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    4.5hp mercury not sure the year

    I am a little stumped maybe someone can help. I just got my hands on a 4.5HP mercury not sure the year but the SERIAL on the plate is A104960 I looked online and for some reason this does not come up as anything to find me a year but from what i gather its early to late 70s. I checked...
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    1969 Evinrude 4906B 4hp assembly

    Hi, I am reassembling this little motor and im watching a few clips on the internet and see that when people spin their crankshaft it easily spins with the pistons in and the spark plug holes open. When i put the pistons in mine, for some reason they do not turn at all... i cannot spin them by...
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    force 85 broken bolt with water coming out

    I have a force 85, finally got the water coming through the exhaust. And i noticed water now coming from a hole were a bolt should be. i found the bolt but it was snapped off. it is one of the head cover bolts. What do i do from here? I tested compression on all 3 cylinders and it was fine but...
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    1987 85hp force, no water in engine

    I am really confused, i figured maybe the impeller was bad, after replacing it, still no water coming up through the leg. The first time i tried the water line was just above the intake holes, the second time i tried the water was coming through muffs... Am i missing something? I took the leg...
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    Bayliner Capri 1980's Transom Part

    I would like to know what this piece is called it sits on the transom, its plastic and it broke off as i was removing it, it was held down with what i think is silicone? Please let me know what its called so i can look for a replacement.
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    Force 85 Horse Engine wiring 856X7A

    Hi, I have a Force 85 horse engine that was slightly disassembled. Can someone with one of these engines take a picture of the Inside of their outboard specifically in this part? I am trying to figure out where the main BLACK/RED cables from the battery connect inside to the (solenoid? &...
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    Bayliner Capri, here we go again

    So i have acquired a 1987 17 foot Bayliner Capri with an original 1987 calkins trailer. The people selling wanted 800 for it but i was able to buy it for 400. The trailer alone is worth that. I will post better pictures soon, I have to go refresh myself on the posting rules and how to post...
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    assembling 270 outdrive

    Hi, I had a 270 outdrive a long time ago, and even when tossing the boat it came with because the project was scrapped, I kept the outdrive. I am rebuilding it now as part of "hands on" practice to kill time. Instead of wasting time playing video games or watching TV. My question is. when I...
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    Mercury 60 hp 4 stroke efi Idle on land

    I have a 60 hp 4 stroke efi engine on my boat (2006 ish) The boat sat for 2 years, so I evacuated all the gas, changed the fuel/water separator, changed the fuel filter, changed the gear oil, changed the oil and filter. I started up the unit with the hose attachement and ran it for a little...
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    Anyone with a volvo penta 270/280 outdrive

    If you have the 270/280 outdrive with the Mechanical Lift/tilt device. Can you please tell me how it operates? I have an old one that i am trying to rebuild, because it did not run. I got it running and it works but i want to be sure that before i go ahead and close up the relay box (ive opened...
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    2008 aluminum boat paint peeling

    Hi i have not been on here in a while so i am not familiarized with where to post this. But i have a problem. When i first took the boat out, it was a nice sunny day, and i parked it on an incline with the stern of the boat at the bottom of the incline. The gas expanded in the tank and it leaked...
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    AQ130D Hole ... is it supposed to be here?

    I sure hope someone can help me, i stopped working on the rebuild when i found this awkward hole. Just above the cam bearing hole that is underneath the timing cover when it is on. Is it supposed to be here? or is this some sort of corrosion and im screwed
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    AQ130D Engine Assembly

    So yesterday i got a call from my machine shop they are done cleaning the block and everything is done. I will be taking it home today and starting the process of building the bottom end of the engine. And getting this close to the process I would like to confirm a few things. Such as putting...
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    the forums new activity stream

    How come now i have the activity stream this is very inconvenient. I used to be able to type in forums.iboats.com and go straight to the forums now it shows up as some activity stream... kind of a tedious little thing
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    Converting From Above Gas Tank to Below

    I know alot of people have probably research this topic! But i tried researching but have not found much. I am trying to decide in order to make more room in the back. I would like to convert to below deck gas tank. I would buy a new poly. tank and get it fit between the stringers. I would add a...
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    aq130d flame arrestor material

    I am sorry for my ignorance, but what material is the Flame Arrestor of the aq130d Made of? I have a few holes that need to be patched, and i wanna know what kind of metal it is and if it can be polished or painted instead. Also the Valve cover what material is that steel? Thank you in advance.
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    Volvo AQ130D Rev Limit

    I just had a quick question... Not really knowing since i have never powered up this engine yet. Does the AQ130D require some sort of Governor or Rev Limiter? Basically What tells the engine that when you get to say for example 8000 rpms, what tells your engine "EEEEEH NO MORE" and it stops you...
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    trim tabs on 17 foot boat

    Hey everyone. I have been thinking about something lately. My boat did not originally come with Trim tabs (that i know of... when i got it partially taken apart it did not have trim tabs or any hardware like i said that i know of) Seeing as trim tabs are anywhere from 300-700 and up in price. I...
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    sianora SBL

    Thank you!
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    Question about Leak Testing the boat

    I know this may be over kill.. But after refiberglass the hull, stringers and transom would it be a safe idea to just install the Engine, and outdrive to seal the transom hole, and patch gelcoat than to just plop the boat into the water by the dock for a good 10 hours while i fish to see if...
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