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    1987 OMC 4.3L Cobra

    1987 Ebb Tide bowrider with a 4.3L OMC Cobra IO wont start. Starter cranks with no spark. I replaced coil, points, condensor, plugs, wires. Nothing! It wont start. No spark. What to check next? Help
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    1989 MAXUM heavy oxidation

    1989 MAXUM 20' bowrider has major oxidation on the burgundy/maroon hull. What is the best remedy? Rubbing compound then a cleaner then a good coat of wax? Will that do it? Help
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    1988 omc 5.0l cobra i/o

    My 1988 Bayliner 195 has an OMC 5.0L Cobra I/O. It runs well, shifts well, accelerates well but is very hard to start the first time I start it when it's been not run for several days or a week. I have to prime it with the throttle 15-20 times before it will start, once it starts it will restart...
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    I/O vs OUTBOARD

    Looking at buying my 4th bowrider since 1999. Considering going back to an outboard (135HP Mercrury)after 2 I/O's. I had an Evinrude 90HP outboard on the 1st one (16' bowrider)with no problems at all and plenty of power out of the hole for tubing/skiing. I've had 2 I/O's since then, A Mercruiser...
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    YAMAHA 4.3L Stern Drive?

    Just looked at a used 1992 18" Glasstream bow rider with a Yamaha 4.3L stern drive. Didn't know Yamaha even ever made them. That's the first Yamaha I've ever seen. Anyone here know anything at all about them? I've seen Mercruiser, OMC, Volvo-Penta of course but never a Yamaha stern drive. Should...
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    1987 sea ray sorrento 19'

    So im looking at a 1987 sea ray sorrento 19' bow rider with a 5.0L mercruiser. Its a little older than i wanted to go on model year but its a one owner boat and seems like real high quality deluxe boat. I owned a 17' sea ray seville some years back and it was a great very solid boat. Any one...
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    Solid floors

    I am search for a 19-21" used bowrider with an I/O to replace my 19' I recently sold. I'm aware of how important solid floors are. How solid is solid? I've seen a few boats where there is a very, very minimal amount of flex in the floor in the area just outside the motor box over the gas tank...
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    1989 Arriva 20' w/200hp Merc outboard

    Still looking to replace my 19.5' bowrider I sold in October and came across a 1989 20' Arriva? Im told it was made by Bayliner. It has a 200HP Mercury outboard. Looks like a suoer clean boat/trailer/motor but what is an Arriva? Never heard of it. The guys asking $4700 which seems slightly high...
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    1994 Regal 20' Regal bowrider

    Again I'm looking to replace the 19' bowrider I sold in October. Looking at a 1994 Regal 20' bowrider with a Mercruiser 5.0L V8 and alpha one drive. The boat is spotless for $4995. It'd be the first time in 4 boats I've owned that had trailer brakes (surge). 2 questions here...What should I be...
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    1991 18.5 ft SUNBIRD Bowrider

    Im looking at several used bowriders in the off season now to replace my 19.5' I just sold in october. So i came across a '91 Sunbird 18.5' with a 4.3L OMC drive. The boat is in good condition for a '91 as everything looks original. Where does (or did)Sunbird rate on overall quality/reliability...
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    1993 maxum sr1800

    Im considering buying a '93 MAXUM SR1800 bowrider with a Mercruiser 4.3 alpha one drive. It's my 4th boat since 1999. I've had Crestliner(AMF), Sea Ray 17' w.3.0L Mercruiser, 19.5' Bayliner with 5.0L OMC drive. None were bad boats and I gave them alot of use. The MAXUM needs cosmetics which I...
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    Mercruiser stern drive trim tilt problem

    I have a '87 Sea Ray w/ Mercruiser Alpha I i/o. The trim and tilt switch on the throttle work fine in the lowering/down position or trailering, but is very intermittent and almost never works in the raise/up position. I have to use the trailering button to raise the outdrive. Is the switch bad...
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