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  1. chartersj

    How serious is hull blisters?

    Looking at a 1994 Baja 272, it sat on a mouring for months at a time in the summers. The hull has small blisters on the sides under the waterline and is peppered on the bottom side. But how serious is this ? Will it continue to get worse If I trailer it instead of leaving it on a mouring?
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    Oil leak from front seal on timing cover 4.3l

    It appears that the bottom oil seal on my timing cover is bad and was wondering if anyone has changed the seal only and not the whole plastic cover? I would rather not have to pull the motor and oil pan just because of a bad seal. Parts diagrams shows you have to buy the whole cover and the seal...
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    454 valve adjustment ending in bent push rod

    My buddy just changed out a worn out 454 with a older 454 which was rebuilt, at least this is what he was told when he bought the motor. After getting it in the boat and fired up we notice a tick coming from the starboard side. We pulled the valve cover, and started it up and you could tell...
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    Looking for opinions...milky oil

    My buddy just picked up a 1981 IMP x250 for next to nothing. The boat originally came with twin small block engines and at some point in its life was converted to a single gm 454/bravo one. When we showed up we found the oil to be milky, but he decides to go ahead with the deal anyways. At first...
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    thunderbolt iv no spark

    I have been working on a project boat, i have replaced the block and trying to figure out why i am not getting spark. While cleaning connections i broke a stud off the coil, so i have a new one on it now. I have followed the trouble shooting guides which lead me to a bad coil, or bad ignition...
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    mercruiser 4.3 to auto conversion questions

    I figured i would start a new thread as my old thread title is misleading to what i am doing now, which was... http://forums.iboats.com/forum/engin...-v6-to-v8-swap I have decided to use a 4.3 engine out of a 2001 blazer, I have the engine tore down to the bare block and heads, I am going to...
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    Diagnosing trim problems

    I posted in the steering and contols page but there doesnt seem to be as much traffic there as here, So i am having problems with getting my trim to work. The motor is out of the boat, and while its out i wanted to make sure everything in the boat worked, as i bought it in a not runnning state...
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    Testing trim with engine out

    I have the motor out of my Bayliner and was wondering how or if you can test the trim motor and functions on the shifter? I hooked the panel under the dash up to 12 volts and can get everything else in the boat to work except the trim. I know I could bench test the trim motor itself but I'd like...
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    merc v6 to v8 swap

    I recently bought a project boat, a 1993 bayliner 2052 which needs a new motor. The 4.3 that is currently in the boat had rain water fill the motor and froze in the winter about 4-5 years ago, then was drained but left untouched after that exposed to the elements until now. Its seized, the frost...
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    Is small block power enough for the crownline 225?

    I have been looking to buy another boat as i sold my searay, And a 1998 crownline 225 ccr with 480hours came up for sale close to me. Its has the merc 5.7 efi (260hp i believe) and bravo drive and wondering if thats a big enough engine for a 22.5ft boat? A lot of them seem to have the 7.4 in...
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    Narrowed my search down to a couple different models.....

    I am looking to buy a new to me boat, I have sold my 1994 searay 20ft overnighter. Narrowed my search to either the baja 232, baja caliber 22, stingray 220sx or similar boats. Still open to suggestions. I would really like a 232 with the 6.2 but they seem to be out of my price range, and i'm not...
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    5.0 push a 21 pitch prop?

    Good day, I have a 20ft searay with a carb 5.0 and 1.65 gear ratio, runnning a chipped 14x19 pitch and was wondering if a quicksilver laser 11, 21 pitch would be too much for my boat? I get 46mph right now but my tach isnt spot on
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    Rinker Festiva 212 Specs/information

    Good day, i am looking for information on the Rinker 212 festiva cuddy. Where these decent boats with any issues? I cannot find how much dead rise there hulls have. I ride in the ocean and my searay 200 with 15 degrees dead rise tends to pound more often then not. I am also considering a baja...
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    best option to quiet down a thru-hull exhaust?

    good day, i came across a good deal on a baja 232 with a 454 merc. Most have a switchable exhaust but this one has straight thru-hull and no y-pipe. The rcmp are cracking down on loud boats here and was wondering what people have been doing to quiet them down. I would not be pulling the engine...
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    Where to buy SeaRay pinstriping?

    Wondering where i can buy pin striping for my 94 searay 200?
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    alpha drive bearing preload

    Good day, i had my drive shaft yoke seal go bad on my alpha one gen 2 and i am about to put it all back together. I have been reading alot of older post and confused what rolling torque spec i need to go by. I am reusing my gear bearings but in the manual there is a drive gear spec( 2.5-4) and a...
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    gear lube reservoir overflowing?

    I have a 1994 sea ray with a 5.0 mercrusier and alpha 1 gen 2 outdrive. When i put it on the trailer yesterday from a days use and pulled the drain plug water followed with green outdrive oil came out. The reservior was about 1/3 full when i started and almost full now and looked like it had...
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    New member - looking for opinions on a grew 5.7 that had a seized engine

    Hello i am a new member, and looking for a little advise. I have owned and worked on a few seadoo's but i am looking at buying my first boat. Its a 1988 (+/-) Grew 215 with a merc 5.7. The boat sat for roughly 5 years and the owner sold it to a guy i know. When he got it the engine was stuck...
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