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    3.0 mercruiser not getting on plane

    I have a 17ft Mark Twain 175BR and the first time I took it out on the water it would not get up on plane (under WOT) and was pulling to the right HARD!! It had a hydrofoil on and after taking it off and trying again, it got up on plane but not quickly and was not pulling. Does this sound...
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    trim stuck

    I have a 3.0 mercruiser with an alpha one drive and the power trim has been slow, but just recently stopped working. I looked in the resevoir and it looks pretty milky, which I've been told means one thing - water leaking in. I examined the pistons and I noticed some milkish looking fluid...
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    not planing with 3.0 mercruiser

    I have a 87 Mark Twain 17ft with a 3.0 mercruiser 130 horse and has hardly any hole shot. I had 2 normal sized (170lbs) adults in the boat and was trying to pull up my friend (210lb) on a wakeboard. When I got on it, he got up but I couldn't break a plane (speedo doesn't work, but was probably...
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    shifter loose

    My shifter on my mark twain is very loose and it is a pain in the butt to shift into gear and back to neutral. Im thinking about getting a new shifter, but not sure if there is any way to make this one tighter against the vinyl? And If I end up replacing it how hard of a job is it? Any help...
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    soft transom

    I have a 1987 mark twain 175br and took it to the shop and he said my transom is shot. Pretty frustrating because I just bought the boat. He told that it might make it through the season. Is there anyway to fix this without removing the engine? Is it safe to take this thing on the lake?
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    water logged foam

    I have a 87 mark twain 175 BR and I took it out the other day for the first time and noticed it felt very heavy on the starboard side and it was hard to turn starboard as well... never really planed and reached a top speed of about 30-35 at 4500 with me and my wife in the boat (300lbs). I've...
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    slow boat

    I have a mercruiser 130hp on my 1987 Mark Twain 17ft and the boat feels heavy on the driver side.. very hard to turn to the right and the boat feels very sluggish. The prop blades are kind of mangled and not sure if this has anything to do with it.
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    water leaking in boat when tilt is up

    I have a 1987 Mark Twain. It has a 130 Mercruiser in it. When I backed the boat in the water for the first time with the tilt all the way up water leaked in. I put the tilt all the way down and no water... Not sure what to do and any help would be appreciated.
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    deck replacement question on 1970 Holiday

    I have completely stripped the old wood and foam out of my boat and I'm not sure what preperation I have to do with my 3/4 marine grade plywood and rivets before installing them. I have searched on other forums and seen people using gluvit and resin to seal the deck. Is this necessary? Could...
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    1970 Holiday electric shift question

    I bought a 1970 Holiday and the guy I bought it from said he used just regular automatic transmission fluid in the lower unit. It also has an electric shift. This was obviously not an original part of the boat by looking at some of the other pictures of Starcrafts, but I was wondering if...
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    Help with replacing deck for 70 Starcraft Holiday

    I am a new boat owner and have never replaced anything on a boat. The deck is weak in a few spots and I am going to replace it with marine grade plywood. What is under the plywood? Should I just rivet the new plywood in exactly like the old wood? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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