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    Needing to know who makes this Lift

    This is exactly what I want to cover our pontoon on the sea wall. Any ideas on who makes these? Or how the gantry system can be built? I'm thinking just some I beam with some center support but need like a winch attached with rollers or something on it....
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    Single Sided Cantilever Pontoon Boat Canopy

    I've been searching high and low for a system that will work for us but cant seem to find it... There are some on the lake however they have no name plates on them and I havent been able to catch the owners to find out where they got them at. Its basically a single sided canopy only system that...
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    Tritoon trailer for pontoon?

    So I purchased a pontoon I need to pick up and deliver 45 minutes to our lake house. I only have access to a tritoon trailer with the middle support bunks. This is our first pontoon so not very well versed in trailering them at all... Will the middle engine V thing sit on the tritoon trailers...
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    7.4 question gen 4 to gen 5

    So I have a 1989 7.4 l 454 that pushed the rod out of the oil pan. I found a heck of a good deal on a 1993 7.4l 454 mag bravo Gen V. Will this Gen 5 match up to my Gen 4 in terms of the outdrive bolt patterns. Will the manifolds and engine mounts be the same? I'm assuming some things are...
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    Outdrive corrosion?

    this was after just 8 weeks in fresh water... there was some minor spots like this but now it's just covered.. always had mercruiser and never had this issue. This is a Volvo SX. Ideas on how to stop it from happening and how to fix it already? I'm sure it's not good for the outdrive..
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    Humid/Dirty Boat

    I knew I would face challenges this season storing it in a slip for the first season ever instead of in my garage. So as you can see we don't have the best water quality in Ohio but its our little piece of paradise that is within a 30 minute drive from the house so we can frequently use it. I'm...
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    gas prices

    Must have caught up to the new boaters this year haven't seen to many new boater fun posts as of late.
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    Nada Guide

    So everyone likes to discount Nada Guide what is a reasonable way to find pricing on used boats? What is the true value? For those that use Nada guide as a starting point explain why and how you use it to price used vessels.
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    St Marys Ohio

    Anyone gonna be out there boating this weekend? Going to put mine in for the season this afternoon after work Prolly be out there all weekend.
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    Sandusky Bay recreational Boating?

    So this weekend we went to our Local St. Marys lake and experienced 2-3 ft white caps which was a little surprising seeing that it was only 10-15 mph winds and this is quiet normal in our area. Was looking at other lake options near by and was wondering how Sandusky Bay was just for recreational...
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    Never again.. exhaust manifold..

    So as most of you likely saw I purchased a boat with some freeze damage issues recently. I replaced the manifold with aftermarket BAR manifold that was recognized As a "direct replacement" for a Volvo penta 3.0 GLP-C in doing this every single piece of hardware that was original needed replaced...
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    Osco? Ever wonder what happened?

    I just learned today from a sierra employee. That Osco sold the molds and possibly the plant to sierra to manufacture the risers and manifolds... very interesting to me I always liked Osco stuff not sure why it didn't work out for them.
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    Not permitted

    https://www.motors/volvo-penta/ Found this thought I would share with the group. MOD Edit: that site doesn't hold the copyright to the manual, link deleted
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    Faria tachometer?

    My tachometer (RPM guage) is stuck right above 0 won't do anything when I turn it over checked all the fuses they all look good. What else can I do without full blown replacement? All wiring from tach back to distributor looks good. No kinks or anything in it. If your thinking replacement...
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    Navigation Connection?

    This connection/Mount came with the recently purchased boat. Any ideas what brand it would go to? I'll probably just swap it out with a different one but not sure why a boat this size would have had navigation... Or are these connections for something else?
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    Water inlet in engine bay?

    Never owned a Volvo but found this in the engine bay. Do I not need to put the boat on muffs when starting it out of the water? It won't burn anything up on the outdrive? Guess I've always owned really outdated boats to idk? Or is that not what I think it is...
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    $2500 boat

    Hate to do this and brag a little but I see it all the time. Got this one for 2500 yes small crack in block and crack in manifold other then that it's mint. Would you have done the same? It's a 2004 stingray 180. Trailer was like new with brakes and new chrome tires and chrome fenders
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    3.0 volvo short or long block

    Anyone know where to find one of these? My Google searches are coming up empty...
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    Volvo 3.0L engine Block

    So I have done a bit on mercruiser items. I have the opportunity to buy a real clean boat however has a cracked lower unit. (not known to what extent at this time) I know the risks going into this purchase and dont plan on pricing myself out of it completely... But I know GM sells blocks to both...
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    Boat pick up gone wrong...

    So I had purchased a boat during the off-season from a marina when it was shrink wrapped with the understanding if it wasnt sea worthy i wouldnt be purchasing it and theyd give my money back (all contractual) . I explained i wanted something with good transom and engine no soft spots and id be...
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