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    preparing to leave boat in water for the year??

    this year im going to moor the big boat in my sig at the marina starting next mo. until oct or so. i plan on replacing the drive bellows and adding a new float switch to the bildge pump. i also plan on adding a battery maintainer. my zincs are in good shape and i have no leaks, what else...
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    '88 260 merc oil??

    changing the oil this week, i think it calls for 30wt? but i plan on using synthetic can i use a multi wt syn? or should i order single wt syn? (yes they make 30wt syn)
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    1969 28' tollycraft

    looking at a old tolly its a 1969 28' express- i think. by appearance this boat is very nice for the age, ive given it a once over and i plan on going back for further inspection- what should i look for? the hull seems to be in very good condition, the deck is equaly as nice, the upholstery and...
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    crusader/mopar 413

    looking at a 1969 28' tolly with a 413 crusader, everything looks ok but i dont know chrysler stuff all that well, is there anything specific to look for on these? im thinking of this boat as a diesel conversion project, so i dont need it to last forever but i want it to last for year or so...
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    lowrance lmf 400 problems

    ive just installed a lmf 400 w/ep60r fuel flow sensor, and it doesnt work, the unit powers up but doesnt seem to see the sensor, it just flashes like all the other functions that i dont have hooked to it. ive followed the reset procedure and done procedure for getting the unit to see a new...
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    new shift inerupt switch- extra hardware?

    just bought and installed a new quicksilver shift interupt switch and it had 2 plastic cylinders with springs inside that look like one should mount next to the upper shift cable, the other? i had one on as described and it would kill the motor when i shifted into reverse, but without it on...
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    anyone here jump to a big boat??

    this weekend some buddies sandbagged me into calling the phone# on the side of a 1968 42' chris craft commander, i talked to the guy for a while and crawled around the boat for a bit, very nice! twin 427 fords low hrs on reblds, wish it was diesel but i would guess because of parts gas power...
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    does anyone run an air filter?

    i seem to be having a problem with lots of dog hair and dirt collecting around the spark arrestor and inside of the carb. of course i need to keep the spark arrestor and am thinking of something that would go around it. any ideas??
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    cavatation marks

    the prop on my big boat is a 16-16 cupped and its starting to show some cavatation on the fwd side of the blades near the base and on the rear of the blades near where the cupping starts. i'm going to buy a new prop soon, i think i'm a bit under pitched (wot is 4800 and should be 42-4600) can...
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    room for improvement?

    this is on the larger boat in my sig- right now it cruises nicely at about 25 mph @3400 rpm much slower than that it will start to fall off a little, wot is about 38 mph @4800. i would guess that 3000 would be a better rpm for the motor, the prop that i have is a 17" dia and 16 pitch and the...
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    trailer options??

    the trailer under the larger boat in my sig needs some work, its painted steel and welded solid, its a good trailer but it needs to be sandblasted and painted soon or i fear it will be too late to save. i launch 99% in salt water- am i wasting my time trying to save a non galvanized trailer? the...
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    dry moorage pros&cons?

    thinking about dry mooring my new (old) boat for the rest of the summer so i can work on the trailer, the only bummer is they want a 6 mos. rental agreement and i want to bring the boat home in october, the cool thing is its not too expensive ($180/mo) and they'll drop in&haul out as often as...
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    first run-over heat&shift problems

    '88 alpha 1- 350 first time in water in 11 years.new lower shift cable, grinds when going into reverse but seems to go into fwd fine, could it be a bad interupt switch? i noticed no stumble in the motor when shifting the other problem i had was 200+ temps and im not sure how to read the symtoms...
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    lower shift cable- what else??

    same boat- '88 350 alpha-1 #oc436184 this boat has been sitting for 11 years and only has 320 hours on it and ive got everything else in good working order-thanks to you guys, and now im down to shifting issues, not a big surprise that the lower shift cable is froze solid. i assume that i'll...
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    new fuel tank-how big?

    the boat is a 1988 '22 marlin mariah w/5.7a-1 and weighs about 3550 lbs, the factory tank is 75 gal. and may need to be replaced. would i be foolish to replace it with a smaller tank? the one im looking at is 55 gal. thanks -russ
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    stick with thunderbolt ign. or??

    88' 5.7 alpha- same boat im playing with carbs on, anyways ive suddenly lost spark and i havent had much luck figuring out why. in search for the problem i tried to pull the cap, very rusted screws so i pulled to whole dist out and after a lot of reverse drilling and wd40 i have 3 broken cap...
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    edelbrock vs. q-jet ??

    i have some problems with the qjet on my new boat (1988 22' w/5.7 alpha1) the good news is that i have a good edelbrock carb and performer intake, my question is- is this good on fuel or am i better rebuilding the qjet??
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    expected fuel economy??

    im looking into buying a 22' marlin mariah cuddy 5.7w/mercruiser od it weighs 3550 lbs and has a moderately deep v. what can i expect? i always run for economy and rarely cruise faster than step plus 3-4 mph. for reference the boat in my sig is good for 4.2-4.7 mpg
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    151 threw a rod!!

    it went clang and bang and now has a hole the size of a 2x4 in the block, my question is can i use an automotive block? are the cranks different? i know the heads are ported differently but i think mine is still good. thanks, russ
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    noise reduction- ideas??

    ive got a lot of motor noise and would like to quiet things down a bit, from what i can tell most of the noise comes from the area behind where the dog house meets the enclosed area that has the batt. and hyd. pump. ive thought about filling the areas where i dont need access with spray foam but...
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