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    95 Mercruiser 5.0lx stalls/stumbles after getting warm and sitting

    Please help! I have been trying to fix this issue myself and am getting awful frustrated. The last few times I thought I had solved the problem I got a little cocky and relayed it to the family... Only to get out on the lake and experience the same results. The last time my 5 year old...
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    Thermostat installation / full throttle hestiation question 5.0LX

    1995 Mercruiser 5.0LX 4 barrel carb I noticed that my temp gauge never got more than a hair over 100 degrees. I just assumed the thermostat had been pulled. The boat runs great at all rpms but, when going from idle to full throttle the boat shutters or hesitates slightly. Almost like it is...
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    Portable Boat Jams

    My beloved "Jambox" finally died on me after 7 years of dedicated service. It was made by Bacini Acoustica and had all the qualities I look for in a portable speaker...
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    Engine compartment insulation

    This question was asked in my build thread, but I thought this may cast a broader net. I'm looking for some opinions on using Peal and Seal inside the engine compartment. Originally, the boat had a foil faced sound deadener/thermal barrier on the insides of the vertical deck lid supports. I...
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    Major Fillet Problems.... Please Help!

    I was making great progress on my deck restoration until today. We decided to make up larger batches of Peanut Butter to expedite the fillet process. We used 2 Quarts of Polyester Resin and .9 oz of Mek(1.5%) per my calculations. We then added 2 quarts of Cabosil making it 1 to one. I used a...
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    1995 Crownline 202 BR Deck Restoration

    Last Summer I got "suckered", so I named her Badfish. It's also the name of my favorite song. She was in a darkly lit shed with a cover on. I opened the cover and was hit in the face with a musty, moldy, damp dose of Lake... Seller said his buddy borrowed it and never pulled the drain plug...
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