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    93 Stratos 274 FS 140hp Evinrude anyone own one? Speed Question...

    Hey All, I recently purchased a 93 Stratos 274 fish and ski with 140hp Evinrude. I have a speed question - NADA says the boat weighs 1400lbs. Let's say with two people, fuel, and gear that's another ~500... so 1900 lbs total. The boat will only run 42-45 mph top speed. I figured a small boat...
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    "prop up" question, omc 5.0L

    Hey all, I have a 88 bayliner Capri 1950 with an omc 5.0L cobra. Omc says WOT on this setup is 4200-4600rpm. Currently if I go WOT I am running 4900-5000rpm, running about 48mph. I have been told I probably need to prop up to bring my rpms back down to the 4200-4600 range at WOT. I currently...
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    OMC 5.0L question (1988)

    Hey all, I recently bought a 88 bayliner Capri 1950 with a 5.0L cobra motor. The boat runs great but I found a problem that I cannot narrow down a fix for. The engine has plenty of power in the lower rpms, I can go WOT from a standstill without any engine hesitation. Problem is when I get the...
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    General kill switch question

    Hello all, I recently picked up an 88 Bayliner Capri 1950 Bow-rider with a 5.0 cobra OMC. The previous owner said the kill switch failed so he taped it up and shoved it behind the dash. I would like to fix this before hitting the water... would this work ...
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