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    '94 3.0 Cobra, eating starters

    Boat is still pretty new to the owner. Owner replaced the ring gear, promptly split new starter nose casing, reinstalled old starter w/new drive, and ate the teeth off the new drive. Claims he counted ring teeth, the same # as old, and laid the new gear over the old to make sure both perfectly...
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    '62 Johnson 85 Belt driven Mag - weak spark

    Total disassemble, cleaned, lubed, points looked new, cleaned and gapped .020 Am getting spark on all 4 but not 1/4 inch, more like an eighth. Wondering if the magnets could be weak (?) or magnet gap to rotor (?) Any really old guys out there got another idea?
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    Oils? an FYI article link

    I don't really want to start another oils thread, but here is a link to an informative article which compared automotive oils to motorcycle oils. It's a long read, but points out that you may not really be getting what you pay for when buying a manufacturers expensively labeled oil...
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    Prop Slip Confusion???? or lack of HP

    Prop Slip #'s are pretty high I'm thinking I don't have enough HP for the weight of the craft. 96 Pro Craft V180C 18' Fish and Ski rated up to 175 HP but original owner lived on a HP restricted Lake, dealer installed a 115 Merc/Mariner 2+2 NADA claims the boat to weight in at 1465, this # may...
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    Prop(s) and set-up ?'s

    First, I apologize in advance for writing this BOOK. 96 ProCraft V-180 F&S w/ 96 Mariner 115 (2+2) Typical Merc/Mariner jetting (fat) dropped floats @ 1/16 inch and switched plugs from NGK BPZ8 to BPR7HS, they now burn the color of a light brown paper bag w/the Shooter, a bit darker w/Laser II...
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    14 X 23

    No selling in the forums. We have a classified section for that.
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    Defective new Fuel pump?

    This one's a real kick in the head! Pulll the coil wire, stick the carb fuel supply line in a jug and crank the engine, fuel pumps perfectly. Using a test tank and primer bulb directly to the carb, re-arm the ignition, prime the carb, add water and stir. Engine starts and runs perfectly as...
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