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  1. jimmbo

    Raising transom height on 12' Tinny. Worth it?

    That'll hatch the Skeeters and Horseflies the size of Sparrows
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    Raising transom height on 12' Tinny. Worth it?

    Where in Northern Alberta?
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    Battery...

    If it ran even 20 seconds starved of water, I would be replacing the Impeller, no Ands, Ifs, or Buts...
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    Second mortgage for a carb?

    Marine Carbs have to be designed/modified so that Fuel is only be allowed to be directed into the Intake Manifold. That includes any from high Fuel Level in the Fuel Bowl, any that is condensed on the Throttle Shaft(s). Automotive Carbs do not have that Requirement.
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    Second mortgage for a carb?

    A 3 liter won't need any more air than what this can provide https://www.holley.com/products/marine_and_powersports/marine/marine_carburetors/parts/0-80320-1 But if you insist on putting on a Carb that is really too big...
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    F75TLR stalling at idle rough idle

    Might be a Plugged Injector, old Fuel can gum them up real good.
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    88 omc 5.7 motor swap

    Just curious, what are you using for the Fuel System, the Alternator and Starter, the Water Pump, even the Core Plugs?
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    Volvo Penta 5.7 no power

    Carb or FI, electronic, or mechanical Spark Advance?
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    Remove Gas Plug at Carburator, Gas Tank leak, Water Pump replacement.

    No need to be Nasty. Racer, is a Canadian, as am I
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    Merc 650 prop shaft seals

    Clutch Dog needs to be replaced. How does the Forward Gear look? One Chipped tooth usually becomes several shipped teeth in short order.
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    Gas Leaking from exhaust while priming bulb.. ?

    There was no mention of the engine being cranked while the Primer Bulb was being squeezed. so... For Fuel to make it from the Carb, to the Exhaust, when the Primer Bulb is being squeezed, it would have to go through the Intake Manifold, through the Reeds, into the Crankcase, fill up the...
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    4.3 Rear Main Seal replacement 2007 Tahoe Q7I Sport Fish

    Welcome to iboats Pictures showing what you are facing would certainly help.
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    1989 5.7L 4brl won't idle below 900 - 1000 rpms

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    Help this rookie Read Timing

    DO NOT use an Impact to Tighten any Bolt on these Motors.
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    1989 5.7L 4brl won't idle below 900 - 1000 rpms

    Someone might have fiddled with the Fast Idle Screw, or the Fast Idle Cam isn't dropping down.
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    1974 Invader Boat Company Giddings texas interior logo

    Is this the Emblem, a Slanted 'I"?
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    Replaced prop with the "same" spec prop. Loss of bottom end.

    To complicate it more, add Progressive Pitch vs. Constant Pitch Exhaust Venting, as in Hubbed vs. Nonhubbed
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    Nobody fishing?

    I only do that with Frozen Pizza
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    1973 Mercury 115 2 stroke engine questions

    A 73 115, has, I believe 2 Fuel Pumps in Series, each with 2 chambers. Not complicated and easy to rebuild. By the Mid 70s the Fuel System consisted of only One Pump, completely redesigned, and for a while was mounted on the Cowl Pan on the Starboard Side, it was later relocated to the Port...
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    Replaced prop with the "same" spec prop. Loss of bottom end.

    Where the Cup is on that prop increases the Rake and Rake can really help a Prop maintain its Grip on the Water My 3 props, 2 are RAKERs, the other Mercury Enertia, all have lots of Rake and Cup One of the problems with Stainless Props, is that they are pretty tough, and don't sacrifice...
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