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  1. bbgun24

    Boating in GA

    I have lived in MI my entire life and have grown up boating on Lake Michigan. My wife recently received a job offer in Atlanta that we would be stupid not to accept. Obviously Im a little concerned as there is not much water around the Atlanta area. I see there is a lake North of Atlanta...
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    Elk Lake to Torch lake via Torch river in Northern, MI

    Hello All, For anybody out there familiar with the chain lakes in Northern Michigan, I'm wanting to take the boat out on Torch lake this weekend and it would be much easier if I could just put in on Elk lake and cruise up Torch river. I'm wondering if anybody knows how big of a boat can go...
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    Sell boat or part out

    Hello all, Looking for some thoughts on weather I should try and sell my boat as is or part it out. I bought the boat for $3000 about 4 years ago. It is a 21ft Euroline bowrider w/ a 4.3L HO spitfire OMC. THe boat has developed a hull leak somewhere and has not ran real well the last couple...
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    New boat advice/thoughts??

    Hello all, The wife and I have decided its time for a new toy. Went to a local Regal dealership today and checked out a couple models. We are looking for a 21-23 ft bowrider. We frequently boat on Lake Michigan and are leaning towards the extra room with the 2300. It looks like the 2300 is...
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    Loss of power & backfire issue

    Hello all, I have a 1990 OMC 4.3L HO w/ the spitfire electronic ignition. I just rebuilt the carb, ran the boat on the hose and it ran very well. Took the boat out to the lake and ran great for about 10 minutes at 2500 rpms. It then started to slow down and when I tried to give it more...
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    Carb problem??

    Hello all, I have a 1990 4.3L holley 4 bbl with the spitfire electronic ignition. I can not get the boat to idle without stalling. The boat will start right up with no problems and revs up then slowly stalls out. If I try and adjust the idle screw it does nothing. When I look down the carb I...
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    Idle problems

    Hello everyone, I have an 1990 4.3L omc W/ spitfire ignition system. Im having an issue with the idle and looking for some thoughts. When I first start up the boat it will rev up to around 1200 and then slowly go back down to around 650 and stay there. I then go out and make a couple rounds...
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    Starting problem, NO SPARK!!

    Hello all, I have a 1990 4.3 L w/ Spitfire ignition:(. I just replaced the motor after having a cracked block and took it out last night for the first lake test drive. The boat ran perfect for about 20-30 minutes. I was making the last pass to head in so I decided to she what she could do, I...
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    Oil pressure switch ???

    I have a 1990 4.3L w/ the spitfire ignition. I am wiring in a electronic fuel pump as I switched motors and the new motor doesnt have hole for mech. pump. Im wondering if I can just buy a new pressure switch with two leads on it?? The current switch has just one lead. I would think that the...
  10. bbgun24

    gaskets & newbie questions??

    I have a OMC 1990 4.3 L 4 bbl carb. Im trying to find a oil pump driveshaft gasket where the driveshaft goes into the intake. I cant seem to find one. Any one know where I could find this oil pumd driveshaft gasket?? I looked on several websites and did not see anything. Thanks, Brett
  11. bbgun24

    "Milkshake" oil/water coming up through valve cover vents

    Hello all, I have a 1990 4.3L OMC I/O, ran it on the hose the last couple of days to make sure it was good to go after a carb rebuild over the winter and it ran great both times. Checked oil after each run and looked fine. Took it out today, started cruising around 25-30mph and a pretty loud...
  12. bbgun24

    Hello all

    Hello all Newbie here, I just acquired my first boat. Its an 1990 Euroline 205 OMC 4.3 spitfire HO. Runs very well, it had not been out this year, we hooked up the battery and the thing fired right up. I drove it yesterday and it seemed to be a bit boggy until it leveled out. Almost seemed...
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