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    Waking up a sleeping Chevy 350.

    I'm getting ready to try and fire up (again) an OMC 260 HP Chevy 350, but there are a few things that bother me about it. This engine has a brother on the starboard side that I was able to get running long enough to find out the carb needed to be rebuilt. I have a slight suspicion that the port...
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    How do I make my boat's toilet legal?

    My boats toilet chops up the sewage and vents it directly overboard. This just doesn't work for a lake. I have plenty of room for black water storage. Will installing just an ordinary holding tank meet regulations? Under State law, if your boat has an installed toilet, you are required to have...
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    Engine driven air conditioner.

    It seems it would be fairly easy and relatively cheap to install an engine mounted air conditioning system onto a boat with a Chevy small block and enough room. Would there be any safety issues in taking an automotive R124A system and modifying it to fit a boat. I know I would have to replace...
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    How do I dispose of a bad 17 foot fiberglass hull?

    I bought a project boat and have concluded that I do not have enough time to fix her up. It has a very nice trailer and a good hard to find out-drive I plan to sell off, but the engine and boat floor are junk. I don't really want to put $2500 into a boat that's worth $3000 when in good...
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    Going from an 18' trihull to a 28' cruiser with two 350s. What do I need to know?

    I just bought an old 28' boat with twin 260 HP 350s connected to two OMC 800 stringers. It's a cabin cruiser and is on a trailer which I plan to use everytime I go to the lake until I feel the need to get a slip. I'm used to a very heavy 18' trihull stringer which I have no problem controlling...
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    What kind of material should I replace sides with?

    I am replacing the walls on the inside of my boat. The original material was plywood covered in foam and vinyl. I think the easiest material to use is either painted or carpeted plywood. What kind of plywood would work for this and what is the best way to waterproof it? I would love to find some...
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    I need trim tabs for my heavy 17 foot trihull, what kind whould I get?

    I have a really big and heavy foot tri-hull that needs trim tabs. It is only 17 feet long, but it weighs 3000 lbs, has an 8 foot beam, and a close to 3 foot freeboard. It runs great at 35 MPH. Very flat and its a breeze to turn. At 18 - 20 MPH it runs really nose high and tends to want to fall...
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    Chevy 305 sprung a leak. There's a lot oil coming out from the oil pressure sender.

    Any idea on how to fix it? The leak is so bad that you can hear the hole whistle when a vacuum is applied to the PCV system. The leak is going right past the threads of the oil pressure sender. I tried to use Teflon tape and an o-ring, but that only slowed the leak down. This engine always had a...
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    I need to replace a tired Chevy 305, can a pin drive omc stringer handle 300 horses?

    The tired 305 in my boat doesn't have much power in the top end. It costs just as much to have a local shop build me a 250 HP Chevy 350 as it does a 300 HP Chevy 350. The boat says it's designed for 260 HP, but I can't imagine an extra 40 horses is going to make it dangerous.
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    Chrysler 300 outdrive.

    I have an older boat with a Chrysler 360 mated to a Chrysler 300 outdrive. I took the engine out to tear it down and clean it and redo the motor mounts. I don't know much about this outdrive. I'm not able to test it till I do quite a bit of work to the engine and motor mounts. It is supposed to...
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    Where can I find a block for a Ford 2.3 in a Bayliner Capri?

    Does anyone know what vehicles used this engine? I am planning on using a vehicle block, rebuilding it with the marine parts and then putting it back in the boat. Are there any other engines that will replace the ford 2.3?
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    Newly rebuilt Chrysler 360 froze up durring the winter (Rust, Not ice.). Now what?

    I just picked up an early 80s Chrysler Challenger boat that had a fresh 30 over rebuild on the Chrysler 360 engine last year. The block was correctly winterized, but the previous owner neglected to fog or even cover the engine for the winter. When the previous owner went to go use it last week...
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    32 MPH with 17' trihull with Chevy 305. Does this sound right?

    To begin with, even though the engine sounds and runs great at anything above idle, I do have some carburetor issues that should be resolved shortly. I have a 2800 lbs trihull IMP Pawnee with a Chevy 305. WOT with a decent 14x16 cruise prop is 3500 RPM and max speed is 32 MPH verified by GPS...
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    Can I upgrade my '82 305 to vortec by replacing the heads and intake?

    I have a set of vortec heads for a 305. Will these fit on an '82 305? I am under the impression that the heads are interchangeable. The problem I see is that the head is setup for a roller cam and the block is non roller. I don't think this is a problem, but I'm not really sure. The next...
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    Add heat exchanger to freshwater cooled engine with stringer.

    I am considering taking my freshwater cooled boat to the ocean, but I would really like to add a freshwater cooling system to my Chevy 305 / stringer drive first. This doesn't sound like it would be that difficult to do. Wouldn't it just be a matter of hooking the heat exchanger to the engine...
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    Can I make 245 HP on my pre vortec non roller cam Chevy 305 without too much trouble?

    I have a 305 with 601 heads in my 18 foot 2800 lbs IMP Pawnee tri-hull. I need to replace the carb and ignition/distributor and was hoping to get this engine up to 245 HP in the mean time which is the stringer drive's limit. Assuming I put on a good performance intake, HEI ignition, and decent...
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    Chevy 305 has rough idle at 8 degrees timing but gets smooth at 16 degrees - 600 RPM.

    What would cause a non vortec carburated Chevy small block to idle well at 16 degrees BTDC but idle rough and erratic at 8 degrees? The engine will run good at that high spark advance but will obviously ping at higher RPMs. When the engine is set to 6 - 8 degrees BTDC the engine idles rough at...
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    1976 85HP Evinrude will start with ether but won't stay running.

    My 1976 85 HP Evinrude does not seem to be using any gas. It will fire right up with ether starting fluid but it only runs for about 3 seconds. I do not smell any gas coming out of the exhaust when the engine is cranked. The fuel filter is not clogged and to eliminate the possibility of a bad...
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    Bombardier / Ski-doo GTS with missing starting system / electronic key

    My friend just picked up a used Ski-doo that someone stole the starting / key system from the left handle. The previous owner said that it was an electronic key that went in there and it was expensive to replace. Is there a way to bypass that system or does anyone know where we can get another one?
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    1972 100HP Evinrude starter solenoid.

    I have a 1972 100HP 100293 Evinrude with a bad starter solenoid. Will an automotive start solenoid work? If so which one will work?
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