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  1. badbowtie

    boat Leak please help

    I have a 85 wellcraft elite 210 260hp alpha 1 out drive. That is taking in water in the rear somewere around the out drive. I found a hole in the rear right above the inlet water hose two the right of it in the metal plate that is mounted on the inside of the transom. It is only about 1/8...
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    Which carb what to do

    I have a 85 wellcraft with a built gm 350 in it. It has bored out and I installed a very mild marine cam. It has a Edelbrock carb 1405 It is only a 600 cfm carb. I am thinking about putting a bigger carb on it. I know years ago I had a stock 350 car and it ran 2 seconds quicker when I went...
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    shifter cable problem

    I have a 85 wellcraft with a 5.7 mercruiser with alpha 1 out drive I have replaced the lower shift cable and it fixed the shifting problem for about one or two times on the water. Know it is doing it again. It will stick in forward and reverse you have to rock the throttle a couple times to get...
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    how thick is the trasnsom

    I was wondering how thick the transom is I have a 85 wellcraft cuddy I was just curies what they are if their is a standard thickness. Thanks in advance
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    Just bought a wake board

    I just bought a wake board friday night and tried it out saturday the fourth attempt I was up on the water. I did fall a couple of times but after about 1 hour I was doing 180's and could go in and out of the wake on either side. It was allot of fun. I have been skiing for 10 years and have...
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    prop question please help

    I have a 85 wellcraft with the 260 mercruiser motor I have a 14.5 19p know and it just revs two high. I am debating between a 14.25x21p that is used for 70.00 from my local marine shop or buy a 14x21p cupped prop for 115.00 I have heard good things about a cuped prop just don't know that much...
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    new impeller not runs hot

    I have a 85 wellcraft with the 5.7 with a alpha outdrive I had the lower unit off so since it was of I decided to replace the impeller pump. So tonight went to the lake to try the shift cable that I installed and know when I am runing in a no wake zone for about 5 minutes the temp gets up to...
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    mercruiser out drive problem

    I removed my out drive today on my 85 wellcraft with the v-8 with the alpha one out drive to begin my lower shift cable swap. When I removed the out drive the bellow that has the u joint and the shaft that goes into the gimbel bearing was full of oil not motor oil actual out drive oil should...
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    lower shift cable

    I have a 85 wellcraft with a mercruiser alpha one out drive I need to replace the lower shift cable the one in the out drive I have stoped and picked up the cable But was looking for a how to on boatfix and have not found it. Any help directing me in the right place would be great thanks.
  10. badbowtie

    prop question

    As some of you know I bought a 85 wellcraft with the v-8 which I just got running was out on the lake saturday and sunday. I had a freind of mine on the back skiing I only had to give it about half throttle to get him out of the water ( 180 pounds). I can run 47 miles an hour at 5100 rpm I would...
  11. badbowtie

    Prop question

    As some of you know I bought a 85 wellcraft with the v-8 which I just got running was out on the lake saturday and sunday. I had a freind of mine on the back skiing I only had to give it about half throttle to get him out of the water ( 180 pounds). I can run 47 miles an hour at 5100 rpm I...
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    trim tilt gauge problem

    I have a 85 wellcraft with the mercruiser out drive the gauge in the dash reads in the middle all the time. The temp gauage also doesn't work the needle never moves from cold I also have never had it on the lake but on the muffs it never moves. I think I found a how to check the temp guage...
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    problem starting number 3 what you think

    This is the the third thread I have started with my wellcraft that will not start in water for the other two you can read. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=198743 http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=199146 I got the starter part all fixed today I went back to the lake and I...
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    maybe cam problem please help

    Okay well today went back to the lake and worked on it I have spark and fuel when it will not start. I finally got a hold of the previous owner and he called a couple people he knows and they are telling him that the cam that is in it is the problem It has a mild street cam would that be the...
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    wellcraft will not run please help

    I just bought a 85 wellcraft cuddy cabin with the 350 and a mercrusier out drive. I took the boat to the lake saturday for the first time and backed it in the water and went to try to start it and nothing just cranks and cranks messed with it on the lake for about 4 hours. Finally just loaded...
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    wellcraft will not run please help

    I just bought a 85 wellcraft cuddy cabin with the 350 and a mercrusier out drive. I took the boat to the lake saturday for the first time and backed it in the water and went to try to start it and nothing just cranks and cranks messed with it on the lake for about 4 hours. Finally just loaded...
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    mercruiser out drive reverse problem

    Well today was my first attempt to take my new 85 wellcraft boat to the lake well I have no reverse forward will engage but reverse does not work at all when I try reverse it just reves.
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    bayliner cuddy question

    I have sen a couple bayliner cuddy cabin boats around 86 and 87 19 and 21 foot they have a 125 hp 4cyl in them Is that enough to pull a skier out of the water that only weights 200 pounds.
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    Wellcraft Elite 21 Foot Cuddy Question

    I looked at a 21 foot 86 wellcraft elite cuddy with a completly rebuilt 350 in it tonight the inetior is not that bad the back bench is the worse part and it is atleast usable for this summer. It had a soft floor in it so the guy added wood directly on top of the other floor so It is about 3/5...
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