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    2000 350 Mag MPI Horizon BELT ADJUSTMENT

    2000 350 Mag MPI Horizon<br />Serial # 0L673252<br /><br />Started my engine to come home from the beach yesterday, sounded funny-screaching noise, took a second look, only thing moving was the harmonic balancer! Then I saw the smoke coming off the belt and shut it down. After it cooled I was...
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    FIREWORKS..............

    FIGHTS !!!!<br /><br />Yup, must be a new sport in Gloucester. Anchored off Wingarsheek Beach saturday night, noticed a bunch of kids heading to shore after the beachgoers left. Saw the tents getting set up so figured there was going to be a beach party. Soon after dark I start hearing/seeing...
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    Inboards-Props spin inward not outward

    Just wondering, say someone rigs a boat thinking the engines are in correct, but due to the transmissiion gearing (or something to that effect), the props spin towards each other. They are "counterrotating" but instead of spinning towards the sides of the boat, they're spinning towards the...
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    2000 350 Mag MPI Horizon ROTOR removal help?

    Hello All,<br /><br />I bought the 82 Grady with this engine that has approx 180 hrs. on it. Three times now it hasn't started for me. I pulled the dist. cap off last night, it was the original I'd say cause the bolts were coated with black paint still. Anyways, it looked like crap so I...
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    Another Test-Boat Dog pic

    This would be Luna......<br /><br /><br />
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    Test-New Boat Pic. and Log......

    Long Trip=Long Story. <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />Link to pic, in case......<br /><br /> web page <br /><br /><br /> Captains Log <br /> Saturday, May 15, 2004<br /><br /> I arrived at Robinhood Cove up on Georgetown Island in Maine at 6:50 a.m., to bring the Grady home. Joe and...
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    What year is my 350 Mag MPI Horizon?

    Mercury MerCruiser<br />350 Mag MPI Horizon<br />Serial # 0L673252<br /><br />Hi,<br /><br />This is probably my first post in this “inboard” forum. I picked up a 1982 Grady White 256 Wahoo up in Maine this past weekend and brought her on a 2 day/144 mile trip home. I want to do a complete...
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    Splash Day

    Just read this on CNN.<br /><br /> http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Southwest/05/03/party.barge.ap/index.html <br /><br />Still sounds like fun though...... :D :D :D
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    04 8hp Johnson 2stroke Operators Guide “Warning”

    04 8hp Johnson 2stroke Operators Guide “Warning”<br /><br />Hello,<br />Long story as to how I’m back in this forum. Had a Merc. 6hp 4 stroke on order, twice, but got nervous about the 4 stroke for my application. Realized it’s only one cylinder instead of 2, smaller displacement, and I’ll be...
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    Ordering Merc, extend warranty or not???

    iboats just had me on hold for 20 minutes, instead of giving store hours guess they think transferring you to musacland is funny. :mad: <br />OK got another 20 minutes to decide on another $140 for another 3 years of warranty, that would be 6 years coverage for???????<br /><br />Thanks...
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    6hp 4 stroke Mercury or Nissan??

    Hi,<br /><br />I've decided upon a 6hp 4 stroke for my new inflateable. I can buy the Nissan for $270 less than the Mercury. I've heard both may be made by the same company? And I've read about one guy who couldn't find a part for his Nissan whereas Mercury parts were readily available. Is...
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    Nissan's hp to weight ratio???

    My first post in this forum. I have one going in "General Outboard Discussions" regarding a motor for my Achilles LEX-88. It's rated for a 6 but has the locking wood floorboards, wood transom and inflateable keel. I've done my research mostly on Merc's and know their 6, 8 and 9.9 weigh the...
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    Help choosing small Merc. from iboats

    I think this is in the right forum... :confused: <br /><br />OK, I broke down at the Boston Boat show and came home with a brand new 8’8” Achilles (hypalon) raft with wooden floorboards and transom. Just put my Lund up for sale (bought the Grady) and hopefully my next purchase will be an...
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    Help choosing small Merc. from iboats

    I think this is in the right forum... :confused: <br /><br />OK, I broke down at the Boston Boat show and came home with a brand new 8’8” Achilles (hypalon) raft with wooden floorboards and transom. Just put my Lund up for sale (bought the Grady) and hopefully my next purchase will be an...
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    Grady White Wahoo self survey tomorrow ADDED PICTURE

    Hi Folks,<br /><br />82 25 ft. Grady White Wahoo inboard<br /><br />Friend of mine's neighbor has one of these for sale. New 350 in 2001, new cushions, canvas, full electronics. May be selling my Lund fast to repay loan and reborrow for this one. Sounds like it would be a nice mooring boat...
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    Humor-The "Ultimate Punishment" Bush was...

    talking about!<br /><br />Scroll Down folks, I thinks I got it! :D
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    N.E. weatherman actually said..........

    We just got buried up here in Massachusetts and I couldn't help but sit in front of the tube all weekend. Watching the weatherman holding a 12 inch scale in his hand, then I hear him say it's not long enough to measure the snow from this storm, next sentance out of his mouth baffles me..... "So...
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    A Childs view of...."Chickens"

    My teacher said I was being disrespectful. She'd asked us what our favorite animal was, and I'd said, "fried chicken".<br /><br /> <br /><br />She said I wasn't funny, but she couldn't have been right. Everyone else in the class laughed.<br /><br /> <br /><br />My parents told me to always be...
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    Fire the BUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Anyone else think Pedro should have been pulled in the 8th inning! Gave the game away! Red Sox Management S&%Ks!
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    Kindergarden for men??

    German men get own 'kindergarten' while women shop<br />10/7/2003<br />BERLIN (Reuters) - German women fed up with their partners' grumbling on weekend shopping trips can now dump them at a special kindergarten for men offering beer and entertainment.<br />"The women are issued a receipt for...
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