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    4.3 Mercruiser idling problems.

    I've got a 1991 4.3L Mercruiser that is having some idling issues. The first start of the day, it fired right up in neutral without having to give it any throttle and idled there for a few minutes while I let the TWRA guy retrieve and trailer his boat. The boat ran great for probably an hour...
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    Core plug issue... 4.3 Mercruiser

    It's not supposed to get cold again, so I went out and uncovered the boat. Hooked my battery up and went through my dewinterizing process. Hooked up the muffs, got back in the boat to give it one more look over and what do I notice, a core plug out on each side. My boat was winterized, but...
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    Replacing floor under the bow rider.

    I pulled back the carpet today on my bowrider where the bow meets the rest of the boat at the walkthrough windshield and noticed that the wood under the fiberglass in the front MIGHT be a little soft. It looks like it's a little damp, but I would like to check on it. The rest of the flooring...
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    Hull Identification Number question

    I found the HIN located on my boat, but there is still some confusion on my part on what the actual model number is for my boat. I looked up the MIC and found it to be manufactured by a company that is no longer in business. Here are the results from the MIC lookup. I'm trying to find...
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    Looking at another boat...

    Hey guys, all the information was great information yesterday and it's greatly appreciated. I'm also looking at another boat, a little more expensive, so not sure if it's worth the money or not. It's a 1991 Glassport, 4.3L V6 Mercruiser, Open Bow Ski 17ft...
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    Thinking of buying a boat...

    **** Sorry if the images are large, I just wanted to get a detailed view of what's going on... **** It's cheap...$650 bucks. It's a 1972 Winner with a 70 HP Chrysler motor. The owner emailed me after I asked some questions about the hull and told me that the hull had been damaged by the...
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