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    Weight Issues

    I recently purchased a new project boat and the trailer that it is on was not part of the deal. I drove 4hrs one way to purchase a good roller trailer. The boat shop that I purchased the trailer from got a dry weight from somewhere and said the trailer would work. Now my project is almost...
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    engine alignment

    Okay, I loosened all of my engine mounts on my 92 580 xp to get out a motor mount that somebody had left under there and now I am concerned about engine alignment. Is there such a thing on a jetski and if so how do I go about doing it.
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    Tools for the job

    Okay, everybody knows that anybody can just fold some fabric over some foam and staple it to the bottom. I am getting ready to reupholster all of the seats, side paneling, and covering on my boat and really want to do it right. I would like to do two colors instead of one and just don't know...
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    Two tone Upholstery

    Okay, I am good with doing everything in single color to reupholster my boat. The more that I look at it though I am thinking that a two tone WHT/Blu or GRY/Blu would look so much nicer. The only thing is that I have never done more than one color before and need the lowdown to make a decision...
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    OMC SPECIALTY TOOLS

    Hello, I Am currently looking for some Cobra specialty tools and wanted to know where to find them. The main tool that I am looking for are the lower unit spline socket for removing the pinion gear/nut(part no.311875). The others are all the shimming tools (part nos. 314438, 984329, 328367,). I...
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    Best place to get Upholstery

    I am currently looking for material to recover all of the seats and siding on a recently purchased Bayliner 2150 capri. I would like to know what materials (I.E. nawgahyde, vynil, ect.) and any special tools that might be required and where are good places to get them. Any help will be greatly...
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    Best place to get carpet

    Hello, I was wondering if anybody could tell me a good place to get marine grade carpet. I have everything drawn out and would be best suited for 8' wide strips but I have backup diagrams if I have to go for 6' wide. The colors that I am looking for are all blues.
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    seadoo motor colors

    I hear everyone talking about older seadoo motor colors. I don't actually know what years and models this applies to. Mostly I hear of the 580/587 white and Yellow motors. Does anyone actually know if there is an interal difference or if it just breaks up manufacturing dates?
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    OMC 5.0L Shift cable adjust

    Okay, I read all of the horror stories on here and am now scared to death. I have a 1988 OMC Cobra 5.0L that is soon going to be making it's first trip with me. What is the no B.S. way to do the shift adjustments. I have a chilton's manual but now I read that this may not be correct. So what's...
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    92 XP with EXTRA MOTOR MOUNT????

    I was cleaning inside the hull and reached under the motor looking for junk (you know the usual stuff, bud light caps, nails, washers, a G.I. Joe man head!!!) and felt a round object. Only after loosening motor mount bolts did I retrieve a motor mount. I looked and the four exterior ones were...
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    Every time it just quits!!

    I recently purchased a 1992 sea-doo XP 580 one with a white motor and after much checking and adjusting thanks to the info on this site I took it on it's maiden voyage. The boat was oned previously by someone who didn't care about it at all. It had not been ran in several years before I worked...
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    Manuals Cont. Jack L and DonWon

    Hey thanks for the help donwon. Jack, I am actually looking for preventative maintenence for a boat that has been sitting for about two years. So far, I have done a lot of engine stuff (oil, filter, plugs, break free in cylinders, turns over easily now, cleaned out 55gal of old fuel, ect) but...
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    General maintenence

    I recently purchased a 1992 seadoo xp. It had some minor fuel problems that I repaired (carb cleaning, pickup lines ect.) and now it runs great hooked up to the hose. I am a snowmoblie guy and dont know that much about jet skis in general though so I need to know what else to check. Any help...
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    online manuals

    I was wanting to know if anybody knows where I can find online manuals for OMC stern drives? Particularly a 1988 5.0L. I have a paper one on the way but it has already been 10 days and I need one now. Thanks for the help.
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    Starter questions

    Im no expert on boats, so when the shop I took a starter to to have rebuilt asked me if it spun clockwise or counter clockwise I didn't have an answer for them. So that got me wondering which is it? The shop works on boats and said they would figure it out. The engine that I have is an 1988 OMC...
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    Where to find

    I was wanting to know if anyone knew where to find general mechanical breakdown schematics on outdrives for inboard engines. I can find tons of them for outboards but nothing for inboards. I have an OMC alpha one. Thanks for the help.
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    Running out of water

    I have a simple question. Can you run a 1988 Mercruiser 5.0 litre 4valve (305 chev) out of the water for test purposes, and if so how do you keep it cool?
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    basic cooling question

    Hello, I have a 5.0L 4valve Mercruiser (GM so I think its a 305 chev) engine in a 1988 bayliner. I am brand new to boating and just picked up my first boat. I am now ready to start the motor but I need a basic understanding of the cooling system first. The only spot that I see that might be a...
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    Good deal or junk???

    I need a trailer for my boat and after many hours of looking have decided that nobody in NC sells them for less than that of the price of a small mansion. Until today when I saw a 1974 fiberfoam 24' fishing boat with a cabin on a tandem roller style deep vee trailer for $1400.00 bucks. I dont...
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    Starters

    Hey, thanks for the tips and quick responces. I now know that I have a 1988 Bayliner Capri 2150. Okay, a few more quick questions. I pulled the starter and it is bad, can I use the standard GM305 starter or is there a reason that the OMC one is $120.00 more. Also I have been told that there is a...
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