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  1. Scott06

    Do I survey a 25K boat

    Really depends on your comfort level with assessing the condition. I do all my own work so i basically do the survey myself, but i feel confident in my knowledge base. big concern with 94 is stringers and transom wood Rot. From what i understand only can tell by drilling
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    Surging / losing rpm

    Yes thats next to drivers seat on shifter, make sure it is fully toggled on, can jumper around it for testing. Also worth checking connections under dash for purple wire feeding ignition circuit, you’d be surprised how many gauges etc connection points it daisy chains through On its way back to...
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    Surging / losing rpm

    Shift interrupt if functioning properly only cuts ignition momentarily when coming OUT of gear due to back cut on gears. Load on prop keeps it held in gear until ignition interupt unloads the gears engagement teeth momentarily still worth checking just be careful on water if disconnected as you...
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    2022 Boating Season - help for first time boat buyers

    For what its worth it seems on par with NADA value for that boat, which should be fairly current. that size boat, not sure what your use will be but my 21 ft bowrider , typical lake use, about 45 hrs a year, i spend a out $600-700 annually on fuel. Yes it will be more this year for sure but...
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    Thinking of upgrading to Sea Ray 210BR

    Ive had two Sea Rays,a ‘91 170, and still have a ‘04. 200 sport, which is similar in size to the 210 you are looking at. as outlined concern in a boat that age would be integrity of stringers and transom. If it is at a dealer would think they would be willing to drill holes down low in transom...
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    A couple of quick Edelbrock ?'s

    I observed that standard carb and brake cleaners remove the stock goldish coating on the outside of edlebrock carbs rather easily. You can spray carb cleaner inside so issue its bare aluminum in there. they just dont want you to soak it in an old school carb ckeaner like berrymans or berkebile...
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    4.3 Mercruiser 94 vs 98 interchangeability

    you may want to verify the balancer can swap. I belive they have different part numbers between the 94 and 98 balancer
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    Mercruiser 4.3 Vortec running hot on one side

    no balls in that housing you have cold manifold design. again i think what you have looks fine there will be some steam as exhaust is hot. If it makes u feel more confident take a thermometer and measure temp of manifolds
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    Want to verify that I have the right prop (Mercruiser MC-1)

    Yes try the 21 and see where the rpm land.
  10. Scott06

    Factory holes in stringers?

    Looks very similar to holes in my sea ray stringers and floor Through which they filled the void with foam. They have a plastic cap covering them which doesnt always stay in place over time. There are 10-12 visible between engine compartment, ski locker, and storage compartments on either side...
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    Mercruiser 4.3 Vortec running hot on one side

    temp diff between manifolds is not uncommon, they should be hot to touch, but not so hot you cant put your hand on them for a second 180 or so. if one manifold is higher than other will create more flow one way or other. does your system feed the elbow as well as the manifold ? If so thee are...
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    Seadoo GTX 4 tec

    if you google it there a better participated in jetski forums than here https://www.seadooforum.com/ http://greenhulk.net/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=120 https://www.pwcforum.com/forums/sea-doo-jetski.18/ i get my seadoo parts here these guys have good parts selction for older skis...
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    Question about an alpha 1 gen 2 outdrive

    unfortunately, you may have the wrong hobby then… they are a little more pricey but several sellers on eBay list ones that have passed pressure test and come with a short warranty. more money than craigslist etc but at Least you have some recourse if condition is misrepresented
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    1996 penta 5.0 fl. replace freeze plug.

    If you have the right lifting rig its not that bad. Bout and hour hour and a half of work.
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    1996 penta 5.0 fl. replace freeze plug.

    Why not just leave the rubber expansion plug in there ? I had a freeze plug leak on a fresh rebuild on my 65 Pontiac 389, was a freeze plug behind the flywheel looks like it had a casting ridge in the hole. Its been in there over 25 years now hasnt leaked .
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    Want to verify that I have the right prop (Mercruiser MC-1)

    Yes gear ratio is like 1.98:1 for the 120-140 hp drive. Likely your 165 hp came with a 1.84 or so If that is the case and the boat was properly propped before you will likely need to go up in pitch 2”. For example I swapped out a 4.3 for a 5.0 which would have come with different ratio drives...
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    Question about an alpha 1 gen 2 outdrive

    Normally you will have to disassemble the lower to get all the metal out. If you have someone who has the tools and skills it probably wouldn't be that much (in comparison to buying a new one) to disassemble and reseal the lower, only issue is if there is damage from metal pieces then it may be...
  18. Scott06

    Mercruiser 4.3 Vortec Backfire and no start

    Same here still have it… still works. Did upgrade to a Digital tach/ignition analyzer. Can see how many kV the ignition is putting out. Very helpfull if you get a baseline on your engines when they are running good.
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