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    its been a sad time the past few weeks.

    shifting house and 30years of collectable boat motors and parts went to scrap metal pile ( pics to come).. not dealing with it too well ,it makes me sad when i look at that pile with all that history heading off to scrap in the next weeks, i could not keep it due to limited storage on new...
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    Polaris hawkeye drive belt rattle.

    recently bought a Polaris Hawkeye ATV to shift stuff around . purchased as a non runner so i could not check drive etc, got it up and running and noticed the rattle on acceleration , with some investigation i found it was the drive belt rattling /slapping around. bought a new belt and throw...
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    it has a leak

    any ideas on how to find this would be appreciated. 1990s Stevens TR2 ski boat , was V drive converted to center mount , 500 Hp 5.7 Vortec. it leaks in around 10 liters of water per 3 hours in the water , not enough to sink it ,but just enough to pose a threat to my OCD :). although it gives...
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    are there any artic cat gurus on the forum

    we are having an issue with a artic cat wild cat 1000 . runs great when working, idles near enough to spot on , checking everything and ticking all the boxes , then out of the blue for no reason appears to go to like a limp mode , back firing from exhaust and will not accelerate.. once it does...
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    contraptions

    i know guys like to play in the garage and build things. just show me i am not the only crazy one that builds unusual things :). i just chopped up a perfectly good Boss kids ATV that i got for the motor to put in the granddaughter's pit bike ( she wanted it auto with electric start). the ATV...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 oil gauge mystery

    first off my 4.3 is a bitsa so model number is irrelevant , however the 2011 engine block and the wiring is OEM to a 1999 Maxum SR 1800 both engine and hull. yesterday on an outing the motor was running fine with all gauges working for the most part of the day till i shut the motor off for...
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    Johnson 85 v4 high speed adjustment

    johnson j85tlcsa . bought this as a basket case / project , seems i have no use for it for the time being , i got it to run nice but i have a problem that i am sure someone has already addressed. the timer base was sticking so the PO in his wisdom of knowing all there is to know about 2...
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    Maxum SR 1800 wandering at low speed

    this has probably been covered at some point . however ,search is not showing any info , so feel free to direct me to a link if anyone has a solved thread. . the Maxum boat is relatively new to me being that was a full blown project so i have only had it out a few times , mostly cruise speed or...
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    introduction

    hello people of iboats forum , been looking around this forum for many years now and found lots of great info on boats i have worked on. my most recent acquisition is a Maxum sr1800 now with a bastedized 4.3 ,my restoration thread is on THT , . there is lots of good info there if anyone is...
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