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    Tiara 3300 props

    Anyone on here have a tiara 3300 open? What props are you running? boat I just picked up with twin Crusader 454 350hp 1.9gears has 17x20 3 blades. These props are too small. I’m barely making top end rpm, and cruise at 3200 barely makes 16kt and cannot get the bow down. I believe tiara...
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    Crusader 454 Cooling

    It's been quite sometime since I posted on here. I just picked up a new to me boat with twin Crusader 454 350hp motors. It has a closed FWC system and raw water only sees the Raw water pump, U-Coolers, Heat Exchanger, Risers and Elbows. It seems my manifolds are running really hot, which...
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    Another Bravo 3 Corrosion Issue

    While on my buddy's boat powered with a diesel with a bravo 3x drive, we started taking on water. Pump was going off every 30second intervals. Not a fun experience 70miles from home. Quick inspection showed water coming in from the transom plate, but could not see where. Needless to say we...
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    Crusader/Velvet Drive Vibration HELP!!!!

    I have a 27 foot tiara with twin crusader 350 matched with borg Warner 1.52:1 trannys. out of the water I replaced the shafts, couplers, Cutlass bearing's, stuffing boxes, and recondition the props. Also had to change the rear motor mounts because the plastic adjustments were frozen tight. I...
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    Hardtop restoration

    I'm upgrading my electronics and while I have everything off the hard top I want to refinish it. The top is definately an add on from previous owner and made of fiberglass, but very very very thin. I have aluminum framing welded on the underside for support and strength but the overall fiber top...
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    Bravo 3 overheating Outdrive

    A friends boat is powered by 260hp yanmar diesel which has a bravo 3x drive duoprop. When the motor was installed the raw water pick up on the drive was blanked off as the heat exchanger manifold etc is cooled via thru hull water pick up. He never had a problem for 2 years then started to get...
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    garmin 7610xsv

    Looking to upgrade electronics on my boat and looking at the garmin 7610xsv with built in downvu and sidevu. I'd also be adding a garmin dome for radar. Any experience with this unit? Pros/cons? I'm mostly inshore with a handful of trips a year to blue water. Thanks in advance.
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    Fogging Crusader MPI

    new used boat to me with twin Crusader 5.7 Captain Choice MPI's. I've always had merc I/Os w/ carbs so this is all new to me. In researching winterizing these motors, Crusader says to remove the plugs, "use an aerosol-type fogging solution and spray a sufficient amount of oil into each...
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    fuel pump overheating

    I'm purchasing a boat with twin 5.7 Crusader Captains Choice MPI motors with very low hours. Part of the deal was the seller would have crusader go over the motors. It just so happened in the few days from when I looked at the boat and sea trialed to the time crusader got their hands on it, one...
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    Boat Insurance

    I put a deposit down on a new to me used boat. 1987 Tiara 2700 Open w/ new 350 Crusader MPI 330hp inboards. The boat is loaded with equipment. Sonar, (2) GPS/chartplotters, Radar, Auto Pilot, 4-Man lift Raft, outriggers, fighting chair, AC, Fridge, 2-burner electric stove, etc. I need to...
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    Alura 35'

    I'm looking at a 1987 Luhrs 35' powered with twin 350 PCMs (I think they are GM based). The boat is the Alura model with straight inboards. Boat looks like it is in decent shape. There are a few stress cracks which are expected for a boat almost 30 years old. Motors are original FWC with 1300...
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    New Used Boat Thoughts/Advise wanted

    I'm looking at a 1987 Luhrs 35' powered with twin 350 PCMs (I think they are GM based). The boat is the Alura model with straight inboards. Boat looks like it is in decent shape. There are a few stress cracks which are expected for a boat almost 30 years old. Motors are original FWC with...
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    Alternator Pully

    I have a 250 Inline 6 165hp. Everything is new (under 100hrs). I noticed a noise coming from the Alternator pulley, like the pulley is no good. It is still charging the batteries, but the noise is coming from a low idle rpm. If I rev the motor to 1200+ the noise stops. Everything is lined...
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    Shifting Issues

    Splashed the boat on Wednesday for the season. Prior to putting her in went thru my normal safety checks, start, run to opwerating temp, compression check, no engine leaks, shifts forward neutral and reverse, and of coarse the bilge pump. All checked out fine on blocks. When the boat went in...
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    Barrier Coat or Not?

    So I know there are thousands of threads out there on this topic but here is another. I have a 1974 21' cuddy cabin. The boat is kept in NY salt water 6-8 months a year and kept on blocks during winter months. There is roughly 8 coats of bottom paint which I plan on stripping this year and...
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    Everglades cc???

    I'm looking at a '13 Everglades 325cc for a family member. The boat comes equipped with Yamaha twin 350s. I've been doing a ton of research on these and can't seem to find any known problems or any negativity. Seems too good to be true. What are your thoughts? Any first hand experience? How...
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    Sporatic Hesitation and Stalling

    As the title states, I am experiencing a sporadic hesitation when running. The Boat is a 21' cuddy cabin with a fresh rebuilt GM 250 inline 6 (30 hours). The hesitation is not consistant, and sporatic. It is a faint hesitation and barely changes the rpm. It also does not matter what speed I...
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    LED Flood lights

    I'm looking for some advice. I want to install flood lights off my new rocketlauncher, but am unsure what size, wattage, ect. The boat is a 21' cuddy cabin, and I want to make sure there is enough brightness to light up the entire cockpit area for night fishing. I would like to use LEDs, but...
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    Carburator Issues

    I need to replace the carb on my gm 250 inline 6. I'm currently running a 2bbl rochester and have had nothing but problems. No choke and throttle will not come down to idle unless pull back quick, among others. I've swapped the carb out with the same rebuilt carb with same results. It just...
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    250 inline 6 - Break-In

    So I've got the boat in the water after a new motor install and a few hiccups. Motor running nice and smooth and I now have 10 hours on the break-in. Time to change the oil and make some fine tuning adjustments. I've noticed one problem maybe you guys can give me some insite. At a cold...
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