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    1987 OMC 3.0 idle issues

    I have an 87 bayliner capri with a 3.0 My issue is that once the engine warms up it doesn't idle smooth at all and usually dies if you don't play with the throttle and also starts hard when hot, you have to play with the throttle to help it get going. The previous owner had the carb replaced...
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    1987 OMC Cobra outdrive lower unit cracked. Fixable?

    I posted a question earlier about a bayliner that I got from a friend that didn't winterize it this last winter about the block being cracked just below the intake manifold. Well upon further inspection I have found that the lower unit has a sizeable crack just below the water intake which then...
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    1987 OMC Cobra 3.0 Cracked block fix?

    I have an 1987 Bayliner Capri with a 3.0L OMC that my friend basically gave me because the block is cracked on the side just below the intake manifold. Was wondering if there is any way to repair a cracked block or just have to bite the bullet and get a short block or long block, whatever is...
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    Kicker motor size range?

    I have a 1982 Lund Pike 15, which is about 15 feet long with a 50 hp Mercury. I was wondering what the smallest kicker motor is I could put on it and still move at an acceptable speed without over working the kicker motor?
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    1975 Mercury 500 Fuel mixture issue?

    I have a 1975 Mercury 50 hp serial number 4286394. Now that it is spring I got my boat out for the first time this year and everything went great. The motor ran really well and only smoked a little bit, but I was on a no wake lake so I couldn't open it up at all to possibly clear it out. I...
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