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    86 5.7 260hp mercruiser

    I have an 86 VIP Deckliner that my father in law gave me awhile back. Well I've done a few things to it and couldn't ever get it started. Well today I decided to check the compression in the cylinders. Bad news it needs rebuilt. A couple of cylinders are either low compression or none at all. I...
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    Briggs outboard question

    I just bought a 14 jon boat and put a 5hp briggs outboard on it. My question/problem is that the motor seems like it is bogged down at wide open throttle. Does anyone know what size prop this motor might have on it? Or are there different size props available for this outboard?
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    1986 mercruiser cooling system question

    When I got my boat from my father in law this past November the wiring was shot (and still is, but in the works) and the strainer for the inlet water was removed. My question is, Do I really need the strainer? Most of the newer boats do not have them. I work with mercruisers all the time on...
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    King Fisher Project

    I went today and picked up my bosses old King Fisher boat w/ 40hp Evinrude with the plans of borrowing it for the weekend and going fishing. Well it needs work and lots of it. He is trying to sell it but I think he is asking way too much. He wants $1000 for it but to me it would only be worth...
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    1972 Evinrude 40 HP fuel problem

    I am borrowing a boat from my boss this weekend and thinking about buying it from him. It hasn't been ran in 2 years according to him. Well I got it home today and put my fuel tank on it with fresh gas and it started up and ran for a few minutes, but it was pouring fuel out of the over flow...
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    Briggs & Stratton Outboard

    I bought a B&S 5hp outboard from my brother not to long ago. I have replaced the fuel line, filter, spark plug with the correct gap and have gotten it running. It is about 6 years old and it wasn't ran much. When you take the throttle up to half throttle or more it starts running rough and back...
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    '86 Vip Resto

    My Father-in-Law gave me a boat this past year to restore. The original plan was to restore and sell the boat but my wife wants to keep it, so this past week I sold my old 4-wheeler to buy parts. I got outside today and started pulling the interior and pretty much checking a bunch of things out...
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    1980 King Fisher Fixer' Upper'

    I am in the process of getting the boat put in my name now. My brothers friend gave me this boat last night. The motor is a Johnson 35, he said that the motor cut out on him the last time he took it out. I'm new to the boating world so it will take a while to get it up and going but I can do it...
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    1986 VIP 22' boat

    I'm new to this site. I am helping my father in law work on his 1986 VIP 22' ski boat. It needs wiring done and a few things that are broken replaced. I am trying to find a wiring schematic and have not been successful. I have searched the forum and didn't find anything. The model number of the...
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