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    what kind of engine i have?

    i have a 1985 celebrity calais with a 190hp mercruiser(says on the lower unit_)4 cyl engine... i have been told it is a 3.7 liter and a 470 how do i find out what i have and who makes the motor like gm, or ford..? please help cause i need a starter i got stranded in the lake yesterday...
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    what kind of top do i have?

    :confused:help i bought a boat and it came with a top .. it is not a bimini top this one snaps to the windshield with like bimini poles. it goes from the windshield to just past the 2 front seats .. can any one tell me what it is called? thanks...
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    how to connect a tachometer?

    i have the 3.7 mercruiser i/o 4 cyl it has a tach but i dont know where the wire goes to the + or - side of the coil or where it goes..can any one tell me how to hook this up.... thanks lee
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    confused how charging system works

    howdy all, i just bought a 1985 celebrity calais 18' br w/and i/o mercruiser 4cyl (3.7? ) 190hp engine.i took out today and it starts right up the first few times then seems like battery looses alittle charge or starter dragging ..volt meter when running is showing 13volts so i assume its...
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    person and weight limit ?

    i bought a 1985 celebrity calais 18' br totally restored. very nice .. im needing to know if any one knows the max person and weight limit for this boat the tag that is normally in the the boat that shows it is not there any more.. can i get in trouble for that not being posted in the boat. and...
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    no fire from coil

    just bought a new to me boat i had a bayliner w/ out board.. now i bought a 1985 celebrity calais 18' w/inboard.. dont know anything bout this motor it says on the valve cover model# mcm190...displacement:224cid...serial #a365629.. on the stern drive it has mercruiser 190hp..any info would be...
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    i want to thank everyone that has ever helped me on here...

    ive done alot of work to my 1988 bayliner capri 1900 br w/ 125hp force. some of you remember me..and i owe it all to you guys. we took the boat out today and had fun for a few hours hit something in the water limped back to launch loaded boat and had really curled the prop. while strapping down...
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    depressed

    went to lake today and transom broke what do you guys think the cost to replace it would cost ?. thank by the way this is a `1988 bayliner capri 1900 bow rider w 125hp force
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    86 force carbs and reeds

    will a 1986 force 125 hp carbs and reed valves fit a 1988 force 125 hp
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    2 people halls butt, 4or5 people not over 10mph

    ok guy im just flat out tired of the probs with this junk 88 bayliner capri 1900 br w/125hp force.. when i have 2 people in this boat it screams.. when i put 4 or 5 people it bogs and wont go over 10 mhp.. ive done everything i can think of .. new: plugs fuel pump rebuilt carbs compression...
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    hesitates

    ok guys i rebuilt the carb and fuel pump and took boat out today. big diff.. i slam into wot and the boat takes off.gets to 20 mph and stays there bout 5 seconds then shoot of like a rocket to 35 mph. why the 5 second pause? 88 bayliner capri 1900 br w/ 88 force 125 hp. 2nd prob: looked back...
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    coils and cd boxes interchangable?

    i have a 1988 force 125 hp and, i can get 2 cd boxes and 4 coils for a 1990 force 120 hp... will these interchange?
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    spark plug 1 black 3 not black

    88 force 125 outboard. ive been reading diff forums here and i read one talking bout plugs. so i went and checked mine #1 balck # 234 not like #1 but is kinda clean with alittle black. is this ok.. the head gasket was changed before i bought the boat . idles ok and runs slow at wot not like a...
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    thru hub or non thru hub exhaust

    i have a 1988 bayliner capri 1900 w/ 1988 force 125 hp outboard (1251x8c) does any one know if the prop is a non thru hub exhaust or thru hub exhaust.
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    we are the beverly hillbillies

    well to all that read my post about my title probs got it all straightend out. took boat out to lake fired up put in gear it died ..over and over again...brought boat home looked on here found out idle maybe set to low.. turned idle screw up alittle went back to lake to try it and battery...
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    kids mad and im crying. please help

    got boat legal and loaded up the kids went to the lake but boat in water fired right up. put in rev. and worked good... put in fwd and it died. ( every time) but if i slam it to wot it runs. just dies when i put it into gear at idle..i never took it off the trailer .. just got back home and...
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    flywheel question

    i was wondering if a 1990 90hp force fly wheel is the same as a 1986 force 125 hp flywheel? thanks
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    bought a new tach

    ok i have an 88 bayliner w/ 86 force 125 hp out board. i bought a new tach off ebay looks like my speedometer now on the back of the tac it says ( 4-cyl 130 omc and 130 usm only ) what does that mean. will it work on my boat and how the heck do i connect it to my motor?:confused:
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    UPDATE:shoot me and put me out of my misery

    ok let me start by saying thanks to most of the replys. and to the reply bout "its a bayliner" go jump in a lake.. lol.:D the boat is in great condition for being an 88 it was very well taken care of...anyway.....i call texas parks and wild life they said i could go there and fill out form w/...
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    some one shoot me and put me out of my misery

    ok pull up a chair this could take awhile... i bought a boat a 1988 bayliner capri 1900 br w/ a 1986 force 125 hp outboard from my sister she was about to loose the house so i bought it. ive had it for 1 month and a 1/2. ....she cant find titles...... there could be an easy fix to that...
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