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    1972 9.8 110 Advice

    Hey I have a really good running 9.8. I have changed all the ignition wiring. Isolater blocks. Points "seem" OK. One of the coils was bad and I found a used one. It does not miss and will idle and run all day. Please don't say compression. I don't know and it pulls very hard to start. The prop...
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    I have a question concerning batteries

    I was a marine electrician before I got a real job. Granted I avoided small boats at all costs. In many installations where we needed very high demand amp hours and high life cycle. For instance a sailing boat headed to Central America that was only going to run the aux long enough for the...
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    This is great reading moderator you can always move it if it not appropriate

    I thought I would post this webpage in this section. There is tons of very valuable information from one of the best. This particular section could be very useful during restorations. Once you start reading your gonna hate me cause you can't stop. http://www.yachtsurvey.com/sinking.htm
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    One more and I'll stop

    Spearfishing Tournament. So we leave after the captains meeting Friday night to head to the Middle Grounds, 80 miles. On the way out its nasty 4 ft chop 3ft apart. Dave and I are diving in a new friends boat. 30 ft Proline (first mistake). We are pounding pretty bad. Tons of spray over the top...
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    Never should have been there

    We are out around 24-27 miles West of Hernando Beach Fl. first of all this is summer. Here it is normally very calm dog days of summer. Until the afternoon thunderstorms roll in where it can go from flat calm to really nasty in no time. But thats another story. So around 9am we hear a mayday. "...
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    Brand new 50hp 4-stroke

    What to look for what not to do???? This is probably my 20th boat just checking to make sure.
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    My 1972 9.8 if finally running

    My 9.8 is finally running. Things I did Replaced all the wiring. Every piece. Cleaned the points and reset them. The kill switch threw me for a loop till I read this. It works backwards of the norm. New isolators, both were cracked. New fuel hoses and changed the "connectors" over to brass...
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    Need some help

    I have a 72 9.8 in VERY good condition. I have a spark problem. First it would run then quit and refuse to fire. After it sat for a day it would at least turn over. I have new stators. Have checked the condenser and RR one with the same result, Rewired every thing. I don't really know what...
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