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    1985 Mercruiser 260

    Please help. I have a 1985 Four Winns Santara 210 that is really nice with the Mercruiser 260 that has been really nice until now. I was camping at the lake and beached the boat for about 6 hours. When I took it out it had quite a lot of water onboard. The water was coming out of the bilge and...
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    1976 Glastron V176 Swinger

    Okay here is the deal, I want a boat real bad. My wife who I didn't get my bluff in on early in our marriage says no. So I have this 67 Glastron that my inlaws gave me but it has the following problems. The carpet no longer looks like carpet, it is so trodden it looks like vinyl. The windshields...
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    Deal of No Deal

    Hello, I have decided to put my 67 Glastron out to pasture and am looking for a newer bowrider. I have looked online at various sites and am now looking at a boat locally for sale. It is an 88 (still old I know) Citation 175 with a Volvo I/O which I believe is a 130 hp model. The boat is in good...
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    Cleaning up neglected seats

    I am looking at buying a boat that has sat outside for a while. The seats are really dirty and peppered with a lot of what I would day is mildew. The canvas sunshade is also peppered with a lot of it. The top and seats are in good shape and do not need replacing other than dirty. Will this...
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    190 Candia

    Hello, has anyone had any experience with the Four Winns 190 Candia? To me it looks like a deckboat. I am looking for my first real boat and will use it for tubing, knee boarding, and mainly a swim platform. The boat has the OMC 5.0 I/O and appears in great condition for a fifteen year old boat...
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    Omc I/o?

    Could someone help me identify this I/O. I have read on this forum that OMC no longer makes I/O's and that what once was OMC is now Volvo. Is this particular motor part OMC and part Volvo or all OMC. I believe the year is 1993 on this motor. Is this motor one to stay away from or is it okay. I...
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    '88 170 Runabout

    First of all I would like to say thank you to the men and women who take the time to get on this forum and offer advice and wisdom to people like me who desperately need it. That being said I need your help again. I am putting my old Glastron to rest and considering buying a 1988 Thundercraft...
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    Mercruiser 3.0

    I have never owned a boat with an inboard/outboard. I am looking at an 89 model ski/runabout with the 3.0 Mercruiser 4 cylinder that the seller states is rated at 130 hp. Any input on this motor pro or con? Should it push a 16 footer pretty well? Thanks
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    Thundercraft boat

    Does anyone know anything about Thundercraft boats. I am looking at buying a 1988 Thundercraft 170 ski/runabout. It has an inboard/outboard Mercruiser 3.0 4 cylinder. It appears very clean, I just can't find any info on this boat. Any help would be appreciated.
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    1967 100 hp Johnson

    Can anyone identify the part pictured below? It is from a 67 Johnson Golden Meteor that will not start. Is this part available and where? Thanks
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