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    Shift Cable Removal

    Hey everyone, I have what I believe to be a 250 drive on an 84 eliminator sport. The throttle cable works fine and is smooth to move when the drive is not engaged. As soon as we put it in gear it is extreemley difficult to throttle up and down to power the boat. Couple friends of mine with...
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    Penta 270 Overheating

    Hello all, been a while since I've posted but the water is warming up in Wisconsin and we got back from our second weekend trip with the kids on the lakes. I noticed towards the end of last year that the temp gauge on my boat is pegging at the 250 degree mark, at first I thought it was just a...
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    Penta 250 drive shaft bellow replacment

    Hi everyone, I saw this post from Don about not having to remove the entire drive assembly in order to replace the bellows on a 250 which was a HUGE relief when I saw this! http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=309095 I'm stopping by and getting my replacement bellow tonight and should...
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    Volvo Penta 250 upgrade to ? ? 290 ? SX?

    My 82 21' Eliminator has a SBC 350 in it and what we have come to the conclusion of a Volvo Penta 250 (or 270 no tag) outdrive which works well. My only drawback is the lack of an ability to trim the drive while under power and power steering. Forgive me if I use the wrong terms But the plate...
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    Volvo 270 Lower Seal ring issue/replacement

    Quick backround info '82 21' Eliminator 270 Volvo Penta Stern Drive Was out on the lake this past weekend and finally got the kids out on the tube.. Well for a little bit anyway :) Was taking my daughter around for her third or fourth lap when we "found" a submerged rock which all of the...
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    Motor Mounted Ski Tow

    I was looking around on another forum and here, and have seen some pictures of I/O boats that have a bracket that looks like it would go from the rear bellhousing bolts to the middle of the Intake Manifold.. Kind of a triangular bracket with a tab on the top to attach a ski line. I just got...
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    Happy new 1st Time Boat owner! ! ! ! !

    I am proud to say that we have a new addtion to the family! Saturday morning my brother and I went up and picked up my new (used) first boat! It's a 1982 21 closed bow Eliminator with some fine "dated" styling :D We got the boat fired up in a bucket at the guys house and checked out the rest...
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    1st time boater. Help deciding...

    Hi everyone, I'm fairly new to the whole boating scene, and am looking to buy a boat for the summer to have some fun with the family. Always been around water, and have a few previous friends with boats but nothing consistent so i would consider myself completley green when it comes to this...
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