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    mercruiser will not plane 220HP chevy v8 305

    1. stored boat over winter without filling tank and with having ethanol. mechanic winterized it not sure if he added fuel stabilizer. 2. redid upholstry and weight of sidewall was hanging on throttle cables and other wires that ran through there. Also drilled into sidewall for wingnuts to be...
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    1988 Mercruiser 5.0 200 v-8Alpha1 overheat/oil in water/waterpump break/impellar shot

    History: I winterized my boat myself(big mistake?) I put 1 gallon of -50 degree antifreeze in ear muff until empty and fogged the carburetor. Opened boat ran earmuffs checked oil everything ran great- no water seen after searching for it. Launched boat off pad and BOOM hit something really...
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