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  1. AlphaJustin

    Gelcoat resembles dry mud

    When you're standing on the bank of a river at the end of the summer and you can see the mud that's dried out and scaly that's what the gelcoat looks like on top of the cabin of my boat and its of course chalky so clearly very dry can it be rehydrated and saved with a product or does it need a...
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    Ideas towing a boat without bow loop?

    I need to relocate my new to me boat and it doesn't have the front eyelet that boats have for the trailer winch to connect to is there a tried and true way to trailer it without that? I think I'm going to wrap 10k straps around the stern and have them meet at the bow then hook the winch to it...
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    My Trojan boat doesn't exist?

    I keep searching Google for specs and other info and it seems I'll never find wiring diagrams or anything informational on my boat it's a 1972 Trojan F-25 according to decoding the working HIN but there's nothing coming up when I search for it. Any ideas?
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    485 merc conflict of interest.

    I can't find a straight answer to the apparently agree old question is the 485 a good engine or not. Some people swear their great others hate them with a passion all I've found is with new risers and an alternator added their fine but that doesn't account for the aluminum block with iron heads...
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    Another 3.0 Liter knock noise?

    Hasn't gone away yet, but it has gotten much quieter and started moving around the engine instead of staying in one spot like it was in this video after switching back to straight 30w and opening the idle mixture screws another 1/4 turn to 1 turn from seated though idle got rougher again...
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    92 3.0L distributor

    Does anyone have a good picture of their 90's 3.0 OMC distributor that is correct? Mine is a disaster it's wired correctly but facing the wrong way I'll post a pic. It also refuses to let me 0 the timing advance and stay running. BTW I bought it like this and never really used the boat so...
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    Tool question

    First of all I'm sorry for so many new threads. I found this in my boat when I was tearing it down and rebuilding it and I have no idea what it is for it may shed some light on what was done to the boat prior to me purchasing it though.
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    3.0 liter holley carb questions

    Alright I'm confused I've been trying to get this thing running right by dialing in the carb which was completely messed up by the previous owner. I'm using the manual and it says the pump lever clearance should be .010-.015 inches mine requires tightening the nut almost all the way down to...
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    OMC Cobra low rpm overheat issue cause found finally!

    Hey guys, I've been bouncing back and forth between clymers and the official shop manual and the forums for ideas there have been tons but none are the same as my issue turned out to be so figured I'd mention this. I rebuilt the outdrive last winter went great got it all done and sealed...
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    92 OMC 3.0L power issue

    Alright I'm trying to sell this boat and I don't think it wants to be sold it started getting hot on the first sea trial so I changed both water pumps upper and lower to guarantee it wouldn't be an issue (spending 80 to get 3400 is worth it) it still heats up at low rpm in the water but holds...
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    Can you run twin mercs with non matching drives?

    My boat has gen 1 alpha drives on it and the port drive needs a rebuild, a buddy of mine has an old pre-alpha that came off his old boat with the same size engine my question is can I use his drive next to my good alpha without completely messing things up until I can get mine rebuilt? If not...
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    Cobra Lower unit bearing housing stuck

    Hey guys I'm new here and this is my first question. I searched the forum and apparently I'm the only one whose had this problem or wrote about it anyway. Toward the heal of the unit is a housing that according to the repair manual if you push down on the shift rod and pull the shaft will...
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