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    Holley Question

    I have a 76' Searay with a 351 Ford/OMC. Had it about 2 years and last weekend noticed an interesting thing about the carb. There is a fitting coming out of the carb by the electric choke that has vacumn but is not plugged or connected to anything, it's just pulling air all the time. The boat...
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    OMC Exhaust Manifold

    I have removed the exhaust manifolds off my '76 Ford 351 to fix a minor gasket leak between the manifold and the elbow. While off I want to inspect them for wear. I will be glass beading the water passages to clean them up. What should I look for?
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    Exhaust Manifold clean-up

    I have a 1976 Sea Ray with a OMC/Ford 351 V8. It appears to be a simple job to remove the exhaust manifolds, well as long as no bolts snap off. I'm curious what is the best way to clean them out. The OMC manual says to soak in Muratic acid but it doesn't say at what strength or for how long...
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    Virgin Island Charter advice

    My wife and I along with 1 or 2 other couples are in the very early stages of planing a bareboat charter to the Virgin Islands for next spring. I have found a ton of information but most of it is directed toward sailers and we're more interested in a powerboat say 35 to 50 ft. Anyone out there...
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    Virgin Island Charter advice

    My wife and I along with 1 or 2 other couples are in the very early stages of planing a bareboat charter to the Virgin Islands for next spring. I have found a ton of information but most of it is directed toward sailers and we're more interested in a powerboat say 35 to 50 ft. Anyone out there...
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    Electronic ignition conversion question

    Last weekend I switched out the original Prestolite single point for a new Prestolite electronic ignition distributor. I figured the original was worn out and in need of a new technology upgrade. 1976 20' Searay OMC 235 HP Ford 351. The question is should I use different plugs and a wider...
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