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    Knots or Speedometer gauge...

    Hey Everyone! I am an automobile guy, so I am trying to figure out how the gauge reads speed. There is a hollow tube that leads from the gauge to the back of the boat, it is just hanging slightly under the boat. How does this determine the speed of the boat. Pictures are awesome and would...
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    What is the same as this engine to an automobile engine?

    What automobile engine is the same as the 1983 Volvo Penta AQ125A? I know this is a 2.1L, but when looking at auto parts online stores, the distributor cap for the AQ125A is 61.49, but the same cap for a car is 6.99, huge difference for sure. And I do not think there is a difference between...
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    Engine Turned over...but that was it...tons of questions inside...wanna play?

    OK. So I am going to step through everything we did to day to the "Shae". Yep that is what Shay named his boat because "Shae" is the female version of "Shay". Anyway back to it, I am going to number them for ease of answering if you all wish to do so... 1. Battery had 11 volts, this might...
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    1983 Volvo Penta AQ125A Oil Filter help please...

    Hey everyone! I know this question may be silly, but I have to ask. I tried to buy an oil filter for this engine. So I cross referenced the automobile engine, and the books at Walmart only go back to 1989. This engine is a 1983, can someone please help me with this. I wanted to buy an extra...
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    Donated Battery...Question

    Hello Everyone! My next door neighbor gave us a marine battery. I put my meter on it and it had 6 volts showing. But it has been sitting outside for the last year. Do you all think that this battery will hold up? Are these battery's OK, to sit like this and then re-use? Being that it is a...
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    Battery Question

    Hello all! I know this subject has been beaten up. But here is my simple question, I hope: Walmart has two battery's and someone please tell me which to buy. Both are marine and $60.00 Battery 1 is 625 CA called a 24MS Battery 2 is 500 CA with 75 amp hours called a 24DC This is what the...
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    Starting this engine after years of sitting...

    Hello all! To get this boat running and only running the items need are listed below: 5 quarts of oil, probably going to use Valvoline 10w-30. 15.76 at Walmart oil filter 5.00-7.00 dollars at Walmart battery 60.00 at Walmart muffs 7.46 at Walmart gallon of gas 4.00 any gas station So after...
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    What size wrench and other ?'s

    I am changing, well trying to change, the oil on Shay's Volvo Penta AQ125A engine. Questions are: What size wrench do I need to buy for the drain plug on the bottom of the oil pan? What size oil filter? How many quarts of oil do I need to put back in? What weight oil? Thank you all...
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    New to boat engines and need help please...

    Hello everyone! My son has purchased his first boat. It is a 1983 Bayliner Capri Bowrider 19ft with a Volvo Penta AQ125A engine and a 270 Stern drive. I need any and all help you all can give me. I have rebuilt automobile engines for years and I am new to the boat engine components. What...
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    11 year olds first boat...

    Hello everyone! My name is Will. First post here on iboats.com and I wanted to let everyone know of my son's first big project. His name is Shay and he has bought himself a 19ft 1983 Bayliner Capri Bowrider. He found this boat sitting in someone?s yard and after a couple of weeks of talking...
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