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  1. Tail_Gunner

    Wellcraft's new forum

    Wellcraft has started a new forum, im sure in time it will be full of info, pic's and good old smack talk.........8) http://www.wellcraft.com/forums/
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    The noob 4.3 thread (EFI)

    The noob 4.3 thread (EFI) I am having my first good look for the first time @ this new 4.3 engine boat combo i have (It reminds why i don't sell chevy's) anyway's iv'e noticed that the air intakes do not open @ idle or @ high speed took a shot of them @ 2000 rpm just slighly open. WHy in...
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    Stern or Prop issue On 90 turns

    Just as she states, put a new prop on it ( 4 blade ss which i am very satisfied with) and it has begun to or something has begun to create a fairly good rumble....oscilation type of nosie on either a hard right or left turn while running @ very low rpm. And yes im trimmed all the down, trim...
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    2001 volvo temps & plug's 4.3 Efi.

    It has been 25 years since i have changed plugs, :devil: only broke two takem out, gotem all back in without a hitch........Crosses fingers......o:) But what i found was for a car motor a little different. Look's to me like a way overrich condition, i have also noticed my temp gauge showing only...
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    Jdeagro Some trim tab advice plz

    Iv'e gotten myself into a little project here, and it involve's some chine waik or some kind of stabilty issue.(left to right wobble) Trying to be short, new prop 4bl type has so much overall lift @ 54mph and above i experiance the above problem and am hoping the tabs will dampen this...
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    Tapping into the existing fuel tank

    I'm about to put a kicker on my I/O, it has a 34 gallon tank and if i have read it right there are two fuel pumps, one to draw the fuel to the fuel filter and one to pressurize the efi. Im planning to try and tap the low pressure side, any thought's or suggestion's here.......... i just do...
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    Hull strakes

    Just noticed that wellcraft put one strake line all the way down the boat about 1' off the keel, second strake run's only for the first 7' from the bow and end's. (6" above the keel) This thing has a complete mind of it's own @ the ramp,( wander's worse than any of my kids) could this be one of...
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    Pressure wave

    Dhadley or Walleyehed in your constant dilagence for spec's, aka wot speed rpm are you guy's trying to determine the type of pressure wave the hull create's and the prop live's in? aka bow lifter, stern lifter, why one prop works on one boat lenght and yet not another? Ive been doing some...
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    Fogging a fuel injected motor

    01 4.3 efi, will fogging this motor have any long term effects on the sensor's, maybe a silly question, but i would like to avoid been there done that and know the answer.....in a negative light.
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    Breaking in procedure revistited

    Posting this topic is not meant to be contraversail, i am looking for a litte more insight into the process. Personally i have broken in new car's for the past 15 years (demo's every 6 months) and have found that if you do run them hard for the first 1500 to 3000 miles they do run stronger and...
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    Don't get in this boat's way

    http://koti.mbnet.fi/~soldier/towboat.htm ok try this one, the link is at the bottom of the story page. http://koti.mbnet.fi/~soldier/index.html
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    Crazy Stilletto prop question

    Trying to make a long story short i have a new Stilletto 20 pitch 4 blade that's setup for mercruiser. I now have a volvo sx drive and am sitting here looking at this prop collecting dust. I was wondering if Prec could press in a volvo hub into this prop .........wild reach here but i am going...
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    New boat warranty question

    Recently i picked up a Wellcraft boat, It was a new boat and under a full new Mfg's warranty however the question i do have is a lttle different The seating in the boat has begun to take on a light pink stain.......erractic and splotchy and cant be removed in by a light bleach solution. Doing...
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    Windsheild replacement glass source

    I need a source for windsheild replacement glass i've been in contact with taylor made but no luck yet. Anyone know of any major distributors?
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    High altitude, Fuel Injection, & Prop selection

    I had assumed high altitude and going to a smaller prop was due to the engine being limited, if this is the case will fuel injection do anything for this situation?
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    Mounting plate issue

    Ive just changed boats and planned on taking the elect trolling motor to the new boat. Now the delimina i find my self in is the motor was set up as a bow mount and this new boat i need to run it from the stern (its a I/O) that is on the swimming platform. I cannot find a mount that will let...
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    1993 3.0 smokin after tune up

    As the header describes after a small tune up (plug's, wires and low speed idle adjustment) the motor now starts just like a champ. However there is a good amount or maybe a fair amount of pure black smoke for perhap's twenty sec's Prior to the tune one would have to crank the thing so much...
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    How to ruin a great day

    http://www.myfoxboston.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=283338&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1
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    alpha one water pump working?

    Last night i put the muffs on the boat and fired it up for the first time since the upper gear's were replaced. Everything seemed fine until i slipped it into gear (no prop) and noticed no water coming from the lower unit hole (Gen II) Now my water hose has a very healthly flow rate i cannot...
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    Getting ready to apply base coat..ondarvr?

    I have finally began the final stage of this restore, after many hours of sanding it's time to apply my base.coat. As usual i have confused myself with the following question. Do i apply the base first, then fair it out or do i atempt to fair it out then apply the base? I have used different...
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