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    exhaust problems?

    i have a 224 cid 165 hp mercruiser with an alpha 1 outdrive? i have exhaust coming out of the transom plate and very little out of the prop. at all rpm. i was told that the exhaust exits thru the transom at idle and low rpm then out thru the prop at high rpm. told this was because of a flapper...
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    Battery selector switch?

    i just got my boat and it has a Perko switch on it. I bought a 1000 cca starting battery and the biggest deep cycle battery the local battery dealer had. how does this switch work and how do you hook-up the batteries? is this the best setup to have?
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    Performance tuner opion?

    i have a 2001 ford expedition with a towing capacity of 5600 lbs. i bought a 21 marathon boat that when empty weighs 2500lbs it sits on an aluminum tandem axle trailer. i don't know excatly what the combo weighs but it is pushing my capacity. i was thinking about getting one of the performance...
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    Outdrive and exhaust?

    I bought an '88 marathon with a 224cid 165 hp engine in it. i don't know what the outdrive is beside its a mercrusier. any help with that would be helpful! secondly when i start the engine the exhuast and raw water come out between the plate and outdrive. i was wondering if this was okay or what...
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    Is my boat big enough?

    I bought a 1988 marathon 21' cuddy cabin over the winter and was wondering if it was going to big enough to handle the open chesapeake bay. i was looking at putting in at sandy point park and point lookout the most. i am new to this size of boat (i have a 16' jon boat) and would be putting in...
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