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  1. Scott Danforth

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    Resistor wire

    Moved the thread to the Mercruiser section
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    Raven BR190 1988 3.0 Restoration

    6 months is extremely aggressive schedule for a 1988 fiberglass boat
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    Slx 350 steering wonders Axius

    2016 350 SLX and anxious should be twins
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    Mercruiser Motor identification

    Boat could have been rolled from a marina to the beaches
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    cooking

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    Happy Thanksgiving

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    Happy Thanksgiving

    Happy Thanksgiving
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    Mercruiser Motor identification

    Not sure I would have pulled it apart that far.
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    2002 Sea Hunt 172 vs Key West 1720.

    Way too small to go off shore Under 25 ft is a bay boat
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    2002 Sea Hunt 172 vs Key West 1720.

    The Key West should be all composite hull, however can have saturated foam and other structural issues I would get a 2006 or later if looking at sea hunt Beyond that, go thru the ckecklist https://forums.iboats.com/threads/for-new-members-needing-help-buying-a-boat-a-buyers-checklist.612841/
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    Mercruiser Motor identification

    Most likely a submerged hurricane boat salvage If you're dead set on using this motor, you can pull the oil pump stub shaft to run a traditional distributor. Not sure if Mercruiser used a standard SBC cam/pump drive gearset You will need to fabricate the intake Since this motor was born as...
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    Winterizing 4.3 VP Gxi

    Pretty sure the PS cooler is self draining, however need to check 2014 and later boats used the LT based marine motors vs the SBC. The 2014 4.3 should also be the 250 or 280 HP LT V6 I believe @harringtondav has one
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    Mercruiser Motor identification

    No. The only heads that fit are the Mercruiser heads The only intake that fits is the Mercruiser intake. However you could weld up a sheetmetal intake for the carb. Then you have to figure out the ignition
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    Running Volvo Penta 4.3GL with outdrive removed?

    You are overthinking it If you feel uncomfortable just shoving a hose in there and securing with duct tape like thousands of people do, undo the clamp on the other side of that fitting you circled, then clamp it on your hose. You have to inspect the fitting anyway Or if you want to make a...
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    Winterize Tohatsu 50hp 4-stroke on boatport . . .

    tilted up wont clear rain water either, which can freeze in the exhaust cavity . I would find a way to raise the boat so the motor can be down all the way
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    Gimbal bearing lubrication without zirc fitting

    never said it was better, it is just easier to sell the the general public with the mechanical skills of a turnip
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    1980s Grumman meter series

    Delrin doesn't have the strength needed for a transom. Wood does.
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    Is a 4.3 Mercrusier Waterpump the same as a 4.3 Chevy waterpump ?

    The only thing marine about marine long blocks is the brass core plugs, stainless head gaskets, marine cam and circulation pump with brass impeller . All other bits are assembly line bins from the same vintage truck motors
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    Tarps

    Harbor freight tarps dissolve in Florida sunlight within 3 months
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