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    Mercruiser repair shop recommendations, DC / Raystown / Baltimore? Oil in water :(

    I’m the proud new owner of a Sea Ray 175XL. It has a Mercruiser 4.3. Unfortunately I just found water in the damn oil. I’m going to do a compression check on all 6 tomorrow but either way I’m going to have it gone over by a trained Mercruiser repair shop. I found a Harbin Marine in Lorton VA...
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    I need help identifying the exact model of my MFG runabout!

    I?m second guessing that my boat is a Niagara, Ive been trying to find one with the same hull, mine does not have a fiberglass floor, it has no splash well and has an alloy storage compartment on the dash. The steering wheel looks like the ones Ive seen on late 50?s MFG?s? I?m ready to start...
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    1966 MFG Niagara transom / engine choice help needed

    I was going to post this in the engine forum but its more related to my MFG boat and what type of engine others are using, not really a repair question so I thought Id try here first! I'm getting ready to buy a new engine for my Niagara ~...
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    New member, new to boating with a 1960's MFG, possible Niagra custom? Help!

    My wife and I live about a mile from the Potomac & Shenandoah rivers here in WV and have been throwing the idea around about getting a small run about for a while. This was a 1 owner, barn stored lake boat. It cleaned up pretty good, has a West Bend 40 HP Golden Shark engine, that turns over...
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