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    chrysler 7.5hp lower unit help

    I have a 7.5 that needs a new lower unit, and I want to make sure I buy the correct one. Long story short, I now have the 7.5hp with a great powerhead and leg, and an older 6hp with a great leg and lower unit - but they dont match. bummer. Anyhow, the 7.5 is model number 72h9b Which Chrysler...
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    How to remove inboard engines from Carver aft cabin sedans?

    Ok my best buddy has an 88 Carver 32 aft cabin, twin 5.7 mercruiser IB. Right under the salon floor, have to remove the salon furniture to fully open hatches. I am looking at a similar Carver that needs engines (always wanted to buy one and repower) but I want experienced advice how to remove...
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    New to me Force 50 key switch wiring question

    My new force 50 appears to have all the colors connected properly, but i only have electric choke - no starter click or spin. What can I jump to find the problem, could be key switch for all i know...
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    Waverunner III porpusing?

    I have an excellent running/riding 94 Waverunner III that starts to 'bounce' at somewhere around 30 mph, even on mirror flat water. I always ride with at least one of my kids in front of me, so it is hard to greatly adjust position/weight distribution. On these old PWCs is there anyway to...
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    Force 50hp where to buy new coils

    I just bought a 1985 Force 50 in good overall condition, but both coils have cracks visibile, and the previous owner said they were getting hot when he went to start it. I will begin diagnostic work on it this weekend, but where is a good place to buy the new coils?
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    best replacement 460 king cobra

    i am hesitantly looking at a boat with a bad 460 king cobra. knowing all those fine issues, i would be converting to mercruiser....so, would an alpha one fit the king cobra cutout, or is it too big?
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    best red neck launch trick EVER

    So I am loitering at the launch watching for anything crazy (doesnt take long). And I see a guy with an old pick up pulling a jet ski trailer; but the hitch lock is up - not down. I cant get to him before he backs down the ramp to retrieve the jet ski. I walk fast, hoping to catch him before he...
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    reasonable priced clear coat

    OK i like fixing up boats on a thin budget. Next project is a 15' bassboat that was metal flake. Any cheap way to do metal flake or sparkle with roll/tip? I have had good luck on small jobs with aerosol bumper paint - and if I could find a good clear coat I am considering buying a case of the...
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    anyone open floor 14' glass starcraft 1970

    Just bought a 'junk' 1970 fiberglass starcraft closed bow, for the motor and trailer. Surprisingly, the floor is very solid - I have never pulled one of these open, can I assume foam and encapsulated stringers?
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    Which would you buy, V4 65hp or 3cyl 60hp

    I am an old cheap boat junkie. Currently refurbing a 16ft glass bass boat, rated up to 85 hp. Previously had OMC power, not sure which motor. I have found 2 suitable candidates, both supposedly 'run well' and appear to have been used this season. Assuming no low compression, or other...
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    New bass boat project

    I have just started on a new bassboat project, my first of the type. I am also trying to post pics here the first time. My project is chronicled on shareaproject.com under Glasstream 1550 if the link doesnt work. As usual, she is rotten to the core - and in this case the floor was made of a...
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    how do bass boat livewells work

    I am restoring my first bass boat, from the stringers up. Has two livewells, looks to have thru hull intakes and perhaps outlets? How does the plumbing and electrical typically work in a livewell? Can you pump it full of lake water, turn on aeration, and then when done fishing pump them out?
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    Ran my bayliner aground...doh!

    I sometimes hear people say Bayliners will break apart in waves etc. I have now inadvertently proved that UNTRUE. Long stupid story short, after a long rainy weekend running in the Erie Canal, 10mph, boooring cold windy days... I became distracted by my young kids, trying to fix something under...
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    how do i know my prop size

    67 20 hp johnson short shaft - cant see anything stamped on the prop...any tips or chart etc?
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    fix spun brass hub with JB Weld?

    Determined that my 67 Johnson 20hp has a spun hub. Drove the brass/rubber hub insert out of the prop...now what? I know the standard answer is to find a prop shop to press it back in, but in the event that I am told they wont work on a prop this old, can I JB Weld this back in and use it as a...
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