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  1. 73 Dolphin

    Sport jet 90 leaking fuel / carb circuit

    I have a running sport jet 90 in my boat. I recently bought another running donor engine and used the carbs from it which had recently been installed rather than cleaning the very dirty ones on my original motor. The engine starts and idles but leaks fuel from all three carbs at the throat...
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    bf9.9d3 prop advice on gheenoe

    Just picked up a honda 9.9 2003 short shaft with the power thrust 4 blade 9 1/4 dia 9" pitch prop. I understand this motor is more of a kicker than my 1982 9.9 evinrude. The evinrude really pushes this 120lb boat so much quicker. Partly because its 20lbs lighterand partly because of the higher...
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    evinrude 9.9 stuck shallow water latch / tilt lock

    1982 9.9. Tilt latch has to be engaged by hand. The lever will not budge. If i tilt the motor the shallow water latch engages so i have to get out of boat and manually disengage. Getting tired of getting wet ! Is it likely corrosion or is there something I may be missing? Have tried in gear...
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    ok to run rude 9.9 with broken starter pawl?

    Just managed to break the red plastic starter pawl when removing the pull start mechaism to get to the carb on my 1982 evinrude 9.9. It is the end that touches towards the flywheel that broke off. The engine starts and runs. Is there a problem with be not repairing the pawl as it looks like i...
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    1982 9.9 missing follower wheel ?

    Hello all. I just picked up a 1982 evinrude 9.9 hp. Instead of the usual cam follower and wheel there is a retangular post ( not round and missing wheel ). Has anybody seen this before? I will try to upload a picture shortly.
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    through hull jet pump bolts too short 95 gtx

    I just finished doing a jet pump rebuild on my wifes 1995 Sea Doo gtx 657. It did have an aluminum pump originally which was in horrible shape. I didnt realise this until I pulled it to change the wear ring. So I bought a plastic pump and changed the bearings and wear ring. It seems 95 was a...
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    !981 Galaxy bowrider warped hull.....

    I recently bought a very inexpensive 1981 Galaxy 18ft bowrider and trailer. The guy selling it had spent around $2500 on a rebuilt alpha one outdrive, risers and heat exchangers for the Merc 470 engine. I was going to part it out but decided instead to get it ready for the water. My concern is...
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    help needed with my stainless steel trailer axles !

    Re: help needed with my stainless steel trailer axles !
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    help needed with my stainless steel trailer axles !

    Re: help needed with my stainless steel trailer axles ! Thanks for any help guys !
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    help needed with my stainless steel trailer axles !

    I saw an all stainless steel trailer on Craigslist about 8 months ago. The frame was ss as were the axles and subframe. I ended up buying the sub frame and ss torsion axle and putting it under my 25ft float on aluminum that needed the two steel torsions replace. There was a plate on the...
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    merc 165 il six reprop / slip. Confused !

    I have a 1974 starcraft chieftain 21'6" aluminum center console conversion. The previous owner swore up and down that it would do 40 mph. As there is no speedo on boat he must have used gps, as do I. I've completely restored the boat. The original outdrive was toast. I replaced with...
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    trim tabs anyone?

    I think it's pretty clear at this point that Starcraft boats don't handle chop very well. I have a 22 foot chieftain . I also live in Florida and the chop can be pretty severe. Down here in the gulf I've had my boat throw itself out the water and crash down like a sperm whale ! Anyway ...
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    1973 165 IL6 best oil for Florida weather ?

    Hmmm. There seem to be a lot of proposed answers to this question. I've search the forums and the web and heard sae 30 , 25W40, 25W40 synthetic and also straight 40 weight HD. So at the risk of being that annoying guy asking the same damned question again.... I have a 22 foot aluminum...
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    ( pre ?) alpha one gimbal exhaust. 3 bolt vs 4 bolt. Help please.(165 in-line six )

    Hello all. getting ready to drop the engine back into my old 22' 1974 starcraft chieftain. When I got her the gimbal housing was trashed. So I put on another gimbal assembly. It also was from another 165 powered boat of the same era. The only difference I see between the two gimbal assemblies...
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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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