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    MasterCraft Prostar repowered - to buy or not to buy

    Our old boat (31 year old 19 footer with Volvo Penta AQ175A) is just about done for. Regular engine issues, cracks (small) in the upper hull, upholstery cracking, etc.. So we are now in the market for a replacement. We spend most of the time just driving around the lake and also have the...
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    2010 Mercury 4-stroke 3.5 HP stall on idle

    We've run this engine for just a few hours each year since purchase. This is the problem we have had this season: - Starts normally from cold (using choke) - Pushing in choke when running, the engine runs just for a couple of minutes and then stalls if in idle - Keeping high revs will keep the...
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    AQ175A Cuts out when accelerating hard

    I have a 1984 Cranchi Hobby 190 with an AQ175A. It runs great except: - When trying to pull out a water skier (hole shot) or similar (i.e. WOT from stop), the engine just cuts out - When trying to accelerate hard-ish (not to WOT) from low-revs, the engine drops for a second and then accelerates...
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    Sloppy window hinge

    I hope this is the right forum for this question :redface: We have a 1984 Cranchi Hobby 190 with a centre "walk-through" window. The hinge (single hinge the entire height of the window with a ling pin through holding both sides together) is really sloppy on both sides. I can't see any way to...
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    A stupid question about planing?

    My apologies in advance if this post is/seems stupid .... I just don't know where to start. Setup: 1984 Cranchi Hobby 190 (19 feet) Volvo Penta AQ175A (should be 170 HP?) Volvo Penta outdrive (I think 280 -- how can I identify that?) If the outdrive is indeed a 280, it should have a ratio of...
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