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  1. blktout67

    1989 vip omc to buy or not to buy

    hey everyone i juat wanted to get some advice before buying this 1989 vip the interior is in great shape exterior needs a little buffing out the bad part is the current owner found some water in the oil im not real worried about doing minor repairs on besides a head gasget what else should i...
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    motor swap

    ok hear is what im wanting to do if the motor i ever have in my boat is non repairable what would be a good motor swap to put in my boat. right now i have the 1989 2.3 omc with the cobra out drive i just want to know what i should start to look for so i can buy it now and have it ready in case...
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    1959 Sabre Jet

    i was just wondering if these old boats are worth fixing up there is no motor on the boat at this time interior seems to be ok but cant tell. all i have to go by is pic right now so i cant check for any kinda rot at this point. how hard would it be to find a motor that will work for this boat i...
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    MPH vs RPM

    hi everyone i was just trying to figure out what kinda top end speed im getting out of my boat as the mph gauge does not work i have a 2.3 140hp with the cobra out drive on it. speed is not a real big deal to me as i like to cruise at about 1/2 throttle when im not fishing and the family is just...
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    stalling after motor warms up

    hi everyone im having a problem with motor missing and then dieing after the motor warms up and then i can not get it to start again tell i get it home could this be the carburetor ? i have gave it a full tune up new plugs cap and rotor i have even went as far as to put a new timing built on it...
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    omc poll

    OK fellas i know i will hear a bunch of crap over this but here it go,s i was wondering why so many boaters put down the omc cobra i see a lot of them out there and everyone that i have talked to about them that have them on there boats dont have a problem with the snakes but to hear most on...
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    timing a 2.3 l omc cobra

    hi everyone im trying to time my 2.3l omc motor and can not figure out what side of the the tdc mark is before tdc and what is after tdc and how do you know what each little mark is on the tap there is no numbers to tell where i can time it at i know i have to be 10dgres btdc but just trying to...
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    1989 capri 1700 floor rebuild

    Here is another Capri rebuild it took me about 2weeks to get it done i used 1in ply board and sealed both sides.I also did some of the seats with water proof material next will be new paint on the out side and little stuff here and there. this is my first boat i will keep everyone up dated as i...
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