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    Deck plywood - what's best to use?

    So my boat has been sitting for a while and apparently not handling weather so well. It turns out that moisture has been retaining in the carpeting and slowly rotting the floor underneath. I know that typically boats rot from the bottom up, by mine is rotting from the top down. I'm still...
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    Merc 260 stalls at idle, carb flames back when engine stopped.

    SO this one is particularly puzzling. Merc 260 4bl Rochester carb on a 1988 Sea Ray. At idle, it sounds like it's starving for gas. Runs good at faster speeds, maybe a tad pokey but it runs pretty smooth. However, when you idle it will be ok for about 30 seconds and then it will gradually...
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    Oh boy do I have a doozie this time. 1988 Merc 260 5.7

    Alright fellers, This one kinda freaked me out. I've never seen anything like this before though. As I posted last week, I have a 1988 Merc 5.7 that I'm in the process of rebuilding. Had a timing issue, got it fixed last week with some help from you guys, so here I am again. I've been...
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    Merc 260 5.7 backfiring, timing or electrical?

    Long story short, old motor sat around for a few years, rings froze, I did a complete rebuild of the bottom end. I've got it all back together, trying to make her fire. Only problem is that it's firing out the carburetor. Obviously it won't start. If you hold the throttle open, it sounds...
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    Am I being taken for a ride here?

    Working on my long-term project. 1988 Sea Ray Sorrento w 5.7 Merc. Long story short, the block froze and cracked. I bought a new block to replace it, took it to the machine shop. I was anticipating boring cylinders and hot bath and a few other minor things. However, they started telling me...
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    Alpha One retrofit question

    I have a 1988 Sea Ray with an 5.7L Merc and an A1G1 outdrive. The motor needs some work which I can handle. However the drive is cracked and needs to be replaced. The gimble housing and drive are also severely corroded and bascially need to be replaced. I have an old MR drive with the same...
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    Merc 888 rebuild project

    Here's some background on this project, and I have a few technical questions, and I'm sure more will pop up down the road. This boat was a 19ft. 84 Chapparal that was left to me in an estate. It looks like it was repowered with a 72 Merc 888. This thing was junk, and I planned on parting it...
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