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    Shore Power Hookup

    I have a 98 33ft cruiser. I am new to this style of vessel. It has 2 sore power cords. In my shore power electrical box it has three settings (line1, line2, generator). It also has 2 seperate circuit breakers. One for each line. Also another set of breakers for the generator for each line. Ok, I...
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    Docking A Twin Engine Boat

    I have a twin engine 33 ft boat, just purchased. I am looking for the best driving techniques for docking her. Some suggest using only the forward and reverse gears of each engine to manuver the boat without turning the steering wheel. Makes some sense to me, but old habits are hard to break...
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    Bravo 2 Outdrive Jumps Out Of Gear

    1992 BRAVO 2 outdrive with 7.4 engine. The outdrive jumps out of gear forward and reverse when it reaches 2,500 rpms. Pull throttle back to neautral and it goes back in gear fine until 2,500 rpms are reached again, then back out. It was working fine before I changed props. Old prop was a 17x23p...
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    Change Prop Or Stay The Same?

    I Have A 1992 Searay 270 Cabin,7.4 330hp Eng. It Is Equipped With Trim Tabs. The Current Prop Is The Original 3 Blade Aluminum, Abit Corroded And Very Thin On The Ends. Thinking Of Going To A 4 Blade Ss. The Problem Is The Boat Falls Off Plane At 2900 Rpms. Is This Normal For This Size Boat...
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    Boat Drops Off Plane, Change Prop?

    I Have A 1992 Searay Sundancer 270, 7.4 Engine 330hp Boat Has 410 Hours On It. Still Looks And Runs Like New. Very Well Maintained. The Problem Is I Have To Run At 3000 Rpms To Keep The Boat On Plane. 2900 Starts To Fall Back. Is This The Correct Plane Rpms?boat Has Been In The Water For 16 Yrs...
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    Hull paint question

    I just bought a 1992 270 sea ray sundancer that has been in the water since new. A couple of years ago it was removed from the water for service and had the hull repainted. My question is will it hurt the hull paint to remove the boat from the water for a few weeks for minor upgrades or will I...
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    Volvo Penta Outdrive Fitment

    can anyone tell me if the 280B outdrive can be replaced with 270B or 290B or any other outdrives in the same family without much fabrication? thanks pops
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    My Trailer Floats

    I have a 28' cruiser with twin v8 engines, sitting on a quick load 3 axle trailer with wood bunks. when i am trying to load the boat the trailer floats and makes it very hard to load. it has the tall guides at the stern but if the wind is blowing or other boats beside me it gets very difficult...
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    Shore Hook Up

    Can't figure this out. When i hook up to shore power, the red light comes on stating that the polarity is reversed and nothing works.So i switched the wires on the plug,(the common and hot),red light goes out but the green light does not come on and you guessed it, nothing works. anyone have any...
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    1986 Volvo Penta Heads

    Do Any Of You Gear Heads Out There Know If The V8 225d Engine Heads Are The Same As A Standard Chevy Head Of The Same Era Or What May Fit In The Auto Market. There Are Plenty Of Auto Heads In My Area But Very Few Marine.
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    Volvo Penta Aq225d Water In Oil

    Just bougth this 86 bayliner w/twin volvo penta 225D engines.Seller said boat was water ready. I trusted him to check oil in engines, before we ran them at his house. First mistake, carried boat to water & the port engine over heated, around 250 deg. turned engine off & went home. Sea water pump...
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    Volvo Penta Aq225d Oil In Water

    I JUST BOUGHT THIS BOAT WITH TWIN V8 AQ225D'S AND AQUAMATIC 280B OUTDRIVES SEEM TO RUN FINE. THE LEFT ENGINE RAN HOT, BAD SEA WATER PUMP. I REPAIRED THAT & CHANGED OIL IN BOTH ENGINES, LEFT ENGINE DID NOT REGISTER OIL ON DIP STICK BEFORE I CHANGED IT, THE RIGHT ONE WAS FULL. WENT TO THE LAKE AND...
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