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    How to clean up a transom shield and repaint

    My stern-leg and transom shield have been painted with multiple coats of anti foul. The boat is now a trailer boat and I am in the process of re-painting the whole boat. I currently have the stern leg and shield off the boat completely apart. What is the best way to clean the whole lot back to...
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    How to clean up a transom shield and repaint

    My stern-leg and transom shield have been painted with multiple coats of anti foul. The boat is now a trailer boat and I am in the process of re-painting the whole boat. I currently have the stern leg and shield off the boat completely apart. What is the best way to clean the whole lot back to...
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    How to clean up a transom shield and repaint

    My stern-leg and transom shield have been painted with multiple coats of anti foul. The boat is now a trailer boat and I am in the process of re-painting the whole boat. I currently have the stern leg and shield off the boat completely apart. What is the best way to clean the whole lot back to...
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    Need parts for my Yamaha F6 outboard

    I snapped the bracket on my aux outboard when it hit the sand while launching. I need both halves of the swivel bracket. I am having trouble matching up the numbers on the ID plate to correspond with any drawings on web sites. Can anyone help me with part numbers and the best place to get them...
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    Need parts for my Yamaha F6

    I snapped the aux motor off its bracket when it hit the sand while launching. I need both halves of the main shaft housing. I am having trouble matching the numbers on the plate with any website so I can order the correct parts. The plate is as follows. F6CMH 6BX S 1015619 C Can anyone help me...
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    Need parts for my Yamaha F6 outboard

    My aux motor snapped off its bracket when launching (hit the sand) I need both halves of the main shaft housing. I am having trouble matching up the numbers so I can order the correct parts. The numbers on the plate are as follows. F6CMH...
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    Need to replace my engine.

    I currently have a 431A volve penta V6 driving a DPA1 stern drive. The motor is stuffed and needs to be replaced. I have been recommended to get a remanufactured engine but upgrade to the newer vortec engine. I have been lead to believe it will bolt straight up to what I have. Firstly is this...
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    Need carby overhaul kit for Rochester carb

    Can anyone point me in the best direction to get an overhaul kit for my carby. Its on a volvopenta V6 431A. The carby is a Rochester quadrajet with the number 17088142
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    Which deep cycle batteries have the greater capacity

    I'm looking at replacing my deep cycle batteries that I use as house batteries in my boat. I also want to be able to use them for camping to run a small fridge and freezer. I currently have 2 x R155 Hella Endurant lead acid deep cycle batteries. I'm looking at replacing them with AGM batteries...
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    Shift problems with DP-A1

    Have had the sternleg fully rebuilt with new gears and shift cone (after hitting something hard in the water). When run for the first time had problems getting it to shift back to neutral. Tried putting the old shift shoe in and it shifted really well. Service bulletins indicate that the old...
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    volvo penta bulletin

    Can anyone point me in the direction to view the bulletin P-44-1-8 and P44-1-18 Thanks
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    Parts for DPA-1

    I am after parts for the upper gear box on a DPA-1. Ineed a new sliding sleeve, gear set and a shaft. Anyone know where I can get these parts from. Thanks
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    2000 Johnson 90hp V4 ocean pro shift linkage

    Trying to disconnect the shift linkage to drop the lower unit. Have pulled the little pin on shift rod and pushed it to the port to disengage as manual said but it will not slide enough to disconnect. The manual mentions different ways for different models i.e. the 60deg compared to the 90deg...
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    volvo penta 431a bad surge under load

    Hi all am new here. Found this site as I was searching for answers to my surging problem. Found alot of people having similar problems but no real posts on what was finally found to be the cause. Sorted my problem so thought it might be benificial to others as to the cause. First the history...
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