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the mercruiser TB ignition is better

take it to a competent aluminum fabricator and they can have that fixed in about 20 minutes for about $30

I did ... Damn autocorrect on the phone

Your 1984 is an AQ series drive. If it's a 290, it's aa much better drive than a bravo, and 10000 times better than an alpha Only way to bolt in a Mercruiser in that boat is if you redo your transom

Dial indicator will tell you if it's the prop shaft. A good prop shaft can straighten them

You already bought it. You have buyers remorse. Worrying about what something cost 15 years ago after you may or may not have over paid is like worrying about a grenade after you pulled the pin and tossed it. I bought a used boat 15 years ago, sold it 3 years later for 85% of what I paid...

FWIW, the korean and chinese knock offs are what has been sold to the general consumer for decades.

very few things

only one boat out of about a million only had a soft deck and not need transom, stringers, and new foam. all the information you need is in the stickies at the top of the forum. 4th sticky down, links 14, 15, 18, 2, 3, 4a, and 4b. no need for epoxy

based on the pic......that transom is rotten. only way to stick a screw driver into a good transom is with a 5# fist maul. take a 5/16" drill bit, drill into it about 1" deep from the inside at a few places. bet the shavings come out dark, wet and smelling like rotten mulch

direct injection is fuel directly injected into the combustion chamber

been using epoxy lined heat shrink for decades. great stuff

easy way to check the transom. get two heavy buddies nicknamed tiny, trim the motor up fully, both jump up and down on the lower unit. there should be zero transom flex. dont worry about hurting anything, a good transom will take 1500# or more of load additionally, if there is an aluminum...

the OP is looking at 8 interior courtesy lights

1 - NO 2 - depends on the type of corrosion quality tinned marine wire would not corrode like that, however cheap wire does. unfortunately most boat builders use cheap wire because as long as the boat lasts longer than the 5 year warranty period, that is all that matters. boats are designed...

any rot in the transom means the transom must be replaced. because years before there is rot, there is moisture and the mildew and fungus that eats the wood is already there

Harper today with her new bed, collar, leash and harness

Light reading. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/complete-history-of-the-4-3-liter-with-casting-numbers.693935/ the 87 is a gen 2 4.3 - non balance shaft, 1-piece RMS the 95 is a gen 4 4.3 - balance shaft, 1 piece RMS the 87 will need the squishy engine mounts because the motor shakes like a...

its a boat, dont cut corners

We got home from camping yesterday and let Harper run around the fenced back yard. that is one happy fur-baby.