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    Hydrofoil broke my thing..

    I have had a '96 Rinker Captiva 18' for a couple of years now. It has a Mercruiser 220hp 4.3L V6, with an Alpha One Gen 2 out drive. The previous owner had installed some hydrofoils, and said it helped the boat to plain faster and easier. So, being my first boat I didn't think twice about...
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    Merc 4.3 oil leak from sensor?

    I've noticed a oil leak coming from a sensor on the port side of my Merc 4.3. The boat is from 1996, but the engine isn't the original. I'm just curious if you guys know what this sensor is? I've heard it could be the oil sending unit, or possibly a sensor for it. I've been looking for it in...
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    My first boat 1996 Rinker Captiva 180

    After a lot of searching and poking around the used boats I finally decided on a 1996 Rinker Captiva 180. It has a Merc 4.3 V6 with the Alpha One out drive. The boat was mostly taken very well care of, with the exception of the drivers seat being ripped out of the floor causing a rotten spot...
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    1996 Rinker Captiva rotten floor under drivers seat.

    I bought my first boat last weekend, and looking to fix all the bits and pieces up on it. The only real problem with it that I can see as a newbie boat owner is a rotten circle in the floor under the drivers side seat. It's a small captains type chair, with a 9" circle foot that bolts to the...
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