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    Throttle slack

    I have a VP 5.0 FL with Cobra SX drive. When shifting throttle forward it seems that I have to move the throttle much more forward than I should have to before the boat actually accelerates. If you were viewing the throttle head on and neutral is at the 12 o'clock position, the throttle is...
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    Erratic engine speed

    I have a 1996 Cobalt with a Volvo Penta 5.0 FL (carb) motor. Took the boat to the lake this weekend and for the first few hours everything ran great. We docked for about an hour and a half and then on the way back to the ramp, the engine ran sporadically (somewhat of a surging sensation). It...
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    Trimming prop kills motor

    I recently purchased a used 1996 Cobalt 190. We have used the boat five or six times. On the last two outings, while trimming the prop, the motor shut off. The first couple of times this happened, upon restarting the motor, it fired back up. However, after the third time, the engine would not...
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    Bow eye plate

    Does anyone know how to access the bolts on the bow eye plate of a 1996 190 bowrider to tighten them? I assume this can be done from the anchor locker but how do you remove the inner lining material in the locker to actually access the bolts.
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