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    Volvo Penta 2.3L throttle Cable?

    I have a 1985 Bayliner with the volvo Penta 2.3, with the 275 outdrive. The other day I was cruising the river and slowed down to cross a ski boats wake and went to apply power and I had nothing, I was stuck at the throttle setting I had last been in. But I have full reverse(but nothing in...
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    OMC starter sparks???

    I have been having problems with my starter. The boat hasn't been cranked in probably 7 months. I was working on it and was having problems getting it to crank. I thought maybe the solenoid was bad so I 'jumped' the starter straight from the battery and I got SPARKS?? and no cranking at all...
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    buzzing??

    What does it mean when my starter solenoid buzzes when I try to start it and nothing else happens?? my battery is charged up(its been on the charger, but its not a brand new battery, so its always possible its not). It seems when I hook the charger on and up it to the jump start setting that...
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    77 OMC 175 problems

    I have a 175 OMC, I beleive the drive is a 76, or 77 model, I can't remember exactly I know somewhere in that time frame there was a change in the shifting mechanism and mine is the earlier one. I can picture all the parts in my head but can't think of the names for that style of shifting. Its...
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    help identifying motor

    i have been helping my grandfather clean out his garage and he happens to have an old 12 HP seaking outboard, he doesn't know what year it is but the model number is something like GG9021B but i'm not sure if thats right cause it is hard to read. This motor has not been run in many many years...
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    the difference between OMC 175 and 190

    i can't seem to find the answer to this anywhere, but what is the difference betweent the OMC 175 and 190 in the 70's cause i have a 175 and my buddy has a 190 and they are both running the same ford 302 block and look the same, i've been told that they run different cams, or something along...
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    Keel patch/guard

    I bought a 1977 trihull a few weeks ago, and i bought it knowing it was going to need some work, but my question regards the keel, the center keel looks like it needs to be reglassed, i think the word is i know what to call it but can't think of the phrase. the keel has gotten somewhat beaten...
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    1977 OMC cooling problems

    I bought a 1977 tri hull knowing as is(big mistake) when i bought it, the engine(ford 302 175hp) didn't run but would crank. The engine now runs great, but after making the needed repairs to the engine i noticed that when the drive when into gear the prop didn't spin. The engine has never been...
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