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    Gassy smell

    I have a 1989 FourWinns with a 4.3L OMC I/O. I had the boat winterized by my local FourWinns dealer. I put the boat in my garage for the winter with a tarp on it. Today, I pulled back the tarp and noticed a gassy/oily smell. I looked all over in the engine compartment and couldn't see...
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    "Beaching" a boat

    I have a 1989 19 foot FourWinns I/O. There are several areas on our local lake that have sand beaches and many people "beach" their boat by slowly driving bow first towards shore until the sand stops them. <br /><br />I haven't done this yet for fear of what it would do to the hull of my boat...
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    I/O vs Outboard

    I'm new to both boating and this forum.<br /><br />One thing that I've noticed is a preference by those posting for Outboard engines over I/O. I understand the arguements that are being made for Outboards and don't necessarily disagree.<br /><br />What I don't understand is that in my part of...
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    Engine hours

    I'm a newbie to boating and am considering the purchase of a 1987 17 foot Cobalt bowrider with a 4.3 engine and a Mercruiser outdrive.<br /><br />The boat has been run some every season except this one. The engine has approximately 250 hours on it. It is in Iowa.<br /><br />How many hours are...
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