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    1987 Merc 180 (“470” 3.7 litre) won’t idle

    My 180 won’t idle. It seems like it’s flooding. Its starts easily if I give it quite a lot of throttle, and sounds fine above 2000 RPM. When I ease the throttle back to 1800 or less, the rpm goes up and down a couple of times, then stalls. Recent history: The two 180’s are new to my boat, so I...
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    Depth sounders and Old transducers

    I bought a 1983 26' sedan cruiser on a trailer. It needs lots of work, but my plan right now is to get it seaworthy enough to launch and see how it feels, then decide how much time/money to put into it. I want to have a depth sounder before I launch. I know approximately nothing about depth...
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    What to do with my two 470's?

    I bought a 1983 Commander 26 (BC built cruiser) with twin 470's. (Yes, now I know better!) First boat. I've spent LOTS of time since on boating forums, mainly this one, reading up on the 470's. I've pretty much decided that keeping the engines isn't a sensible option, but I thought I'd see if...
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