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    04 25HP 4Stroke Bigfoot No power under load

    Hello, I have a 2004 25HP 4Stroke Bigfoot on a 17Ft Bass tracker. I purchased the boat in May, the motor ran fine through mid July. Then it sat from mid July till Sept. When I took the boat back out in Sept the boat had no power and would not get on plain or over 2500RPM at full throttle...
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    Yellow in gell coat?

    I have a 89 Sylvan bowrider, the gelcoat has a pretty good shine to it. But I noticed the other day there are a few spots that look like they are a little yellow. It is not the entire boat, just a few spots. Is there a way to get rid of this discoloration? Thanks, Scott
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    1979 Mark Twain Rebuild - With Pics

    Hello all, I posted some pics on here this summer of a 1979 Twain I had purchased to rebuild. Well the project is about 70% done. Here is what has been completed Entire Hull buffed out New Carb New intake manifold New floor New Foam in floor New Carpet Front Seats redone / recovered All...
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    Mercuriser 4.3L Oil? Alpha one Gear lube?

    Hello, I am buying stuff for my first winterization of my boat. I am wondering what type of 4 Stroke Oil to use? 10W30? Also what is the best lower unit gear lube? Is there a diffrence between the Mecury Premimum and the high performance gear lube? The boat is a 19Ft Sylvan bowrider...
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    Mercuriser Tach question

    I purchased a 1989 18Ft Sylvan with a 4.3L Mercurser. I don't think the tach is working correctly. At full throttle it is only reading 3200RPM I am going 40Mph on a 19P prop. (it sounds much higher than 3200. <br />Question:<br />There is a "dial" thing on the back of the tach, is it...
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    1989 4.3 Mercuriser alpha one prop?

    Hello,<br />I have a 1989 4.3 Mercuriser in a 18ft Sylvan bow rider. (1770 Lbs Dry weight) I have just purchased the boat. It came with a 19P aluminum prop. This is my first Ski boat (my others have been Jon boats)and I have a few questions.<br /><br />Is the only advantage to upgrading to...
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    Towing with 4.3L S10 question

    Hello,<br /> The hunt for a new boat continues... I am looking at a 1995 Godfrey marine 24FT pontoon boat. Dry weight is 2000lbs. I have a S10 with the 4.3L V6 motor. Question, is this too much of a load for the S10? Or is it ok? Has anyone ever pulled a pontoon of this size with a S10...
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    Merc 3.0 With Alpha One question

    I am looking at purchasing a 1989 Sea Ray 160 with a Merc 3.0 4 with a Alpha One outdrive. The boat is in great shape.<br /><br />Question,<br />The person I am buying it from said that the outdrive lower unit went out and they replaced all the gears and had it rebuilt and used it two times...
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    Boat and trailer for free

    I have a project boat that I was working on but I am no longer intrested in working on. It is a 1984 Sea jay Speedliner with a Shoreline trailer. The boat is gutted and will need floor, stringers and transom. The trailer is in very good shape. No motor is included. I have both titles for...
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    Merc 950SS 95HP question

    I have a 67-68 mercury 95HP 950SS on a project boat I just bought. I have a couple of questions.<br /><br />1. I had the lower unit off, it appears that someone has replaced (maybe) the tube that takes the water from the water pump up to the top of the motor, the one in my motor is brass and...
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    Sting ray Stabilizer / Prop idea's???

    I have a 18ft Jon boat about 5 ft wide with a 25HP mercury tiller handle 13P prop<br />15 Inch transom, 15 inch shaft motor. Unless I have the motor complete trimmed in (lower unit all the way in / top out) I have very bad prop ventilation / blow out. However when I do have the motor trimmed...
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    Boat almost sank!!

    Ok, here is the story. I purchased this 18ft jon boat with a 25 HP motor in the beginning of February 2006. I was waiting for a semi warm day to take it to the local lake and try it out. So on Wed February 15th the temp was in the upper 50's so I thought I would take the boat out for a trail...
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    Moving a boat with a Lawnmower?

    I have a 17ft SeaJay boat that weighs approx 1100lbs, I can move the boat on level concrete and lift the tongue myself. My dilemma is that the place where I need to store the boat would be hard to get a truck backed into there but I could pull in with a riding lawnmower. It is a 15 to 20...
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    66-67 95HP Mercury inline 6 question

    Hello,<br />I have purchased a boat that I am going to rebuild. Before I dump a lot of money into rebuilding the hull I want to make sure the motor is going to run good for at least for a couple of years<br /><br />It is a 66-67 95HP Mecury. The motor was sitting in a field for 3 years. When...
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    Mercury Ignition key question

    Hello all,<br /> I purchased a old project boat this week. The man I purchased it from is having a hard time finding the ignition key (it has been in a field for 3 or 4 years) The boat is a 1984 and it has Mercury controls with a older mercury outboard. Is there a way to replace the key...
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    Top Secret Coatings?

    Has anyone used Top Secret Coatings TS-100 1 Epoxy paint to paint their boat? web page <br /><br />Looking for feedback good or bad regarding this.<br /><br />Thanks in advance<br />Scott
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    Mercury Question??

    Hello,<br /> I am thinking about purchasing a "project" boat. It would need completely redone (new floor, paint the whole 9 yards) It has been sitting in a field for 4 years. They are only asking $150 for the boat. It has a Mercury 95HP 6 on it (that ran when it was put in the field) My...
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