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  1. J

    What do I do now?

    Here is my prob. I have a 17'6" Crownline with a 3.0L Merc. I had a SS prop 14-19p on it before I hit the ramp with it but that is another story. I do not know what my WOT RPMs are becuse it was never an issue. My biggest problem with the boat was at low speed I was having troble staying on...
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    96' 3.0L Merc. carb question

    I Have a 3.0L 1996 Merc. Alph 1. I was pulling out the spark plugs to change them and they were black. I had troble with it idleing last year . I had the carb gasket changed and that seem to help some. should I try to adjust the carb or look some where else for the problem.
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    96' 3.0L carb. question

    I Have a 3.0L 1996 Merc. Alph 1. I was pulling out the spark plugs to change them and they were black. I had troble with it last year with idleing. I had the carb gasket changed and that seem to help some. should I try to adjust the carb or look some where else for the problem.<br />Sorry I am...
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    SS prop rework

    I damaged my prop this weekend along with my pride. The pride thing I will get over however the SS prop is another story. I have heard you can have them reworked. Is this a good idea? I bent 2 of the 3 blades. The shop I talked to said it would be about 110.00 to 150.00 to have this done and...
  5. J

    Gear oil in bilge ?

    I have a 3.0 liter mercuriser with an alph one drive. I noticed gear oil in the bilge area this weekend and the resivor was empty(1995). I filled the rsivor back up started it and could not find the leak. We took it out on the lake and ran it and watched it the best we could still can not tell...
  6. J

    I need to unclog my speedometer intake

    How can I do this? have used water, air, and a small pice of wire. What about acid?
  7. J

    Help fixing my speedo

    My speedo does not work I thought I could do without it but I can't. Now how do I fix it. I have found where the line goes into the lower unit. If I unhook it there and blow air in toward the speedo it works. Hook it back up and blow air through the hole where water comes in it doesn't work...
  8. J

    Can't anyone take a joke

    My neighbor was putting together a trampoline for his granddaughter this past Saturday. I walk with my daughter said hi and some small talk while the girls played. I made some comint about homeowners insurance don't really rember what it was but he laughed and we talked for a bit longer then...
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    Am I doing something wrong???

    I am having trouble loading my boat onto a bunk(?) type trailer. I am used to an EZ-Loader with the rollers. Should I be able to drive onto this trailer or should I keep lining it up by hand then driving it up? This is pain in my $@# since my wife is not comfortable pulling the boat out or...
  10. J

    New well used boat finally

    I used to post some back late fall first of the year. Had some questions about a NEW boat I was ready to buy in Feb. However I had to pay my taxes witch took care of my new boat. Therefore I was very depressed and no longer wanted to post here it only made things worse. But I have managed to get...
  11. J

    How do you remove tar...

    I drove threw some tar and got it all over the side of my truck. I did not think much about it til I tried to remove it with tar remover and it did not work now what.<br /><br />James
  12. J

    Thinking of buying a new boat

    I live in a small town with two choices of boats. I have looked on the web and have just confused myself. I have a Montery Boat dealer in town and have been there. There is a crownline dealer and an Ebbtide dealer about 100 miles away. Is the drive and the price difference worth it?
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