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    Puffing steam out vents

    First run of season, block and manifolds were drained for winter, ran all last year without incident, inoriced the steam at home in driveway on hose but disregarded it for moisture burning off. Took on lake and vents spitting out droplets of water after running awhile, engine temp normal powers...
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    A motor question on Cristmas day uggh

    Well Merry Chistmas out there to all. Question about my 5.7 motor mount. Need to gain some access but leery on screwing up rear mounts reefing on the engine, is this possible? Or stressing the transom? I have an alignment bar so no worries there, the stringer mount holes must be plugged and...
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    Screwed down mounting washer ?

    What is the purpose of the screwed down washer on one of the six mounting studs?
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    Gen1 oem impeller kit (frustrated)

    Dont need the entire housing, just the impeller & gaskets, I lost the little seal for the gear lube transfer hole & hope it comes in the impeller kit, if need be I'll replace entire housing. Anyhow.....can anyone help be posting a part number or link to gen1 kit all Im seeing are gen2 uggh.thanks
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    67 evinrude 4cyl dual points speedyfour

    I've searched and surfed the internet for info to covert points to electronic like pertronix, 67 4cyl dual point. It seems to go through alot of points like every year. Anyone have a source or a link they can share?
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    Help identify 5.7 longblock serial#

    Bought an 86 Sea Ray 210 from a dealer & was told previous owner had a brand new longblock installed & it was advertised as 300hp stroker 5.7 lol. The motor performs well. While changing the oil today noticed this seriel number plate, side of block opposite the stater. Is there anything to...
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    Cleveland ohio national airshow

    Greetings, with the national airshow comming up labor day weekend I was curious if any fellow beaters on this forum have experienced the show from the comfort of your boats out in the harbor?
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    Help with prop ID (pics)

    Cant read numbers on hub bit looks like someone has stamped numbers on it refering to the 023 pitch maybe? 84 sea ray 210 cuddy 3350lb 5.7 stroker carbed, alpha1, 5000 rpm max 38mph light load me & 1 passenger & 20gal gas. 23p at 5000 rpm seems like alot of prop & the mph would be much higher...
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    Awfull time launch & retrieve roller trailer

    I try backing in shallow & the engine in reverse just cant pull it off & if back in farther till she floats the bow eye catches on the rubber. Loading is an awfull chore i dont know what Im doing wrong? And hype about boats falling off roller trailers half way down the ramp....aint happening...
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    Cause of alpha 1 steering freeplay discovered...(video uploaded)

    So...this was me moving the oitdrive left & right which seemed excessive to me...i guess the pins are wallered out a bit i guess normal for a 40yr old boat?
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    Oh no.....wet foam! need a plan B.

    1984 searay 210srv, really clean good looking boat. Upon inspection noticed the bulkhead between bilge and foward tank area had some rot so today I dug out the rotted wood right down to the bottom of the hull fiberglass and forwad of the opening has foam from the bottom to about 6" up forming a...
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    Batteries not charging

    Hi. New to me 84 sea ray 5.7 maiden voyage today noticed only 11ish volts on the gauge, got back for the ramp and shut her down and tried a restart the motore barely tunied over confirming no charge, so now i pulled the alternator and it actually looks like newis here a backyard way to.test...
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    Sea Ray camper tops fitment

    Have a 1984 210 srv cuddy looking into a custom camper top & se a local for sale add...." Camper top Sea Ray 1989 sr200, it looks very close to my 210 hull, what are the chances it would fit?
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    5.7 replaced with a 6.2 ?

    Looking at an older Sea Ray 1984 cuddy 210 srv. Dealer states previous own had engine replaced with a 6.2 liter, the engine appears to be carbureted, im curious as Ive read tge 6.2 is a late model with fuel injection, I figure the 6.2 just has all the 5.7 stuff on it and how much more power it...
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    Pressure tank to single line pump conversion... to do or not to do?

    That is the question. I have an excellent running fisherman 5 & half with dual line and tank all original, lately I find myself having to trim and splice the connection end just about every time out, the line is amazingly soft and pliable for being over 60 yrs old, it's just getting to where it...
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    1990 3hp please help me troubleshoot

    I rescued this 3hp evinrude (e3bresr) from being scrap aluminum, gave the guy $25.00. So I cleaned it's internal fuel tank, pulled carb and cleaned the main jet emulsion tube, the float setting looked good and the needle and seat appear decent, put it all back together and checked spark by...
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    impeller in upper housing of 90 optimax?

    Changed out the impeller in the lower and still not getting water at the pee hole, figured it was just due to engine not getting hot but owner says it always spits water from hole even on cold starts. He talked to somebody a the local dealer who told him there is another impeller in the upper...
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    optimax 90 hp tell tale (impeller good)

    Helping my friend with a 90 hp optimax, it starts right up on muffs but we see no tell tale, motor idles for 10 mins and maybe just get a little trickle from tell tale, lots of water at the prop outlet. Pull lower and inspect impeller, looks good, made sure lock key is properly inserted and spin...
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    Help with 67 v4 speedifour sportfour carb

    Hi, I've been working on my 67 speedifour, had a disappointing day on the water, engine has always purred and idled well. It had no trouble the first half of the day, then she started running rough to the point of having to anchor and pull the hood, I cleaned the points with a piece of emery...
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    No charge at idle speed

    I was out tooling around last night for maybe an hour or so after dark, got back to the docks and shut it off, get ready to load and it almost didn't start back up battery real weak, I noticed that my 12v guage drops to below 12v at idle and comes up to above 12V at anything above idle, my idle...
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