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    Harbor freight jack.

    Yes. And their truck jacks and short chassis jacks are "assembled" in the US. Source: Have them at work.
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    Harbor freight jack.

    One of the better "cheap" jacks I've used. (The daytona.) The regular 3 ton is low enough to get under the corvette. It doesn't leak down with a load and the release is actually linear compared to some "nice" US made name brands I've had. (which coincidentally usually failed at those same...
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    Tinkering on the 4.3l this winter...

    It's a driver. Paint was resprayed in the early 90s. Interior is in good shape, just went through the suspension etc. It's just a go cart lol
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    Tinkering on the 4.3l this winter...

    84. Nothing special. My uncle built a 67 firebird. We had to have the 400 redone a few years ago after he passed Sadly. Beautiful car those GTOs.
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    Tinkering on the 4.3l this winter...

    Marine grind cam, ~9:1 compression on a 115 lsa and peaks around 5000 rpm... it was supposed to go in a boat and ended up in the vette. Does 300+ lb-ft from 1900 rpm onward. Only thing I don't remember about it is if I left the marine headgasket in it or not which I'd be checking/changing...
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    Tinkering on the 4.3l this winter...

    I think it's more I'd be near the limits of the hull design at those speeds more so than too much power. Remember, I'm coming from a 3.0l pushing this thing around. She scoots just fine now. And I don't really want the stern sitting any lower than it already does. And of course I would have to...
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    Tinkering on the 4.3l this winter...

    When I did my rebuild I left the mounts 4.3 sized for a reason lol. It's more than adequate for the hull. A 5.7 would be too much imo. Even though it was offered with the 350 mag back in 84.
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    Tinkering on the 4.3l this winter...

    True. Though my cruise is ~3300 RPM and 33 MPH already. That's a comfortable speed. The top end just feels choked. It freight trains up to 4000 then noses over.
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    Tinkering on the 4.3l this winter...

    I actually have part 16 on my work bench lol. I didn't feel like fabricating a throttle bracket. From everything I have found, the 190 and 225 and EFI all use the same grind cam per the merc parts book so in theory, slightly better flow may equal a couple more ponies? :LOL: (Being optimistic)...
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    Tinkering on the 4.3l this winter...

    So I did some checking today. It would seem I am quite close to coil bind with stock valvetrain. I have to swing the engine out in a few weeks to figure out where my leak is. I may toss it on the stand and better measure out everything. Might be able to use the beehives and offset keepers I have...
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    Which battery is best?

    What they said. I stick with flooded... they last long enough though AGM can tolerate poor charging habits better. The LiFePO4 batteries are inherently safe. Have I seen them melt down? Yes. Was it caused by absolute abuse a normal application should never see? Yeah. Would anything else in...
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    Transom Sealant

    Hey guys. I have dad's transom plate off his Yamaha SUV 1200 waverunner. I have to re affix the plate to the hull with some sort of sealant and was just wondering if anyone knew what to use. It seems like Yamaha just used a regular white silicone of sorts. I was figuring either that or life seal...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    Again... not my finest work, but not too bad either.
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    Boats from work.

    In the sense that they cut the same corners that all the "higher end" consumer models do. Better than most for sure but I don't think that is a 200k boat by any stretch of the imagination is all I'm really saying. Their outward fit and finish is probably about the best in the mass market...
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    Boats from work.

    I've always said cobalt just built a boat that looked pretty and nothing else. This isn't exactly helping convince me otherwise...
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    New boat owners leaving the hobby

    My family does pools, that's usually one of the first to go as well. New construction anyway.
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    Prop Selection - Bayliner 175

    Don't push the throttle that hard and you should be fine. If you have a cooler drier air temp when you tested, this will change your WOT RPM as well. At 60F I get 200 rpm more than at 80 and also get 1.5 more MPH. That is enough for me to kiss the rev limiter in the cold (well... cool. 60 is...
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    Boats from work.

    Happen to have any pictures of the drive? That's a hell of a hit.
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    They're not affixed to the backers yet, but they're respectable for a guy who has no idea what he's doing. (Yes I know the corners are a little wacky.)
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    New boat owners leaving the hobby

    For me it was actually the opposite. Most of my childhood (5~14 years old) dad worked 7 days a week and I didn't get to spend the time with him. Now (29) I do everything in my power to spend every waking minute on or at the boat with him. Don't get me wrong, it was a huge part of my childhood...
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