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I picked up an '84 Rinker with a 3.0 and when the PO did the bellows a couple of years ago he left out the exhaust bellows. He claimed that he read somewhere that it picked up some HP/TQ. I have been reading on 3.0 engines for some time, and not come across that. Has anyone else?
Merry Christmas. I am working on my '84 Rinker V170 open bow. It has a 3 liter Mercruiser in it. I have a 14X 19 Stainless prop that needs some repairs. and another prop I just got with the boat that the PO swears is the correct prop, 14x23 Aluminum. Which will work best for general boating?
I just got back from Afghanistan. I am ready to work on something with out guns on it. Before I left I bought this for the family,a 84 Rinker V170 open bow. I got it for a song. It has been swamped at least once. The 2.5 I/O liter is ok,I would like a little more out of it. but for now I am...
I have had my 17 Rinker V170 for about a year now. I just found out that before I bought it that it had sunk. I assume it has foam under the deck. What the likelihood that its all really nasty rotten under the deck? It feels solid.
