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    Broke my carb body. Need to replace- anybody have one lying around?

    I have a 1996 Yamaha 1100 Waveraider. Rebuilding the carbs and lots of gunk in one of them. I was trying to get the screws out and one of them rounded off. Banging away with a hammer, trying to make a notch on top of the screw and I broke a piece off the body where the fuel inlet cover is. Body...
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    Yamaha Waverunner and WaveRaider - Low end hesitation

    I acquired, through a trade, a 1998 Waverunner GP1200 and a 1996 1100 WaveRaider. I took them out at the end of the season last year and they both had low end hesitation. Once up on the water and higher RPM, no problems at all. I winterized them and used marine Stabil running through them and in...
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    I think a carb problem?? Any help certainly appreciated.

    I am thinking someone here will have a suggestion regarding this problem. After de-winterizing my boat this summer, took it out and it ran a bit sluggish. Engine is a 4 cyl 1993 Mercruiser 140 HP with Mercarb 2 bbl. Last summer, it ran fine. It felt like it might be the carb so I rebuilt it with...
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    Reassembling lower drive

    I am putting the lower end back on my Alpha One 2nd Gen and have downloaded the manual. I just want to make sure of one thing before I do this job. There is no gasket between the lower unit and the upper unit, right? Also, is it necessary to put any type of sealant between these two parts? I...
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    gear ratio in lower unit

    We unfortunately lost an argument with a shallow rock over the past weekend and now have a hole in the leading edge of the skeg in our sterndrive. I will have to replace the lower unit on my 1993 Wellcraft Scarab Sprint and have determined it is a Alpha One Gen Two sterndrive. I have done a...
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    Best prop for waterskiing 3.0 motor

    I am a noob to this forum and to picking the right prop combination for my newly purchased used boat. It is a 1993 18' Wellcraft Scarab with a 3.0 Merc/sterndrive. Took it out this past weekend and it had a hard time pulling my 225 pound body out of the water to ski. Once out of the water the...
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