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    Pitch & diameter question = can someone check my prop math???

    Currently running a 15" x 17 pitch 3 blade aluminum propeller on my 19.5" bowrider (4.3GL). WOT is just at or under 5000rpm (depending on wind, chop, etc.) & top speed (GPS) is ~ 38-39 mph. It works great in the summer for water sports but now it is cold & all we do is cruise so I would like to...
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    1997 Eclipse or 1995 Excel - which one to get?

    Last boat was an 18' bowrider. It was a good starter boat but we now want something a little bigger in the 20-21 range & I have it pretty much narrowed down to 4 but here are my top 2. We live in the gulf & mainly cruise around the bay, hit the beach / sandbar & go wakeboarding. Leaving my...
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    mercruiser 4.3 idle problem

    I have a 1990 Celebrity with a 4.3 Mercruier & a 2bl carb. My problem was it would not run WOT or anything over 3500rpm for more than 5 seconds before dieing down for a few seconds then surging back. I figured it was time for a tune up... I just had the carb rebuilt, put on a new water...
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