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    Volvo penta 4.3 gxi rough running

    Told the wife and daughter. Small boat with Evinrude and 1 gallon of gasoline. Viking Funeral. (y)(y)(y)
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    Need better hole shot

    If you do NOT KNOW the Prop Slippage % of each prop ? You have no chance of improving anything.
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    Prop, or Engine Issue?

    Most boat owners think a boat should be like a car. gas and drive it.
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    Opening day of summer boating season.

    SOO right. I have not seen or heard of 1 GO FAST loud boat yet in my area. Clayton, N Y.
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    Doesn’t go straight, left to right back and forth at idle?

    So would dragging a small anchor from the stern. Or a larger fin on the housing. Cost too much money to have the boat go straight.
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    Loud warning tone when at idle speed

    I am NOW reading 2 possibly NOT connected problems. Use a boat until it is too scary to use ?
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    Dust Cap Woes

    I had a fantastic uncle. Took a long time to teach me how to change bearings in hubs. And the rear seals on back side of hubs. We had the seal and bearing races PRESSED IN. at a NASCAR building shop. Can I POUND races in ? Of course. Am I as confident as a press ? Never
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    Outboard motor upgrade?

    Why do people buy a poon toon ? Then expect to repower so it rides as fast as a V hull ? A round hull will NEVER come close to a V or flat bottom hull.
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    Dust Cap Woes

    Way over tightened bearings. Only way to expand the bearing hubs enough to allow those caps to drop off so quickly.
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    Buy a 5hp Mariner with a blown head gasket?

    Yamahaha is more correct.
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    Impeller change level of difficulty Q

    Hey Riceball !! Your impellor needs replacement.
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    The tachometer on my 98 2330 sport SE is not working right

    Is there a small selector switch on the back of the tachometer ? Does it allow selecting the number of engine cylinders ? Yes. Slide the switch FULLY up and down several times to clean the contacts. Might get lucky.
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    Impeller change level of difficulty Q

    Our ages are showing. :) Hubba Hubba ?
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    1970 Evinrude 18hp Trottle issue

    1970 engine might need it. Also allow a check of rings operating correctly. (y)
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    Doesn’t go straight, left to right back and forth at idle?

    Only sterndrive boats do this wandering. Without a True RUDDER behind the prop ? Add in all that bubble filed exhaust ? I am surprised the boats do as well as they do. I never bother to try keeping the boat straighter. Passengers never notice or complain. :)
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    Buy a 5hp Mariner with a blown head gasket?

    I have never seen a bigger pile of odd ball castings in my life. The very bottom of the gasket area has no sealant there. Good luck on that engine. (y)(y)(y)
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    Process for changing boat trailers?

    I am easy to please. I go to easier to use ramps.
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    Loud warning tone when at idle speed

    Long delays ? I usually go after electrical parts slowly dying.
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    Opening day of summer boating season.

    Agree I am in the small boat almost all the time. 5 gallons about every 2 weeks. Run all day. Every day.
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    1987 OMC Ignition key switch locked and will not turn

    www.crowleymarine.com will / should have what you need.
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