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    Correct operating temp for 7.4 MPI?

    I finally got a chance to take the 99? Crownline 248 BR I bought out for a long run this weekend and really test it out. The 7.4 MPI ran like a top?.I?m very happy with the motor and Bravo III drive it?s got. The one thing I noticed was that the water temp gauge would seem to fluctuate and...
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    7.4 MPI with Bravo 3.....have some maintenance questions.

    I recently picked up a 99' bow rider with a 7.4 MPI and Bravo 3 drive. All my experience with Mercruisers has always been on older carbed motors with Alpha 1 drives. I've wanting to go through and do the standard maintenance things before I get the boat out for a long weekend on the lake. I'm...
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    Tell me about the older (99'-01') Baja 212 Islanders?...good boats?

    I?ve been looking around for a nice 21?-22? bow rider for the last few months. I was dead set on trying to find a nice used 95?-01? Crownline 225 BR, but I?ve recently seen some nice 99?-01? Baja 212 Islanders for sale. I haven?t gone to look at any of them yet since they are all 2-4 hours...
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    Tell me about 2000 Rinker Captiva 212?s?..

    I?ve been looking around for a nice 21?-22? bow rider for the last few months. I was dead set on trying to find a nice used 95?-01? Crownline 225 BR, but I?ve recently found a nice 2000 Rinker Captiva 212 for sale. I haven?t gone to look at it yet since it?s about 2 hours away, and I want to...
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    Older (95?-01?) Bowriders?..what boats should I be looking at in the 21?-22? range?

    I?ve been looking around for a nice bow rider for the last few months. I?ve narrowed my search down to low hour (under 500 or so) boats that are 21?-22? long, 305-454 power, something that will seat 8-12 people, and be able to run mid-high 50?s on the top end. Most importantly, I?m trying to...
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    Tell me about older (1995) Mastercraft Maristars....good boats?

    Found a guy locally selling his 1995 Mastercraft Maristar 225 VRS w/ LTI motor for $15,000. The boat looks really nice and well maintained, but it's got 1,100 hours on it. Is that a good deal on this boat with so many hours? How many hours can they go before needing a rebuild? How are...
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    Good deal on this Mastercraft 225 VRS?

    Found a guy locally selling his 1995 Mastercraft Maristar 225 VRS w/ LTI motor for $15,000. The boat looks really nice and well maintained, but it's got 1,100 hours on it. Is that a good deal on this boat with so many hours? How many hours can they go before needing a rebuild? How are...
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    Late 90's bowriders.....what brands to look at, and stay away from?

    I?ve narrowed my search down for a used boat?I think I?m going to try to find a nice 22? bow rider. Something that will handle rough lake water well, and still pull wakeboards and innertubes without guzzling too much fuel. I?ve seen several nice late 90?s and early 2000 Cobalts, Four Winns...
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    Tell me about mid-late 90's Crownline 225 bowriders.......

    I?ve been looking around for a nice 22? bow rider, and my spending limit is around $15,000. I?ve seen several nice Crownline 225 bowriders for sale in my area, all late 90?s models. I?m trying to do some research on these boats before I go and look at them. How?s the build quality on the older...
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    Anyone have a Mariah 212 Shabah? Looking for info?.

    I?m in the market for a nice used 21? bowrider. I?ve stumbled onto a really nice 1995 Mariah 212 Shabah with 220hp 5.0 power that I?m thinking about going to look at. From the pictures, the fit and finish of the boat looks amazing. The thing I?m wondering about, and what I can?t find much info...
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    Do I want a bowrider, or wakeboard boat?

    I got rid of my last boat a few years ago, and I?m ready to start looking for another one this fall. My last boat was light, fast, and made for screaming around the lake on smoother water. I had my fun with it, but now I?m in the market for something that is a little more ?family friendly...
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    Anyone know anything about Warlock boats?

    I've been looking around for a nice used bowrider....and I've found a few nice Warlock bowriders. I don't know anyone who has owned one, and I can't find much info about them on the net. Is Warlock still in business? Do they have a website? Are they good quality boats? Any info would be great.
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    Help educate me on 21'-23' bowriders. What should I get?

    Aside from the old 21? Scarab I had several years ago, I?ve always had outboard powered boats. I?m looking at getting my first bowrider and I was wondering if you guys could give me some info on what size boat, motor, and type of outdrive I should look for (or stay away from). The lake that I...
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    Going from outboards.....to Bowrider skiboat. What's a good 21' ski boat?

    I recently got rid of my Hydrostream Vegas XT for the simple fact that the lakes that I usually go too are just getting too choppy for it. The lakes are getting worse and worse each year with bigger and bigger boats. 21-foot ski boats used to be the norm, now it?s not uncommon to see 30?-35...
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    Looking for nice used 21'-23 Crownline bowrider...what do I need to know?'

    I?m looking for a nice used Crownline bowrider?something around 21?-23? with v8 power. I was something that will handle rough lake chop, hold 6-8 people comfortably, and still have enough power to pull a skier or wakeboarder out of the water when the boat is full of people and gear. I?m an...
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    Sterndrive Bowriders vs inboard wakeboard boats? Rough water ride?

    I?ve been around boats all my life?.mostly fast outboard powered boats (Allison, Hydrostream). My current boat is a Hydrostream Vegas XT??fun and fast, but it really beats you up when you are out on the lake with lots of other larger cruisers and ski boats. I?m planning on selling the...
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    Sterndrive Bowriders vs inboard wakeboard boats?

    I?ve been around boats all my life?.mostly fast outboard powered boats (Allison, Hydrostream). My current boat is a Hydrostream Vegas XT??fun and fast, but it really beats you up when you are out on the lake with lots of other larger cruisers and ski boats. I?m planning on selling the...
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    21ft bow riders ....how do the different brands rank?

    I'm in the market for a nice used 20-21ft bow rider. Something with 5.0 or 5.7 power. Maybe between 2002-2006 . What are some brands I should be looking at , and what brands should I stay far away from? Some that I have seen for sale locally are Crownline, Fourwinns, Cobalt, Mariah, Tahoe...
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    Merc 4.3....engine starts to die while running down the lake, tach jumps all over???

    My buddy has a Merc Vortec 4.3 in his 02' Four Winns. It started acting up this spring as we were heading back to the dock one afternoon. It was running fine, but all of a sudden the engine started to loose power, and I also noticed that the tach started jumping around all over the...
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