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    When to get a ring job? Yamaha 700T. ( wave venture )Help please !

    I recently bought a 95 wave venture from a kid who told me ( and listed in the ad ) that all it needed was wear ring. The motor was " not locked up" and "runs". The wear ring was binding on the impeller, but the jet pump was seized too... and you guessed it, so was the motor. I gave it a good...
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    What boat is this ?

    Hello all, Wondered if anyone can help ? Just picked up a boat........ The title says tbird. Not sure if that's a standard abbreviation for thunderbird/formula or if tbird is a separate manufacturer ? Cannot find any mention of this boat anywhere til this point. Its a 16 foot bowrider ...
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    1965 volvo penta 4 cyl starter and what boat is this ??

    Hello all, Just picked up a 1965 tbird 16 footer with a 4 cyl volvo penta and 270 out drive. A couple of questions. Starter - hooked it up last night and the previous owner had used some creative wiring ( household electrical twin switch plate for starter/ battery ) Unfortunately before...
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    seadoo xp 800 carb rejetting help.

    I just bought a 1996 xp that had been sitting since 2004. The carbs are shot. Signs of salt water intrusion. Tried them but no good. Just bought rebuilt carbs set up and jetted for a coffman pipe. Question is with these carbs and k&n flame arresters will it run with the standard pipe on my ski...
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    1995 seadoo xp. Erratic acceleration.

    I recently bought a 95 xp with the 717 motor. First time i took it out out was great. The second time the acceleration was very erratic, with bursts of full speed then revs dying off then back to full speed. I took it out today for the third time and it would not reach anywhere near full...
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    Exhaust options on in-line 6 165 ?????????? Advice needed !!!

    I have just replaced the gimbal assembly on my boat and attached the steering. I am at the point where I attach the exhaust tube. As well as the original exhaust from my 165 hp in line six, I have one which looks like it would fit but is meatier. IT has 4 bolt holes instead of 3 and is wider...
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    trim wires broken at gimbal assembly

    I have a gimbal I am replacing but the wires for the trim have been pulled off/ separated where they enter the back of the gimbal assembly. I have found wiring diagrams but no photos to see just how the connector attaches, if it is even a connector. The question is whether the black round...
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    My new 1974 21' Starcraft cc conversion !

    I just bought home my new Starcraft 21' cc conversion. It spent most of it's life on Lake Erie and was bought down to Florida a couple of years back. It has the 165 mercruiser straight six. When the gimbal bearings went the owner pulled the outdrive meaning to repair but it just sat to the point...
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    pre alpha one advice ( is it good), ratios.

    I bought a boat with a 165 merc and pre alpha outdrive. the outdrive was off the boat, in pieces inside a wet trash bag. Then I bought a donor boat 140 merc also with a pre alpha outdrive. I wanted it for the drive and trailer. the motor is siezed. I pulled the drive off the donor boat and...
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    merc 165 inline 6. About to buy..should i ?

    Looking at a boat that was "ran just last year" it has a 1973 merc 165 inline 6. When he removed the engine cover and air filter the carb was full of water. He then promptly hit the throttle and after a bit of messing managed to dump the water into the carb throat ! He connected as battery and...
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    Getting trailer title from old tag?

    Maybe you can help me out. I bought a boat and trailer - the boat had a title .The trailer did not. However the boat had in it an old tag ( exp 2000 ). It could have been for the trailer. Is there a way to run the tag number free of charge to check if it was for the trailer? I wouldn't expect...
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    connecting new steering cable to motor...

    I have a force 125 motor and just installed a new complete NFB teleflex steering system to the boat. The OLD cable was rack and pinion and where it connected ( thru the splash well ) there was a spring loaded end that allowed you to snap on to the tiller ball mount and the sleeve sprung back...
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    Dry riverbed gelcoat topside and more.....

    I just picked up a 1964 18' Lyn-Craft / Seebreeze with an 85 horse mercury outboard. The guy advertised it as motor with free boat. I had the option of just taking the motor or the whole deal. I chose to take the whole deal. Why I did that was to use it to practice stringer repair as it is much...
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    Starter not starting force 125

    I have read some posts on the forum regarding starters that do not start. I WILL clean all connections etc, but just in case there is another problem....this is what's happening. Motor used to start first time no problem. Sat one month then nothing but a buzz and or click from starter. No...
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    175 sportjet starting after sitting a year.

    I have a Sugar Sand Tango with a Mercury XR2 175 hp sportjet. It has been sitting for over a year. When i try to start her the starter solenoid clicks but nothing else happens. If I bridge the contacts - the same.The battery is at full charge and of course the water is connected. So the...
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    Any experience of Dolphin boats from 70's?

    Hello. Does ANYONE have any experience with Dolphin Products boats of Clearwater Florida? The company is now out of business - so not the Dolphin boats out there now. What I have is a 1973 Dolphin 20' bow rider. I have read the most of the posts on restoration and realize that I need to...
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    vote for the worst designed part.

    My vote goes to the tilt ram on the Force 125 motor. Why thread a receiver for the hydraulic line when you can use a tension ring and a countersunk receptor hole!? Fantastic bit of design.Get the alignment slightly wrong and pop goes the ring and now you are ...well...not in good shape. Of...
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    from the grass to a trailer ... help!

    What is the best way to get a boat from off the grass and on to a trailer? It has two 4x4s under the jet drive and landscape lumber under the bow. Wieghs 1400 lbs. Thanks !
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    What's under my spongy deck ?!!

    So i went and bought a 1973 Dolphin Bow rider. The price was right as it has a running 125 Force and a twin Axel aluminum ez-loader trailer in great shape with good tires and no rot. And as i new nothing about boats - it was perfect! The guy who sold it to me kept saying " it is what it is"...
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    Thoughts on installing tilt/trim to 125 force

    Here's the situation.I bought a "73 Dolphin Bow rider with a Force 125 outboard. The guy before me had installed a non standard trim motor (different mounting bracket,but motor and hoses the same) , mounting it on an aluminum bracket behind the transom. At some point is corroded out and the top...
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