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    Need help with identifying where this connects to (3.8L OMC)

    So I've been working on my engine and finally got it to started. Couple of things to work on however, I saw water coming out of a hose fitting on the engine. The hose fitting is mounted on the lower left hand side of the engine (if you're looking straight at the engine) in front of the the...
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    OMC 3.8L 1984 Stringer V6 GM drawings

    Does anyone have a drawing\picture diagram of a 3.8L GM V6 engine? I think I'm missing some pulleys (water pump pulley is one of them) but I think I'm missing another pulley that goes underneath the alternator. I'm not sure what that pulley is used for (it seems to be a "idle" pulley according...
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    OMC Stringer 3.0 to OMC Stringer 3.8 swap question

    I have a 1985 3.0L OMC Stringer that I would like to swap out with a 1985 OMC 3.8L from a donor boat. (since it's too cost prohibitive to redo my entire transom and buy a mercruiser engine and outdrive).. I've been told that I had to keep the 3.0L bell housing however, what confuses me is why...
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    OMC question

    Hi all, New to boating..I have a 1985 Winner boat with a OMC 3.0L engine. I'm fairly new to boating and after reading a lot of posts here, found out that marine engines are not the same as car engines. The questions I have are exactly what type of OMC engine do I have? Also, since OMC's parts...
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    Painting a 86 Winner 1700

    Hi all, After a lot of researching\reading I decided to paint my boat with Benjamin moore M22 (outside hull). I've prepped the boat (sanded, removed decals, sanded again, washed, sanded, washed again etc). I painted the boat using the roll and tip method starting with 150 grit sand paper and...
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    Quick question about 1985 Winner Escape 17'

    Hi All, I've been browsing this forum for awhile trying to learn and see how everyone else has been restoring their decks and it's been pretty informative. I'm new to boats so I don't know the correct terminology for everything on the boat yet but I will one of these days. One question I have...
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