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    Where to buy used I/O motor?

    My buddy jus bought a 22ft boat with a locked up 3.0 I/O motor. he wants to replace it with a 4.3, but doesnt want to pay for a brand new one. Where can you look for a good/rebuildable used motor? are there any online sights? would a junk yard have any? any help would be appreciated. thanks
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    89 Galaxy paint/wake tower

    Hey guys bought a 89 Galaxy 5.0 I/O (My First Boat). The interior was redone jus a couple of years ago (will try and get some pictures up tommorrow). my question is a realstic ballpark figure on what it would cost to get the boat repainted. the hull seems to be in good shape so i dont think...
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    Covverting to Thru-Hull Exhaust?

    I have a 1989 Galaxie w/ 5.0 I/O and an aplha one outdrive (with a thru prop exhaust). I saw one of my buddies boats on the lake a couple of weeks ago, but he had a thru hull exhaust (dont know what size motor). His boat sounded great, deep rumble at idle and a nice roar on plane. My question...
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    Milky Trim Fluid

    I was looking around in my engine compartment the other day and noticed the trim fluid was milky. I know its not supposed to be like that. I would assume I am leaking water into the system somewhere. My question is.. How do i figure out where its leaking? How do i stop the leak? Will i have to...
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    Tandom Axle Trailer

    I have a 1989 Galaxy 20 ft boat with a tandom axle trailer (not really sure of the make). i have a small garage, but i think i can get it to fit it in there but it would have to be from corner to corner. but its so hard to move by hand and when i push it with the truck its hard to judge where i...
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    Impeller replacement, Any advice?

    I have a 1989 Galaxy with a murcruiser 5.0 and an alpha one out drive. I am new to the whole owning a boat and got anxious in the driveway and started it for about 30 seconds with no water hooked up, I did it again about 2 hours later but i didnt have any muffs so i just held the waterhose to...
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    Did i ruin my impeller?

    I have a 5.0 murcruiser V-8 I/O. I just bought my first boat and made the mistake of letting it run in the driveway without water, but it was only for about 30 seconds. Then i did it again (after about 2 hours) but i didnt have one of those things you hook the water hose to, so i just put the...
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