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    Mercruiser dies going into reverse

    HELP!! Got the 1977 Mercruiser 165 out of storage yesterday. Installed the battery, vaccumed, greased the lower unit splines, u-joints, and greased the trailer. Took it out to the lake for a test. Started right up and run great. Put it into reverse to back off the trailer, and it died...
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    Airhead Matrix ????

    Hi- Please help! Is there anyone out there that has used the Airhead Matrix V2 towable? We are interested in buying it, but would like to know how well it works before we do! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! -Darin
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    Airhead Slash II Junk; Matrix Better?

    Hi- <br />We bought an airhead slash II last winter and tried it for the first time last weekend. They advertise that it steers, but it hardly does. JUNK!!! Biggest waste of money ever. I emailed airhead and they said to CUT OFF THE FINS because they are useless. Can you believe that? They...
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    Ramp Comedy

    Last night, I went to the ramp to dock my boat and do a little work on my trailer bunks. While working, I heard and saw a lot of funny stuff. First, people were constantly loading and unloading their boats, and I heard a lot of yelling, like "WHOA!" or "STOP!" or "NOOOOOOOOOOO, MY NEW BOAT!"...
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    Whipping Trailer!

    Hello, I have a 1977 Mark Twain 18.5 bowrider with a 1976 twin axle shorelander trailer. It has 13" wheels and they set out just wider than the boat. I can't lift the tongue so it is probably over 200 lbs tongue weight at least. When I pull it down the road with my 2003 F250, it pulls...
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    Removing Tarp Snaps

    The boat I bought last fall has about a hundred little tarp snaps screwed on just above the rub rail all around it. The tarp is probably long gone, and all I want to do is get rid of the snaps. However, if I remove them, then it will leave a hundred little holes in my boat. Is there anything...
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    Petronix Screwing with Tach??????

    I recently outfitted my 1977 mercruiser 165 I6 with a Petronix electronic ignition conversion and Flamethower coil. My problem is that the tach reading is way off from what the rpms say on my friend's snap-on timing light. They are about the same at idle, but the higher you rev the engine, the...
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    engine swap: 250 to 292?

    Hi! First time poster, long time reader. I bought a 1977 18' Mark Twain last fall with a 165 mercruiser. This has the GM 250 inline six. The engine runs, but has major freeze damage to the block and to the manifold. I bought a new manifold and riser and WAS going to buy a reman long block...
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