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    Possible purchase advice 2001 Crownline 262 CR

    One more question: I stumbled across information pertaining to the smartcraft system and there seems to be a lot of variability around the 2000-2002 year ranges as to whether a boat is or isn't smartcraft equipped. Is the pictured gauge a smartcraft display? It looks a lot like the...
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    Possible purchase advice 2001 Crownline 262 CR

    So my wife and I just bought our first house. We now live 20 minutes from lake Raystown (a 26 mile lake in PA). We've been looking at used boats under $20k. Requirements being: fun as a powerboat, relatively maneuverable, capable of pulling a tube etc, roomy for standing and sitting topside...
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    New member - not-new boat

    Hello from Central Pennsylvania! New forum member and new to the boating world. I picked up a 1988 Sunbird Something (maybe a corsair based on Google pictures) for very little money. It has an OMC (GM)3.0L. To my inexperienced eyes the hull looks pretty good but there are a couple of small...
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    OMC 3.0 engine cracked manifold, rebuild + power increase?

    1988 OMC Cobra 3.0 in a sunbird 19' open bow. Picked up this boat for next to nothing. Owner said maybe a cracked block. Someone had torn the engine apart in the boat and the cylinders were full of water. We got the pistons freed up, re-assembled, new coil, plugs, plug wires and...
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    New owner: 1988 Sunbird OMC Cobra 3.0 ignition issue

    Hello, new member here and first time boat owner. Bought a 1988 Sunbird w/ OMC Cobra 3.0(paid less than the trailer alone was worth). Preface: I'm pretty mechanically inclined having spent many years working on cars. The boat was sold on the premise that the owner thought it had a cracked...
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