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    1988 OMC Cobra 5.7 in 201v Starcraft rear engine mounts

    Getting ready to install this rebuild in the next few days and while making new wood for the front motor mounts I set the mount itself on the aluminum rail that the engine is mounted on only to see that the holes do not line up. In fact the holes are nearly an inch closer than the mount holes...
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    new OMC Cobra question

    I am changing out 5.7 engines . I have a Cobra out drive . When I took the jewelry off the blown engine for removal I did not remove the shift cable set up from the bracket instead leaving it all in one piece. I did have to remove the throttle cable for removal. I am using the same intake...
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    new carpet in my ss 20 Question

    Hello everybody , tomorrow I start putting the carpet back into my Starcraft bow rider. I removed the original carpet that was run really wide on the sides , as much as a foot or so. Has any of you that already did this to your Starcraft ran the carpet that far up the sides or just a few inches...
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    Carburetor and intake questions

    Hey all, I am in the middle of a restore that includes a long block. I bought the boat with the bad engine. The Holley that is on the old engine ( 1988 OMC 5.7 ) is trashed. When I began a search for rebuild kits and or another Holley I was told that the carburetor does not belong on a boat at...
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    my new old 1988 ss20v

    I'm still trying to find my way around the forums here and came across this Starcraft forum by reading another post . I found a 1988 ss20v Aluminum hull with a froze up 5.7 and the insides totally roached out. and drove 3.5 hrs to buy it for 600.00 bucks. I I have removed the engine and...
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    chunk of mystery wire

    Hello, I am restoring a 1988 Aluminum Starcraft ss20v . I have pulled the 5.7 ? engine and am waiting on my rebuild to get here along with replacing the deck , carpet and upholstery . When I was unbolting the engine and getting the jewlery off for removal I came accross this 3 wire piece of...
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    1988 Teleflex or Seastar controller removal

    Hello again , I have the deck ripped out and am taking the side panels off for recover but cant seem to find a way to remove the front of the flush mount side controller , a Teleflex or Seastar model that the shift handle is removed by a single bolt in the center of the bottom of the handle. It...
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    engine swap 1988 Starcraft 20' outdrive too ? 305 to 350

    Hello, this is my first post so I'm sur I'll screw it up some how. Last year I bought an old 1977 ski barge and rebuilt it from the stringers up and then sold it a couple of weeks ago . Using a little of the money from the ski barge I bought a 1988 ss 201v Starcraft with roached out deck...
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