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    We Won!!!

    Thanks to so many of you humble folks that wanted to stay nameless we now have something to add to the picture (that another "someone" sent me years ago) to kind of set it off a little. Here, let me get you a closer look so you can read it. That's right, we (and when I say "we" you all...
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    Come See The Nova 24 Race Boat This Weekend.

    There is a lot of you that have watched form the finding of the boat at the beginning, to all the problems that had to be solved (thanks for all that helped) all the way through to the end with the completion. You can watch it again at http://supernova19.com/Hosting%20stuff/101.wmv Now it's...
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    Come See The Nova 24 Race Boat This Weekend.

    There is a lot of you that have watched form the finding of the boat at the beginning, to all the problems that had to be solved (thanks for all that helped) all the way through to the end with the completion. You can watch it again at http://supernova19.com/Hosting%20stuff/101.wmv Now it's...
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    Volvo 290 trim pump?

    Will the old style trim pump, will work on a Volvo 290? I know I would have to have new lines made but I have to do that anyway. Just looking for options in my hunt for a pump. Thanks
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    Volvo fin Part #

    Hi folks, Need a part number for a Volvo outdrive. It's the little steering fin by the prop. This one has thru hull exhaust so it's the flat disk one with the little fin coming off (see pictures). Thanks for your help.
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    Windshield gasket need help.

    Have a 1970 19' Monza Marine with the original windshield. I have new glass on the way. The only problem is I have no clue what gasket I need and the old one is long gone. Any help?
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    Volvo 290 trim sender help

    Re: Volvo 290 trim sender help I take it the black box is up under the dash or something because i got the whole thing from bellhousing to prop but saw no black box. And I bet that box is expensive.
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    Volvo 290 trim sender help

    Need to know how to wire up a trim sender and to make sure I get the right gauge. The sender has 3 wires coming off of it. One with a red strip, one with a black and one with a green stripe. Where do these wires go to? Also I see there is a couple different Volvo trim gauges. Some that say they...
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    Volvo 290 Fork bushings.

    I just picked up a eBay Volvo 290 that I am refurbishing a project boat. In the process of tiring to get it apart the plastic fork bushing that the pins got into that hold the drive on got kind of messed up. So after paint I grabbed a set I had in another Volvo 280 but they are to big. There...
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    1972 6hp Johnson prop

    Re: 1972 6hp Johnson prop oops, my bad. Dont know what I was thinking. There is no splines on the shaft but does use a shearing pin and a screw on nut.
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    1972 6hp Johnson prop

    Got a 1972 6hp Johnson. They seem very common but I cant seem to find a prop number for it. Any help?
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    Alt wiring help.

    I have this Alternator. Not sure where it came from (I know it?s marine) but I need to use it for now. It has the normal single wire terminal but then it has this plug with a black and a red wire out of it. What is this for? ps, why did they break everything up?
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    2 motors, 1 V-drive help

    Re: 2 motors, 1 V-drive help The reason I am asking everyone is, this boat was set up like B This boat won something like 5 championships back in the day. Reverse rotation motors and props are not an issue and position of the motors are not an issue either. I think by now you all have...
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    2 motors, 1 V-drive help

    Working on this boat ?. very long story and I don?t want to taint anyone?s thoughts before they answer by going into it. It has 2 motors that go to one V drive then to one prop. One motor sits in front of the V drive and one in back of it. Both motors have transmissions and don?t worry about...
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    Johnson has spark then no spark

    A friend of mine has a 1985 Johnson 235 bubble back with an issue. When he puts the spark plugs in the motor they will not spark. He has bypassed the control box, switched about everything he can. Still noting. Battery is fine. Cranks fast enough. Spark plugs fire when pulled out but if you...
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    Alternator wiring question

    Built a couple motors for a boat I rebuilding and have run across an wiring issue. Due to money getting short I plan on using (if possible) the original #807653 Mercruiser Alt?s. They have 4 wires (as in the picture). A ground and a hot wire but they also have these two wires marked with red...
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    Kill switch and lanyard.

    Bought these two kill switches and lanyards for the race boat on eBay the other day and I?m having a bit of an issue with them. In past installs of these things I would put them inline between the power from the key and the coil. Pull the lanyard and the power would cut off killing the motor...
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    Strut placement

    Thanks to a friend I now have a strut to work with for the race boat. This one is about as close as it gets off the (very old) shelf. But as you can see from the pictures it’s not a perfect fit. That leads me to a question or two on how to go about making it work. 1, How close to the prop...
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    Dual Tach

    Have you ever herd of such a thing? I have twin motors (BBC's) and would like to use one tach (with an indicators for each motor) for both . You ever see such a thing?
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    Mercruiser guru ? reverse rotation

    I?m rebuilding a Mercruiser 454, Gen V and it is a reverse rotation motor. Everyone tells me that I must use a ?reverse rotation rear main crank seal? for this motor because of its rotation. Now I have looked for 3 days and the only ?reverse rotation crank seals? I can find are for Gen 4...
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