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    4.3 Merc Hydrolock/ finding parts help

    Engine Serial OF148532 Transom OF257215 Drive OF237659 1995 Bayliner 2050 BackgroundMotor was running fine, hydrolocked on muffs after I got distacted while hose was cranked. Cleared out cylinders she ran great. After a week on the trailer she was hydrolocked at the ramp. Blew out cylinders...
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    4.3 running great, now no idle

    Background: I've got a 95 4.3 Mercruiser with an Alpha 1 outdrive. Holley 4 barrel carb. Oil pressure sensor switch is bypassed from previous owner. Fuel pump runs anytime key is on. Boat was hydrolocked when I put in this past weekend so I pulled plugs, blew out water. Three of the plugs...
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    95 Bayliner/ 4.3 Merc/ fuel starvation

    Well, after years of dreaming of boat ownership, I finally had idle money and negotiated a deal. I put a guy on the ropes and got him well off his price when the boat came down with a fuel starvation issue. Convinced him I could buy it now for cash or he could spend $1000 at the shop and I...
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    cleat pulling out!

    89 Stratos 279 F/S We use an insanity pylon for wakeboarding which is basically an eight foot pole with a ratchet strap to the bow, and a tie down to each of the stern cleats. One of the cleats has begun to pull up under the continual pressure. The two bottom screw holes are stripped but the...
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    Joined 2 clubs at once

    So the boat is a Stratos 279 F/S that we wakeboard behind. We cut off the VRO and now mix our gas in the tanks. Buddy's boat but we share the daily responsibilities when we go out. So he pulls open the empty tank from last week and I dump in the measured oil. We put in the plug and prep...
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    ID this maxum

    Alright I've done a ton of searching and still just can't figure this out. I'm lookin to make a deal on an old maxum. He says its a 1990 2150md but I can't find info on such a model existing. He gave me a hull #TN9930DW but I'm assuming that's the registration. he also gave me #ushe45mdc090...
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    150 Evinrude on Stratos

    150 Evinrude not sure of year on an '89 Stratos fish n ski I know it's not made for it but it's the boat we have so we've been using the boat for nothing but wakeboarding and need something lower than the prop that's on it. We need to be able to hold speed around 22 without the motor having to...
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    1984 OMC 800 Stringer

    Hi all, I've read about 250 threads today researching this boat. I'm looking at an '84 Ebbtide Catalina 5.0 OMC 800. The stringers that the motor mounts to were replaced with new treated wood and then refiberglassed. The motor runs strong. The spark arrestor has been replaced with one from a...
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