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    Looking at a Bravo HP Transom assembly tomorrow--what to look for

    I am going to look at a used bravo HP transom assembly tomorrow. I know the steering pin needs to be checked, is this doable without the weight of the out drive to test slop? What else do I need to check to verify it is good?
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    About to start installing Stringers with epoxy

    I have been reading on this for months, but still get conflicting information. 1. I am using Epoxy, so dont need the mat at all, correct? 2. All I need for the stringers is tabbing, correct? Since epoxy can waterproof without mat or cloth, there is no need to encapsulate them right? 3...
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    1990 Mercruiser 5.7 Water to exhaust manifold questions

    I have two water hoses going to each exhaust manifold---one to each riser and one underneath each manifold. I am planning on swapping an LT1 (like came in Mastercraft boats in the late 90s) in place of my 5.7, while using my existing manifolds. The Mastercraft LT1 just have one hose going to...
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    Anybody have an old alpha shaft to check my coupler?

    I changed my gimbal bearing the other day and I am afraid I might have bunged the coupler splines with the tool I used to install the bearing. I cant get the drive to engage into the coupler so I thing I might have messed up the coupler. Anyway, does anybody know where I could get a shaft to...
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    Growling, especially when turning.

    How do you know if it is the drive ujoints and/or the gimbal bearing? When turning it growls. Also, when going straight it growls until I find a certain position with the trim and it stops, which leads me to believe it may be the ujoints. It also growls while at idle when flushing it out...
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    North Landing Beach Virgina Beach

    Anybody know anything about North landing Beach in VA Beach? We are supposed to go there with friends this summer and I was wondering what the water was like.
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    Video of my 1 year old on his ez ski trainer

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa2PoO2IpSU
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    Can I get a shift interrupter kit?

    I have a 1990 Raven that originally had a 4.3. I put an older 350 in it and an older distributor(not a thunderbolt). I have no shift interrupter setup and was wondering if it was possible to get a switch and bracket that would work for my setup. I was not sure if there was a way to get...
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    Anybody running a mech. secondary carb?

    I am having trouble with my vacum secondary holley. It does not kick in until 3000 rpm, no matter what spring I use. I would like the back barrels to come in sooner so I am thinking of switching to mech secondary.
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    Need help with Prop. size-Problem Solved--

    I have a 1990 19 foot Raven Bowrider boat. I have a 350 chevrolet motor with 375-400 hp and an Alpha One drive. It currently has a Stilleto S/S 14.25 21p prop. At Wot, I am going about 55mph at around 4400RPM. I would like to see WOT hit closer to 5500 rpm, so I was thinking of going with a...
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    Wakeskate

    Anybody wakeskate on here? I have a wakeboard and am looking into wakeskating. Can you start in the water just like a wakeboard?
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    5.7 GM only runs at 120 degrees

    I just got my boat last year and put a new motor in it and it never got hotter than about 120-130 degrees. I changed the T-Stat last year but it still never ran any hotter. Any ideas on why it does not run hotter? No matter what I was towing or what speed it went it never got warmer than...
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    Should Ignition Coil be really hot when boat is not running?

    I have a 1990 Mercruiser 4.3. I was hooking up a stereo system in my boat this afternoon and had to put the battery charger on it since the batteries were about dead from playing the stereo for so long. When I was finishing up I heard something "bubbling" so looking around I noticed that it...
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    Smart Tabs + watersports with wake...

    I am looking into getting the smart tabs, but through my research on this site it seems that they flatten the boats wake. I also have seen that you can get retractors, but that seems to defeat the purpose for which I would want them, since I would want them in order to plane out faster. My...
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    OMC Cobra to Mercruiser Alpha

    Hello, I am looking to remove a 1988 4.3 OMCobra engine and drive and replace it with a 350 chevy and Mercruiser Alpha drive. What kind of issues will I run into as far as where the drive mounts to the transom? Will I need to modify the hole in the hull?
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