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    getting a new boat! maybe....

    Hi everyone! So I'm getting real tired of all the electrical ghosts and other issues with my 20 year old four winns, and the wife gave me the ok to buy a new boat. I decided I wanted to stay with an 18 foot bowrider because of the ease of trailering and cost. I looked at all the new boat stuff...
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    just thinkin about new old boats...

    So I'm dealing with a mystery leak through my transom in my 20 year old boat, hoping its not because its all rotted out. I started thinking about looking for a new boat, I like the size of the 18' we have now because we trailer it always, and I would like to stay with a bowrider with an I/O...
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    switching from aluminum to stainless

    I have an opportunity to get a polished stainless prop real cheap. My question is I currently have a 14.5x19 aluminum on there now, the new viper s.s. prop is a 14.25x21. Will I notice any difference at bottom end or top end? Any reason I shouldnt buy it? Thanks in advance!
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    A water leak though the transom

    Hi, please help! Last weekend when I was out on the lake I noticed my bilge pump was coming on about every 5 minutes, I thought I had a popped hose. I lifted off the motor cover and looked around, all hoses were fine. I basically wedged my head under the motor and saw a lot of water coming in...
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    Do fiberglass hulls ever crack?

    I was out on the lake yesturday, along with nearly the entire state....so the waters at times were very rough. My boat is now 20 years old so after the 2nd or 3rd time of getting air off a rogue wake it got me thinking, how strong is a fiberglass hull? Do they get significantly weaker with age...
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    electrical question on 1992 3.0

    So I just installed new plugs, cap and rotor on our boat, Launched it into the lake on Sunday and it ran beautiful. We ran it for 3-4 hours without a hiccup, and then it started going downhill from there... It would run ok until I hit the next bump, it felt like it had bad gas or was losing...
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    setting timing on 3.0

    I'm sure this same question has been answered many times now, but I can't find a good answer....I'm trying to adjust the timing on my 1992 3.0 and the manual says to use a timing shunt part# 986662, I have looked everywhere for this part but it was discontinued. Does anyone know where I can...
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    setting idle speed on '92 omc 3.0?

    Hi all, I'm new to boating and iboats now... I've been able to answer a lot of my own questions reading these forums, but have not found exactly what i'm looking for. Question 1 is does the shift cable adjustment affect the idle speed? My boat went in the water for the first time yesterday and I...
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