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I have developed a new problem with my boat. It will not go past 2,300 RPMs. My boat is a 20 Seasport Cuddy with 3.0 Merc with Alpha One outdrive. Yesterday i was on the water and could go past 2,300 rpms. At half throttle the engines sounds good and moves ok. If I push it...
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I am sorry for asking this question again but unfortunately i'm still dealing with this issue. So far i've done the following: rebuild carb ( it was flooding with gas when engine off after running) , new fuel pump and water separating filter, cleaned battery cable connections, check plugs...
My Mercruiser 3.0 starts perfect when dead cold. I only need less then 2 seconds of crank when cold. After i run it , no matter how long, then i let it sit for 5 min it will not start easely .... It prob needs a couple of cranks to start... Any suggestion what to check for? I was thinking to...
I am preatty new to boating and been reading all the post around here about RPMs at wot . My merc( gm ) 3.0 only gets 3000 - 3300 and 25 mph at WOT. The previous owner said he downgraded to 3.0 3 years ago. Does it seems too low considering the boat is a 20' Sea Sport cuddy/cruiser? Thank you
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First I would like to mention that I am new to this forum and also fairly new to boats. I just purchased my boat. It is an 20' Sea Sport 2000 & 2006 mercruiser 3.0. Everything seems to be fine except for the temp gauge which doesn't seem to work. The arm lays on 100 and doesn't move. I...
