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    Transom Sealant

    Hey guys. I have dad's transom plate off his Yamaha SUV 1200 waverunner. I have to re affix the plate to the hull with some sort of sealant and was just wondering if anyone knew what to use. It seems like Yamaha just used a regular white silicone of sorts. I was figuring either that or life seal...
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    Tinkering on the 4.3l this winter...

    So I've said it in the past just don't think I have it documented here. I have some go fast parts for the 4.3l I'll probably throw on this winter then in the spring document any improvements.... The parts I think will show the most improvement based on threads here are the 4 barrel carb and...
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    I have a leak.

    So I've been getting some water in my bilge since the rebuild. I've narrowed it down to what I believe are two unrelated leaks... one is the water pump bolt, which I know how to address. The other, is the shift cable. And I've never seen it but that doesn't mean it isn't possible. What is...
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    Anti-siphon fittings and electric fuel pumps question.

    So the boat is assembled and I got my first shakedown run in yesterday. Uneventful other than the test run on the trailer I couldn't get the fuel system to prime. I pulled the pickup and replaced the anti siphon fitting with a normal barbed fitting. Fuel pump picked up and primed no issues so I...
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    Getting challenging to find somewhat common items?

    Happened a few weeks ago but still interesting none the less... I am building a remote mount oil filter kit for my 4.3l. Most kits use a PF454 or similar. You know, possibly one of the more common filter sizes in existence... Lately I noticed all my local auto parts stores (aside from NAPA but...
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    Transom assembly question

    I'm working on rebuilding my transom assembly. The serial number is 6853141. The issue I am having is the lower gimbal ring pin. The original one to the housing is a needle roller bearing with the oil seals and spacer ring. The needles have disintegrated. The part number is 31-32538. From a...
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    Anyone else notice...

    Large businesses, LLCs, whatever, buying up marinas nation wide? Our other boat is a 33' wellcraft coastal. We wet dock and dry dock at what was a reasonable marina and you were allowed to do your own work. Over the last couple years, a large company has been buying up any marina worth buying...
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    Control replacement/update opinions

    Good Morning everyone, While I have the boat torn down I plan on going through and replacing all my control cables and was just looking for feedback on if what I am looking at sounds right. For control, I have an original 84 Quicksilver control box, side panel mount, which I believe is from...
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    My 84 4winns horizon 195 project.

    So the long and short is this will hopefully be a simple floor replacement project... but we all know how that goes. I know of some damage areas under the floor I discovered in the back but don't know the extent of it and won't until the floor comes up. The good? The floor is only really soft...
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    Got a new toy to test out eventually...

    Seems I like spending money when I'm not doing anything. Still investigating the engine and doing work on the boat... but found something I just couldn't pass up trying/buying. Looks like it was run a couple hours then shelved for a while. Cost next to nothing and maybe it'll knock my rpms down...
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    Manifolds (Trying to figure out what I am looking at)

    So I'll preface this with the following: Engine is a fresh rebuild, see my other thread for that journey Manifold and elbows are brand new Mercruiser I checked all sealing surfaces for straightness prior to installing This is what happened on the old engine it seems though those had a confirmed...
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    How do you all like your remote oil filter setups?

    I'll be pulling the 4.3 out this winter to pull up the floor and make any repairs I find... but I was thinking of adding a remote oil filter setup to the engine. First, they aren't cheap by any means... and the filter isn't exactly bad to get to either. When I glassed in the mounts I notched the...
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    For those thinking about an engine swap...

    I'll just start out by saying unless you are infatuated with the boat and can't stand to replace it, you are much better off looking for the same boat with the power you want. Mine being an 84, there are few and far between that are still this clean and would have the power I want. So enter my...
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    Popped through the intake.

    Problem is different enough that rather than cluttering up my carb thread I figured it best to start a new thread. So what happened: Ran the boat today after rebuilding the carb. Ran for about 2.5 hours with an hour break in the middle. So out on the water for 3.5 hours total. Upon nearing the...
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    Carburetor question

    Long and short, I am working on a 4.3l with a carb that is running what I would call excessively rich. Boat ran for about an hour and while idling around produced more black soot and smoke on the transom than my 33 with twin diesels... Running on the hose results in eye watering and fuel smell...
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    Advice on a 4 winns restoration

    Good evening all. I've been on this forum in the past (lost the email and account access from a breach years ago so I am using this new one) and have long been contemplating this. To put it in perspective, I was a young young boy and frisco boaters posts on his two project boats at the time were...
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