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  1. AshleysRevenge

    Boat less than 1250 lbs

    I am trying to find out if a fiberglass boat with steering wheel, outboard yamaha, and windshield exists. As well as trying to find one used?
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    Can't reach WOT on a calm day.

    This boat has almost been totally repowered. Sunday was very calm no wind. So I tried running the boat up to it's WOT. Correct me if I am wrong but I believe it should be 4200-4600rpms. The boat would only run up to 4000 and then no more. RPMS do not stay steady ether. I wonder if that could be...
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    Quicksilver Commander Throttle/Shift Replacement... With what?

    Hello everyone, If I'm in the wrong forum let me know. This is what I have a quicksilver with trim up/down and a trailer button. I want to replace it with something that will work with the Mercruiser 260 that I have. The boat is an 1983 so I am pretty sure this is original. I would rather not...
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    New Marine SBC 350 Break In steps and procedure, Timing? Rings? Cam?

    Sorry if this has already been asked a thousand times, and if so just point me in the right direction. This is a 83' boat that just had a motor from first mate marine put in with new, well everything almost. New SEI 106 stern drive. Log style manifolds New. Y pipe old. Seakamp 4068F cooling...
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    Q #1 Closed Cooling? Q #2 Port side dipstick & Tube 1977 gm350 rebuilt

    1983 Formula 25 SC Express, Merc 260. Just got new logs, elbows, rebuilt motor (GM350LAFHOT), alternator, water pump, shift cable, ect. Question #1 The dipstick hole is on the port side vs the old starboard side and I can't seem to find one ( tube and dipstick), any suggestions? Question #2...
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    Almost No Compression ?

    I've got a 1983 merc 260 5.7l v8. Alpha 1 gen 1. Had a hole rot through my intake manifold in july. I finally got every thing put back together and can't get it started. So I started from scratch and did a comp test. #1 0 psi #2 0 psi #3 30 psi #4 30 psi #5 0 psi #6 60 psi (after a few extra...
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    Outdrive will not lower all the way.

    Hi again all. Another day another problem. I've got a Merc I/O 5.7l V8 Alpha 1. I don't know much about hydraulics but I do know a tone difference when running my boat in the water if the outdrive is not ALL the way down. The switch on the throttle has up and down and then a button to trailer...
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    TB4 Thunderbolt IV TB IV. . . Where is the Ignition Module supposed to go?

    1983 Formula F25 SC Express V8 5.7L GM The previous owner had the IM screwed to the carb filter wing nut. In one of my past posts someone here saw a picture of it there and told me it was supposed to be bolted to one of the exhaust risers. Does anyone here have a picture or can describe to...
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    How do I run out of gas before the tank is empty?

    Hello and thank you all for your past help. I have an 85 gallon tank. Saturday we put 20g in the tank. At this point I am fully aware that the gauges are not accurate. That being said, while the boat was on the trailer when we put 20g in the tank the gauge went from a half tank to three...
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    Taking on water and I know where. Proper vs Inproper Fix?

    Mercuirser i/o 5/7l Serial M12039V8 Casting 10066036 Alpha 1 The boat had been out 3 times prior to this and we did not have water coming on board. Bilge pump rarely came on. This last time we were out we hit someone's bad wake. We continued on but the next time we stopped and drifted to fish...
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    Water in all 8 cylinders

    Mercuiser 5/7l I/O Alpha 1 Casement #10066036 Serial M12039V8. So from my previous thread I now know why my new starter was behaving as it was. I have pulled the plugs finding the suspected water in all 8 cylinders. This would be fresh water at this point (I hope) due to running the motor with...
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    Brand new starter will not turn engine.

    This is my first boat. Its an 1983 Formula. I've been told it has a 350 chevy in it. Casement #10066036 Serial M12039V8 don't know it that 8 is right though. Alpha 1 stern drive. 15" 17deg prop. Two fully charged batteries. Any other details I will try to provide when requested. Long story...
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