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    Replacing the floor, ugh!

    Re: Replacing the floor, ugh! here you can see the old decking is removed and the old carpet is out as well and you can see all the foam outboard of the two stingers down the middle.
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    Replacing the floor, ugh!

    Hello all, well I decided to replace the rotted floor in my boat since we have had 80 here in Michigan which is just unheard off in March. Well I got most of the floor out and of course most the two stringers are rotted to a point, I debated for a long time on weather to try to take the...
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    4.3l mercusier alpha one gen 1 cooling questions.

    Hello all, well there is still like 3 inches of snow on the ground but I'm thinking of warmer days. At any rate I have two questions. First at the end of last year I was winterizing the boat per the guide on this forum and i was pouring the antifreeze through the hoses and I decided to remove...
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    HELP!!!! Mercursier 2 bbl reasembly

    Re: HELP!!!! Mercursier 2 bbl reasembly Does this look right?
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    HELP!!!! Mercursier 2 bbl reasembly

    Hi all I really did it this time. I decided to take the Rochester 2 bbl off my 4.3l mercrusier to give it a good cleaning. I took it apart (upper half lower half) what i didn't do was make a note of how the throttle linkage we put together. I got the accelerator pump linkage in the right...
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    Thunderbolt IV?

    Dumb question but is the the Thunderbolt IV a points type ignition system or is it a electronic one?
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    Sender wiring??

    Ok, I give, been searching the sight for a little info on how to wire up a sender. I found a couple diagrams but my question still is unanswered. The problem i get no reading from the fuel gauge always says E. As of right now i know that the gauge works i removed the send wire from the sender...
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    4.3l wide open trhottle lacking power.

    I have a mercruiser alpha 1 with a 4.3l that I had replaced the engine with a long block of the same type. After new engine went in i noticed a drop in the top speed from the old motor. any suggestions for were to start to diagnosis the problem? thanks
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    Alpha one slow to trim up

    I have a problem with the trim on my alpha one. It trims down just fine. but it comes up really slow. I have been told that there is water in the hydro fluid is this the cause or is it something else? also what type of fluid do i need to get to change the old stuff out?
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    Mercruiser 4.3l power problems

    Hello all, I am having a weird problem with my boat. I took it out this weekend for the first time in about 2 years. Had to have the out drive rebuilt (long story). The motor it self is only about 25 hours old. The problem that I am experiencing is that it will start like a charm first...
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