any photos that you have of your swim platform would be great to see. Again thanks for all your assistance as this is my first boat and my better half really wants a full length swim platform instead of the two separate ones...
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    HDPE plastic for swim platform

    Just wanted to know if any of you experts have looked at using HDPE plastic "boards" for your swim deck. I have the opportunity to purchase a 3/4" thick sheet that measures 13" wide by 75" long for under $80.00. This price would include them cutting it down to .75 thick x 2" x 73.5 boards to...
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    Shifter question?

    Yes, i did it the day I got it home from the lake, just have not been able to lake test it again since I swapped the cable to the other arm of the controller. Work 72 hours OT in this week alone.
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    Shifter question?

    Lets hope what you say is true, Racerone, that is what I thought too, WOT says 4200 - 4600 on valve cover. I was only able to get 3800 with the cable being on the wrong arm. We will find out on Sunday 🤪
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    Shifter question?

    correct the throttle cable is on a completely different arm, but I do not believe the distance of travel is the same in the "reverse" position as in the "forward" position.
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    Shifter question?

    I believe WOT is somewhere around 4400, i only got to 3800.
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    Shifter question?

    Just wanted to confirm my thoughts on thinking it would gain more speed if controller was hook to the cables in the right fashion.
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    Shifter question?

    I put a new controller on, but when i did i put the cable on the arm of the controller. So when i put it in the water, forward made me reverse and reverse me go forward. I was just wondering if now that the shift cable is attached to the correct arm on the controller. Would it perform better as...
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    Shifter question?

    Hello all, I recently replaced my OEM shifter / throttle controls and realized after I got it on the water that I had the F-N-R shifter on the wrong arm of the controls. basically backwards. Push forward - go backwards, push backwards- go forwards. Anyway, I ran it like that for the day and then...
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    What is this prop?

    Numbers on one side of prop 48 73982 A4 20 Numbers on the other side of prop U880 It is a stainless three blade prop on a Alpha outdrive 86 Newman 203 Pla-buoy. Any help would be appreciated
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    Newman 203-I/O bowrider

    Thanks for the information. I appreciate your time.
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    Newman 203-I/O bowrider

    Yes it is intergrated, can only see the back of the tank from the engine compartment. The rest is under the floor so I can not get dimensions of it. 12 gallons is a pretty small tank isnt it?
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    Newman 203-I/O bowrider

    Anyone know any information about these Newman boats? Would love to know what the fuel tank capacity is supposed to be.
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    New to me 1985 Newman 213 Sportster

    Anyone know what the fuel tank capacity is on these Newman boats?
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