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    Carver 31' with Merc V8...cheap but it's sunk....do I salvage it or pass?

    Hi guys, I have a chance to buy a late 80's/early 90's 31' Carver that sank in 6' of water. It's been there in the lake since January, the fibreglas top (fly bridge or ???) is off on one side from wave action. It's tied to a tree on shore and anchored at the stern so it's not going anywhere...
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    Gimbal housing replacement for 1980 228 V-8, will a 1978 140 work?

    I am trying to gather the pieces to reassemble a 19' Sunrunner and have found a donor boat. My original drive package was a 1980 228, with a 305. I have the drive, the inner transom plate and gimbal ring. The bell housing and gimbal housing are missing. I found a complete rotten 1978 boat with a...
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    1980 drive compatability with MC-1 and Alpha 1...transom plate, bell housing etc

    Hi Guys! I have a 1980 19' Sunrunner that was mostly free to me..the hull is excellent, all redone and nicely finished, but the power and drive are a mess. The engine is missing so I'm looking for a 305 or 350, or even a 4.3L. The drive is there and is an 1980 228 MCM or MC1, just prior to...
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    Cobra Driveshaft Stuck in Coupler...help please.

    Hi fellows,<br /><br />I have a 1991 "PW" Cobra with a 4.3L engine and am trying to remove the outdrive so I can change the rotten TBSC. (shift cable) I have the 6 nuts off the studs and the lift cyclinder rod is out and I can pull the drive back about 1/2", then get a prybar between the gimbal...
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    Leaking threaded plug under Cobra Badge

    Hi Gang,<br /><br />Well I am slowly (now going on 3 years) getting my boat ready to go into the water. It's a 1990 4.3L Cobra (PW model) with 4bbl Holley and it had a Spitfire ignition but that failed so I put in something from the darkside, yes, black parts from the Mercury Marine parts...
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