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A couple weeks back I wrote in about a 1957 Silent 6 that I'd just bought. It was super clean and nice but had not run in 10 years. Well, I did get it going. Lots of important things appear to be working great. The tank, fuel pump and carburetion are in good working order. It has...
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I have a Martin 60 that is running poorly at higher speed. It will start fine and run around the "Start" position. However, as I increase speed and load it smokes, and will not rev very high. It sounds (and smells) like it is loading up in a rich condition. It also seem to run best as...
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I have a 1957 Mark 6 (SN 954114) that I recently obtained. It's extremely clean and was well-maintained but was not run for about 10 years. I have gotten it running but with two small issues.
1. It's hard to start. While using my Quicksilver Service Monitor (aka an inductive...
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My family is upgrading boats for the first time in 39 years. The 1971 Glastron AQ130 is taking its leave (runs well, any buyers?), and it looks like a new Sea Ray 175 is on the way in.
What I learned is that as of Jan. 2010, the 3.0L carb is no longer...
