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    High Five Prop Selection

    I have a 97 Cobalt 190 with a Mercruiser 4.3LXH 205 php engine. Dry weight is 2,850 pounds. It has a 14 x 19 stainless steel 3-blade prop that produces 50 mph at WOT of 4,500 RPMs. The recommended WOT range for my boat is 4,400 - 4,800 RPMs. Unfortunately, hole shot is poor for skiing. From...
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    4.3L Mercruiser Starter Problem

    I have a 1997 Cobalt 190 that I bought used this April. It has a 205hp 4.3L Mercruiser with 225 hours. On memorial day I took a reasonably hard turn to stop and go skiing and then turned off the engine relatively quickly. For the first time since I owned it, the engine ran on for several...
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