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  1. snowman51789

    Steering stiff

    I have a 96 Mirage 257 with a 98 454 mag Gen 6 engine and bravo 1 outdrive. I've had the boat for 8 years and after driving a friends 25' outlaw with a 496 i notices his steering was much easier then mine, his compare to a car with power steering. mine is not terrible but has never been so easy...
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    Hotter water and steam coming out of starboard exhaust tip

    96 mirage 26' with a single EFI 454 mag 385hp with a bravo 1 drive. Dedicated thru hull exhaust (no captains call) and no mufflers Last night and a few days ago I noticed that my starboard exhaust had what looked like steam (it disipated less then 10' behind the boat) coming out of it. when we...
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    Interior LED lights

    My girlfriend has been bothering me for some time now to put green LED lights to light up the interior of our 26' mirage, I've decided to go ahead and do it but dose anybody have any recomendations of what brand? Or were to get them? I'm not looking to spend an astronomical Amount of money but...
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    alot of slip only at cruising????

    I just got a new (to me) boat, its a 96 257 mirage trovare, it weights 4300lbs, it has a 454 mag MPI/EFI motor with 385 hp with a bravo 1 drive with 1.5 ration. the prop that I have on it is bravo 1 4 blade 22p. I took it out and I wrote down my rpm vs speed 3400 RPM @ 37.3 MPH= 21% slip 3500...
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    Shoot thru-hull transducer, what kind of epoxy

    I just got a new (to me) boat. I had a Lawrence elite 4 on my old boat and loved it so for my new boat I bought a hook 5 gps/fish finder. On this boat I would like to mount the transducer in the boat. What type of epoxy should I use? Dose anybody have any experience with mounting a transducer...
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    454 mag mpi hang idle

    I went and looked at a 96 mirage 257 with 454 mag mpi motor in it with a bravo 1 drive. I decided to buy it. So the owner and I took it out for a test drive and I noticed when I came to a stop , the motor did not want to idle down below 1k rpm unles you "blipped" the throttle. I'm brand new to...
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    best battery for a sound system

    Its time for me to get a new primary battery (I have dual batteries). I have a small subwolfer and will be adding 2 more speakers with an amp. My question is, I was thinking of getting 2 batteries to replace the one I have, just a normal 650cca battery.would I be better off doing that or should...
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    will adding bunks center the boat better?

    I have a 1990 wellcraft eclipse 216. the owner before me bought a newer shorelandr trailer for it, I have checked the shorelandr website and it is the right trailer for the boat. however I have noticed that my boat is always harder to get centered on the trailer the other people's. the only...
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    Boat stalls when im shifting??????

    i have a 90 wellcraft with a 305 Chevy and alpha outdrive. my shifter seemed stiff so a couple weeks ago I took it apart. cleaned it greased it (I didn't free up very much) and put it back together. then every so often the motor would stall when shifting. its getting worse and worse. I know I've...
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    what is wrong with my throttle. help....

    I have an 90 wellcraft with what i belive is original quick silver shifter in it. Last year i changed the shifter and throttle cable in it and when i put it back togather the shifter was really stiff when im in gear but when im in netraul its super smooth. that was my first time i ever changed...
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    how do i cut down my bow rail

    i have a 90 wellcraft eclipse 216. it has a typical bow rail that is about 12" high in front and it wraps all the way around the front. i want to cut it down as much as possable to look a little more like the bow rail on a liberator or a "go fast" boat. the supports are slanted forward slighly...
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    how can i make throwing and pulling in the anchor easier for my great girlfriend

    ive got a 22 foot cuddy and ive been trying to think of ways to make throwing and retriveing the anchor easier for my girl friend because it makes me sick everytime when she drags the chain on the fiberglass when pulling the anchor in. the only idea i had is to put a piece of rope about 10 ft...
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    trailer running light blowing fuse for revese lights

    I have a 2004 shore lander trailer that was rarely used by the prevouse owner (looks brand new). I've noticed that after I retrieve the boat and I'm driving home if I hit a bump the trailer running lights and the reverse lights on my truck go out. When I check I noticed it blows the truck...
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    anchor help

    The past few times I've been out I've had a few problems with my anchor dragging, so I've decided to up size, right now I have a hooker economy slip ring anchor, I was woundering what everybody likes, if there is something better id like to get what's best, most of the time I achor in either...
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    HELP. shift cable problems

    lately every so often ive been noticeing issues with shifting, first sighn was it wouldnt go into reverse untill i moved the shifter back and for a few time. went home, checked the adjustment, made very minor adjustments, then i started noticing that when i would push the throttle into forward...
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    bennett m120 tabs vs normal tabs

    Im lookin at gettin m120 tabs can anbody tell me if there is an draw back over normal tabs?
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    transducer. how close to outdrive

    Ok it nay be to late to ask this however, yesterday I mounted my transducer for my elite 4 gps/sonar about 15 inches from the center of thr transom on the right side. My qustion is do you guys think it will work? I can't test it for another 3 days, when I did it I figured it would be fine but...
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    is the outdrive on this boat im about to buy junk???

    I'm looking at a 1990 wellcraft eclipse 216 with a 5.0 motor and I belive a gen 1 alpha 1 drive. The boat is in a storage ware house so I can't start the motor, today I went and looked at it for thr second time and I was gonna give a deposit, I decided to put it in gear and I noticed it was hard...
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    5.0 to 5.7 swap. what parts are interchangeable

    Hi, i am looking at buying a new boat, its a 1990 wellcraft eclipse 216. its exactly what i want however the only problem is it has a 5.0 mercruiser instead of the 350 or 454 that i want, i am dead set on one of those motors because the boat i have now is underpowered (in my opion) and i hate...
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    i need a liberator expert

    hi i am lookin to buy a new (to me) boat. i realy like the liberator 211's and i have looked at a few and i just wanted anybodys input on them. i think i would rather have a 350 because im assuming they are better on gas and if i find one (but i will take a 454). and i plan on having 5-6 people...
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