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    Help me find a new shift cable for my boat

    2004 Stingray 200LX with a Volvo Penta 5.0GL-D 220hp carbed engine. VP SX-M outdrive and a VP control box (shifter.) Saltwater boating. Today was supposed to be our first day of the season in the water. Well it was.....kinda. My wife backed the boat in and I started it up just fine...
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    Volvo thermostat and saltwater operation

    I'm just asking this question for the sake of discussion since I won't be able to water test my boat for about 2 more weeks. I've got a 2004 Stingray 200LX with the 220hp carbed Volvo 5.0GL-D engine. I dewinterized it recently and it runs great on the garden hose. However, the temp doesn't...
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    Do I just change the hub to fit a Laser II prop to my Volvo outdrive?

    Forgive me for not doing a search on this topic. I've got to leave to pick up my daughter. I found a 21" pitch SS Laser II prop on Craigslist and the seller advertises it as fitting a "Mercury and Yamaha." I'm not real experienced with these props but I think that the props have replaceable...
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    Bad day of boating yesterday. Warning: very long post!

    Okay, I'm just a little frustrated and angry and want to vent about yesterday. I was looking forward to it for a month. In addition we had family and friends come into town for the Memorial Day weekend. I've got a 2004 Stingray 200LX and two Yamaha Waverunners ('94 Waveraider & '97 GP1200.)...
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    My anchor door latch broke and I need a new one

    I've got a 2004 Stingray 200LX bowrider and today, the latch to my anchor door broke. Thankfully I was able to get it open so we could anchor at our favorite beach but by the time we got home, I had to take the hinges off the door to get the anchor out and wash everything down. Here are a...
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    Changed impeller. Now temp is running hot. Thermostat problem? Bad impeller?

    Hello everyone. This is my first post here but I frequent the Stingray boat owners forum. I'm a very mechanically inclined person and I do all of my own wrench turning. I've done a search on this topic and I found some information but I saw where a lot of people were having issues of engines...
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