Hey everyone! So last summer the OMC 3.0L cobra on my sunbird threw a rod bearing. It’s a OMC 3.0L with a OMC cobra outdrive. I’ve been looking ever since then and haven’t found any engines worth spending money on. However, I am finding a ton of Mercruiser 3.0L engines for decent prices. Has...
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I have a 1990 sunbird Corsica 175 with a 3.0L OMC and OMC Cobra outdrive. When I go to shift into forward/rev engine just revs, there’s no clunk at all. I don’t have a lot of experience with I/O stuff or OMC but I’m pretty mechanical. Does anyone have advice as to where the best...
Hey everyone! I just bought this 1990 sunbird corisca 175, great boat so far! But I’ve been trying to figure out the best way to remove the ugly antifouling paint from the hull Without removing the gelcoat. It’s super patchy and looks terrible. I have power washed a lot of it off but can’t seem...
Hey everyone! I’ve been learning a lot over the past few weeks owning my first boat. Still been a blast even though I’ve run into a ton of problems. I just enjoy to fix something that’s not working! But anyway I purchased the boat with it not running. When I got it home I hooked water up and...
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I’m new to the forum here, seems to be a great place to get advice especially being a new boat owner. My buddy and I recently picked up this 89 searay 180 with a 135hp searay(Mercury) for $600. Boat and trailer. The entire thing isn’t in awful shape, just needs some love. I pulled...
Hello Everyone! I’m new to boating and this forum!
I recently purchased a SeaRay 180 bow rider with a searay 135hp v6 2 stroke. I’m having some issues with spark and I started searching for parts and it almost seems impossible to find anything! If anyone has some leads as to where I could find...