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    Boat Takes On Water

    Boat is an '87 Starcraft 19 ft. powered by a 3.0 Cobra drive. The bilge has been taking on water enough where I have to run the bilge pump every few minutes. Today I jacked the trailer up & filled the bilge with a garden hose. Lo & behold I found water leaking out of the bottom of the transom...
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    Need a couple tires

    Well, I pulled one of the trailer tires off to clean up some rust on the rum & lo & behold I found cracks all around the tire on the face of it. These tires are CARLISLES, 14 in., bias ply. & don't have 1,000 miles on them. And I always ran them at the proper tire pressure. So now I have to...
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    Water In Gear Oil

    Boat is a 1987 powered by a 3.0. Last season the boat did not see water at all. Last fall when I winterized it & after fogging the engine I checked the gear oil & found water in it. I drained the drive & replaced the gear oil. Yesterday before I fired it up for the first time I checked the gear...
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    3.0 Cobra water in drive

    Boat is an '87 powered by a 3.0 Cobra. I started the boat this spring & with the rainy weather we had this summer & other responsiblilities I didn't get a chance to get the boat in at all this year. I went thru all the steps to winterize & wasen't going to change the gear lube as it was fine in...
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    Saranac Lake, N.Y.

    Been thinking about a camping trip to Saranac Lake. We've never been there & was wondering if any members have any good tips on the best place to camp, etc. Not sure if I'm going to trailer the boat or not but if we do what should I look out for? What's better upper or lower Saranac? I guess...
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    nys canal system

    Rumor has it that the hours on the canal system will be shortened to 10 hr. days. I've heard that the hours will be 7am to 5pm only. In the past the canal operating hrs. for the locks were 7am-10pm. Apparently there's been some layoffs of lock personel which will result in shortened hours. I...
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    Trailer paint

    I need do do some paint work on my '89 Eagle trailer. I called Eagle & they want the serial number off the trailer to get the paint code. Well. the serial number is worn off so I'm out of luck. I called a local paint suppier & they need a paint sample so they can scan it. Well, they want a...
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    Gander Mountain

    I went to my local Gander Mountain store the other day to pick up some teak cleaner & was taken aback. They have just about done away with their boating supplies in my local store. No, they didn't even have teak cleaner. I was surprised becasue I was in the same store a few months back & they...
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    OMC to Volvo?

    I currently own an '87 Starcraft with a 140 h.p. OMC. I saw an ad on CL for the exact same boat & it has a 140 H.P. Volvo. The guy wants $1200 for it. Can I do a swap using the Volvo? Is the cutout the same? Has anyone done this swap & what other issues am I going to run into? Thanx.
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    OMC Cobra hose for a 3.0

    Hi all. Boat is an '87 with a 3.0 Cobra. I need the hose that connects from the transom to the t -stat housing. Anyone know where I can find one? A couple sites say obsolete, hope not. Thanx.
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    Opinions needed on a refit

    Well, I splashed the boat the other day & it didn't overheat but was running a bit warm. But now I have another issue. I'm getting the dreaded "bump" from the drive. It's a 3.0 Cobra so we all know what that might mean. Bad shift dogs. I haven't had time to tear it down to look, but I did visit...
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    Had enough of my Cobra

    My boat is powered by an '87 3.0 Cobra. I have a thread running in the engines section regarding an overheat issue. Well, I've had enough of dealing with this overheat, with Cobra shift issues, parts availability, etc. I want to unload this OMC p.o.s. albatross, tear it down & sell it for parts...
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    Cobra Overheat saga continues

    I started a thread here a few weeks ago about an overheat condition in my 3.0 Cobra. Didn't get a response, so I'll try again. It overheats with the lower unit submerged, but runs fine off muffs. I've done the following. Tried 3 different impellers. Replace the following. Water pump adaptor...
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    Cobra overheating

    Boat is an '87 powered by a 3.0 Cobra. Took it to the lake today, started right up pulled away from the launch & it immediately started to run hot. I figured a bad impeller, so I pulled it & it looks new. I let the engine cool & restarted it, then pulled the hose that connects to the t-stat...
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    Foam adhesive

    I'm replacing a couple plywood seat bases. The foam is too thick for my staple gun to fasten it to the plywood. What do u guys recommend for an adhesive?
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    Motor Mount Support Rotted

    Boat is an '87 Starcraft 19 ft., powered by a 3.0 OMC Cobra. Was cleaning up an oil spill in the bilge today when I found that the front motor mount support is rotted. It's a block of wood that is glassed into stringers on each side of the bilge area that fasten to the transom. This block rests...
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    Cobra 3.0 starter

    Ok, I think I have a bad starter in my '87 3.0 Cobra. I'm getting ready to pull it. But, I'll be damned if I can find the 3rd mounting bolt. I can see where it bolts in from the bottom on the left side facing rear & the bracket bolt, but I felt around with my fingers & can't find the other bolt...
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    Freeze Warning!

    Here in Upstate NY, apparently 'ol man winter ain't done with us yet, even though it's spring. Today we had snow showers. The NWS is calling for a freeze warning for tonite with a low of 30, & for tomorrow nite a low of 23! So, I just got done draining the manifold & the engine block, as I...
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    Cobra gasket part #

    Hi all. Getting spring fever, so I'm getting ready to order a new gimbal bearing from iboats for my '87 3.0 Cobra. However, I need a part # for the mounting gasket kit. It usually comes with a kit that includes new o-rings for the u-joint shaft. Can someone come up with a part #? Thanx a bunch.
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    Time for a new carb

    Boat is an '87 powered my a 3.0 Cobra. I have another thread here regarding continuous carb problems. I'm throwing in the towel, & I need a new/reman carb. I don't see one elisted here at iboats, so if someone can point me in the right direction, I'd be grateful.
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