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    Fuel delivery issue?

    Happy Independence Day! Looking for help on a ‘08 4.3TKS. Normally I have no issues getting right up on plane. Yesterday I would give full throttle on the lever but rpms wouldn’t come up as normal and couldn’t reach plane. After a few minutes of cruising with a steep bow angle all of a sudden...
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    Help with trim tab install?

    I'm installing Bennett trim tabs on the transom of my Lund Baron tinny. The hardware includes stainless steel screws for fiberglass boats, but the instructions say to use bolts with locking nuts when mounting the plates on aluminum boats. So that means cutting a chunk out of the rear of the deck...
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    What happened to my water pump?

    2008 Mercruiser 4.3 TKS. I was cruising at wide open throttle for about 10 minutes, then I heard a grind and smelled the coolant. Immediately shut engine down, the engine temp was spiked at 250. I opened the motor cover and saw that the pump shaft and pulley were laying in the bottom of the...
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    Thru hull plumbing

    Thanks for taking a look at my request. I'm replacing all plumbing on my aluminum boat for thru hull cooling system on a Mercruiser. I had a one-piece bronze scoop/thru hull with an inline ball valve which I discovered is not the best setup. First for the issue of galvanic corrosion b/t...
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    Lund Baron Project

    Re: Lund Baron Project It has been almost a year since my last post. Basketball injury sunk the project last winter...but I'm back at it. Would sure appreciate the guidance from the forum to turn this boat into a watercraft once again instead of a tin can. Transom did come out...with...
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    Lund Baron Project

    And so begins the first stage of a long winter project. My first hurdle is how to slide my rotten transom out when the gunnels extend over it. I included a photo that hopefully shows what I'm faced with. Would anyone advise against cutting about 2" off the back of both gunnels and welding...
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    Questions on new engine

    I'm a new forum member, but I've been referring to it for evening reading for quite some time. Thanks for all the great info. Last summer I replaced an '86 Mercruiser 470/Alpha One with a new 4.3tks/Alpha One power package (closed cooling system). It was surplus stock I bought from a going...
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