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    Noise & loose of power + dies when rev up slowly

    Hi, I bought last year a Regal with a 2003 3.0 Mercruiser / 135 HP engine. Soon the engine developed the following behaviour: when I rev up slowly it died. Was good when done fast. In idle it was like "pumping" w/o dying or at least seldom when running for a while. This year I brought it to a...
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    Trim stuck in up position till bleeding out

    Great day, boat in water, outdrive stayed in up position :mad: Back home opened the out hose to release some oil (just a few oz.) and the drive comes down normally with the pump. When I bring it up till it physically stops the drive is stuck again. If I bring it up just 1 inch below that, it...
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    My Regal 176 Valanti

    Hi, I'm new in boating and recently bought my first boat. It's a 1999 Regal 176 Valanti (SE) with a 2003 3.0l 135 hp Mercruiser engine. Beside some minor stuff which I hope to fix by myself with the help of iboats :) the boat is in a great condition. I love this boat and it's fun to speed...
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    how to fix cracks in ski compartment / hull

    Hi, my boat a 1999 Regal 176 Valanti has some cracks in the ski compartment. I heard that I have to fill the cracks before I put some fibreglass on top of it. I never did such work before. Are there some web pages which would give me a first idea of what and how I have to do it? Which book do...
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    circuit breaker?

    Hi, I recently bought my first boat a 1999 Regal 176 Valanti with a 2003 3.0 Mercruiser engine :D Now the wiring seems to need some help. I found under the gauges a not connected part which I assume is a circuit breaker. Can someone acknowledge this? Where is this one supposed to be connected in...
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    temperature sender

    Hi everybody, I recently bought my first boat a Regal 176 Valanti with a 3.0 Mercruiser where the wiring wasn't done completely right. Trying to get the temp gauge to work I figured out that the gauge itself is fine by shortcutting signal + ground. Then I followed the signal cable to the engine...
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