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    Alpha 1 on v6 engine

    My lower unit got destroyed by ice during winter , and I need a new one, since where I live finding one is like finding a unicorn that is out of option ,I did find an alpha 1 gen 1 lower unit for a great price. As far as I can see and tell, If i change the driveshaft from the short one of the...
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    aq211a buying guide

    Hi guys, looking at a 1990 cranchi 21 (start 21 I think to be precise as far as I know) fitted with a volvo aq211a and a duoprop sterndrive , the boat looks to be in great shape for the age , everything nice and in place, I am waiting to sell my current boat first before getting this , but I...
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    yamaha waverunner issue

    My friend has a yamaha xlt 1200 jet, it used to run just fine until the end of last season when the jet started pulling air, when you throttle it up, there is a loud banging noise when the impeller is sliping and it cant grip the water, it was at 2 different shops, they said it is all ok, and it...
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    hydraulic jack plate on this ?

    got this boat,used to be a inboard, and is now converted for a outboard, I have a 150 EFI 2-stroke on it, a few monts ago, only drove it once for 20 min's , so did not really have time for some fine tuning and mesuring, waiting till spring for now :smow: In the meantime I have found a great...
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    bayliner volvo rpm meter

    Got a bayliner mutiny 1750 1981. , the previous guy convert it to outboard , but all the gauges where left from the inboard volvo penta 140, now I want to hook up the rpm gauge, it does not have a pulse number selector, so I was wondering does anybody know did it work on 1 pulse per revolution...
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    mercury 150 EFI cooling

    got a 97 150 EFI , the motor is with me for just over one month so I don't really have some history of it, the guy that sold it to me said it has been sitting for 2 years, when first tried it seemed to be really overheating and there was little water coming out of the pee hole, so I changed the...
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    Glastron 180 spirit

    Guys does anybody have any info on this boat ? I did find on the web that the spirit series used to be made in the UK under Glastron licence , but for the 180 was not able to find any info
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    boat recognition

    Guys, does anybody know which model this is ? the guy selling does not know, it is a 20-21 foot maxum with an outboard, i gues it is around 20-25 years old, looks really nice, but I would like to find out more info about it
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    mercruiser 898 check

    Looking into buying a glastron v184 with a pre alpha drive and a mercruiser 898 engine, first of all any expirience with the combo ? And the reason I am writing is that I will go to check the thing out in 2 days and need some info what to check, I guess compresion, spark, any other thing that...
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    6 hp really strange problem

    i have a 6hp 69 johnson that could not get more than half the rpm it should normally have i found out that it wasn't siled on the plate between the carb and the rest of the motor. i fixed that and on the first test it got just amazing rpm, throttle response in neutral then i shifted it into...
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    johnson 6hp has no power

    I have a a 69 6hp johnson I changed the coils on it cause it had a spark only on one cylinder now it has a good spark on both cylinders but it does not have any power it runs on max 1500-2000 rpm now the thing that i cant understand when i start it (it starts great) it works for 5-6 seconds...
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    only works on full throtel

    I have a 6hp Johnson (1969) did a small service , everything cleaned good ,new gaskets ,new plugs ,new plug cables. After a lot ( about one month) of fine tuning everything up I finally started it but only one problem it only works on full throttle as soon as I release it it starts to choke and...
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    Small service

    I have an old 6 hp johnson in pretty ruff shape and i want to do a small service and because I must order them online so i need to make a package so whats the must change stuff on it? I guess all gaskets , a karb kit , piston ring ( because compression isnt the best), and what else so to make...
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    no power

    I have a johnson 6 , bought it 2 weeks ago and today I tried it on my boat. It works ok but it just doesn't have any power. I have a 3 hp motor that goes twice as fast. I think maybe the electricity is the problem but im not sure. So any help would be great.
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    johnson 6hp wont start

    I have a problem with my '69 6 hp johnson. When its cold it starts (usually) and runs ok. But when i turn it off it wouldnt star again. Now i think my carburetor is dirty because i cleaned it today and it started but it died after a minute and it wouldnt start again. Now how could i check the...
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