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  1. sloopy

    Easy way to find info on your OMC outboard!

    I am surprised no one has posted this is the frequently asked question forum!<br /><br />All OMC outboards made between 1980 and 1998 contain a Model number like:<br />HE10SELCCD Often spaced out like HE 10 SE L CC D <br />If You have an outboard Made after 1998 or a model number that looks...
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    Hey Rodbolt SugarSand questiom

    Hey I noticed that you are a Sugar Sand dealer, They still make some jet boats but they have an inboard engine, which is in fact an outboard power-head! Is this still a force, or is it a mercury?
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    Where can I find parts for 4.5 merc?

    Hey guys, I ended up working on a 1982 4.5hp mercury again. But this time I can't find the parts I need at Iboats. <br />they are:<br /><br />The Choke assembly, including the gate, the little knob, the spring, 4 inch long plastic piece and the other skinny spring.<br /><br />The Kill switch...
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    Link!

    Hey guys I have noticed that a lot of you don't post direct linking anymore. (Links you can click on) Why not? <br />like instead of Iboats or www.iboats.com you type /iboats.com??? Is it really that hard to hit the URL button or type in www? Or am I missing something because I have noticed...
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    looking for a video!

    Hey guys I am doing a speech on why you should wear life jackets. Cheesy, I know.. <br />anyway I am looking for a this video of a sailboat getting hit by a large ferry or yacht. everyone on the boat survived but it would be a perfect video for my powerpoint presentation, Does anyone know where...
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    Is iBoats next?

    HEy guys,<br /> I don't know if anyone has heard of the websites sailnet,com and boatscape.com but if you have you would know that they filed bankruptcy sometime this year. This shocked me because both of those sites started out much like iboats.. as a place for boaters to get together and...
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    Daytona

    How many people here live in Daytona Beach Florida?<br />-bill
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    Oshkosh 2005

    More pics to come... I have tons of pics, tell me what you want to see and I will show it.
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    Airventure Oshkosh 2005 WHO IS GOING!

    Hey guys. I know some of us on this board also also pilots and aviation nuts. Well anyway, I will be at oshkosh 2005 from sat-wed and if there are any other iboats members there we should all meet up and chill for a bit. I will be flying in on a Cessna 170 :cool: . if anyone else is going...
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    Merc 4.5 1983 Choke help

    Hey guys I have been working on a 1983 4.5 merc with this serial number 6329287. I tore the little engine down and now it is running like champ. But I now have one problem... I can not get the choke mechanism to work and I have no idea how it hooks up to the carb and how the switch goes into the...
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    Mercury 4.5 Year

    What year is this serial number 6329287<br /><br />Also where can I find parts for this engine.<br />Thanks!
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    Sloopy's adventure with women (pg13 :D)

    HEY everybody.<br /><br />I guess I should finally tell you all what has been going on with Sloopy.<br /><br />Lately Sloopy has been learning to fly and I am very close to finishing up my PPL. But that is another story. <br /><br /><br />This story does have bad language in it. :D :D <br...
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    SLoopy is Back again!

    Hey everybody! Sloopy is back (for a while) I've have been so busy with school work and flying that I completely forgot about IBOATS! I finally remembered you guys yesterday when I was putting my docks in, J.B and Thom flashed across my mind. Well if you guys are wondering while I was gone I...
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    Spell checker (last time I ask)

    Hi guys, on thursday my computer crashed and I lost everything! It took me two days to get everything back together (although I still miss all of my files) One thing I need to reinstall is the free spellchecker that I use here on iboats to make your lifes a lot less stressful. I tried searching...
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    Mercruiser 7.4 lit bravo one

    Hi guys!<br />Today while winterizing a 27 foot crownline with a 7.4 mecruiser engine and a bravo one outdrive, we ran into a problem! We can not find any lower unit drain holes on this outdrive, or any way to remove the old gear oil, other than from the reservoir. Does anyone know of the proper...
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    What size propeller is this?

    Hi guys,<br />At the marina I work at we have a shelf of "slightly used" propellers. One of the propellers has no size printed on and has been bugging me for over a year. The propeller is a 3 bladed aluminum Michigan with 031016 printed on it. It looks like it would fit an engine under 40hp. <br...
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    What size prop for a 175 Merc

    Today while working at the "marina" a couple guys started to yell from a blue boat for a mechanic, unfortunately our marina does not have a mechanic so they then asked for someone who knows a little about OBs could come diagnose there problem. So I volunteered to do it..<br /><br />The guys on...
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    cleaning out engine compartment

    This winter while winterizing a 4stroke waverunner, Sloopy forgot to drain the oil before removing the oil filter. after cleaning up most of the oil I put the watercraft away for three months. Today I took it for the first ride of the season, and when I was finished I decide to check the oil...
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    Map source help

    I don't know if anyone else on this board has this problem, but I will ask anyway. I have the Mapsource US TOPO software and it comes with 3 data cds. The information and maps I downloaded from the disk are great but I want to use info from two of the disk (some maps from Los Angeles and some...
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    Boating 101 - 7

    You see a row of lights. From top to bottom it is red, white, red, and then a little further down there is another white light. You know it is a boat but you are shocked to see it run into Drownedrat's boat (RATS boat was showing red, green and a white stern light) Drowned rat's boat had right...
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