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    volvo vs. merc

    I have always had merccruiser i/o's. I am looking at a used 2005 boat that has a volvo i/o. which one is better merc or volvo, or are they about the same. I've been looking for a new boat for 1 1/2 years and this boat is in mint condition. The motor has 40 hours on it. Chris
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    black soot / backfiring

    I have a 1994 3.0 liter merc 4 cyl. This was my 3rd time out this year with the boat. First time out trolled for 5 hours and headed back to port and it did not want to go fast. It back fired when i gave it gas. After slowing down and speeding up a few times it ran fine. Went home and changed the...
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    alternator

    I have a '94 mercruiser 3.0 4 cyl. I took my boat out for the first time this year and the volt meter read 11.8 -12 volts. I charged it up over night. Usually in the past it has read 13 volts. I think my alternator is shot. Once i have it checked, can i get a new alternator from NAPA for this...
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