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    Need some advice on a possible boat purchase..

    OK. I learned the HARD way that the mercruiser 470 is an unforgiving beast. Bought it with a rebuilt engine and thought all was well....Too bad the rebuild was required because of a bad exhaust manifold(which wasn't replaced) soooo you guessed it, I need another rebuild after unknowingly leaking...
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    Need advice on Battery Setup for Merc 470

    I want to improve my battery system for shear peace of mind... I curently have one lonely car battery rated for 500cca to start my 86 mercruiser 470. This makes me very nervous, only having one battery. Especially since I am installing a new stereo system, nothing fancy or amplified, but...
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    Need input on Mercruiser 470 Alternator conversion

    So... despite my better judgement I dove face first into a purchase of my first "real" boat (just sold the dinghy)... A 1986 Searay Seville II equipped with the infamous 470 -duh duh dunnn- I understand it certainly has quite the mixed review, although mostly bad. I chose to go ahead with it...
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