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I just bought a 4 channel head unit, but only have 2 boat speakers. Does anyone know if I can combine the front and rears and run them to the speakers? The peak output of the head unit is 4x50W, and the peak handling of the speakers are 180W. From my logic, which is very limited in wiring, I...
I'll start off with a little back story on why I am doing this conversion. I bought my 1997 Chaparral 180 LE off of a co-worker a couple weeks ago, being told I needed to replace the fuel pump and filter. No big deal there, just a simple swap. I did that, along with rebuild the carb, just to...
Well, I am dealing with a cracked block from the boat I just bought, and it has the batwing exhaust manifolds. It is a 1997 4.3L Mercruiser. I am converting an automobile motor into a marine, and while I am at it, I am planning on switching out the batwing manifolds for the new models. Can...
I just purchased my first boat from a co-worker. It is a 1997 4.3L Mercruiser with a 2 barrel carb. Got it up and running on Tuesday (no foaming), but when I started it up today, the foam in the pictures started coming out of the return tubes to the flame arrestor and from what appears like...
