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    2000 VIP - Need Prop Change?

    Purchased a 2000 VIP Deckliner 215 with a 4.3 Alpha One Stern Drive (2 Barrel - 190 HP) - 19" Pitch Prop (3 Blade - Alum) - The boat also has Smart Tabs on it. I had the lower foot rebuilt by the dealership when I purchased the boat. It would not run out of idle - so the 2 B - Carb was...
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    2000 VIP Deckliner 215 Top Speed ?

    Just purchased a 2000 VIP 215 with the 4.3 190 hp merc alpha one. It's the 2 bbl carb version. I had the lower end completely redone and the carb rebuild. Also the boat has smart tabs on it..... The boat seems to run fine... However it only has a top end of 32 mph... That just seems...
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    2000 VIP Deckliner - Any other Owners Out there?

    Good Day All - I just purchased a 2000 VIP Deckliner 215 with the 4.3LX Mercruiser - I hope to take it on a 140 mile trip down through the locks into Charleston and over the Intercostal Waterway... Does anyone have a starting point that I can use to determine Gal per Hour - I am sure that...
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    1998 Mercruiser 3.0 181 CID - Starting Issue

    Good Day - I am new to boating so I have some questions if you will please. Go ahead and laugh if they are dumb.. it's ok.. :) I just bought a - 1998 Mercruiser 3.0 181 CID w/ Alpha 1 Stern Drive (1998 Sun Tracker 25' Party Barge) 1st Issue - Starting - Motor was last started 2yrs Ago...
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