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    bf50 not watering right..

    bought the pontoon it's a 96 toon with a bf50hp honda on it wasn't watering too good then stopped completely so replaced water pump which was toast in pieces. tested with muffs etc watered good took it to lake did fine but then nearly stopped watering..took it back out the next week to check...
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    My honda bf50 came with 2 oem props they differ in the numbers written on them??

    this is on my 24ft pontoon btw one that was on it when I bought it has this written on it 11-3/4x10 and 298x254 the new spare one I was going to put on is 11-1/4x13 and 286x330 was going to swap them out since the one thats on it is pretty pitted and all bc this boat is a 96 and aways sits in...
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    Changing water pump and oil for 1st time on my 50hp honda, couple questions

    What oil do you use looks like the manual says 5w-30 so just reg 5w-30 castrol motor oil like I use in my car? or is it a 5-30 marine grade deal mercury puts out or honda? ok now onto foot oil manual says 90 weight foot oil..is walmarts high performance foot lube the right deal for this? it...
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    Didn't think I would ever do this...

    She's for sale I hate to sell it due to how many memories I have with it since my grandfather bought it new. EDIT I need to know how to get this 2 videos in my craigslist I keep trying but I can't seem to insert them in the ad. EDIT
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    still too high of rpms..

    1984 19ft I/O dixie ski boat with a 1.50 mercruiser and a 5.7 liter GM 350 rated at 260hp. It had a 19p prop on it and did 51mph and 5,000 rpm's changed to a 21p mercury vengence and with 2 men and a full tank of gas ran 55mph however, my rpm's still hit 5,000 at WOT??? should I have gone with...
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    should I buy a gp1200r or a gp1300r obviously the 1300 is better but..

    I really like the 2002 gp1200r looks wise with the blue and white and the decals better than any decals in the blue and white gp1300r. so question is..is the gp1300r that much more of a superior machine? or should I go with what I like looks wise. what kinda performance diff are we looking at...
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    I ordered hub kit # 835257K1 but received part # 835257A1?

    Is it the same or what? This is for my 1985 MR outdrive which is 99% alpha 1 gen 1. should I send it back? bought it new off ebay.
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    1st repaint for my 1985 MR outdrive, any tips? (pic inside)

    a pic below is what I'm working with, I searched for a very long time but I have all new decals for the outdrive which was hard to find. I want to repaint the outdrive before putting them on and the bellows are in great shape just replaced last season by myself. question is since that paint...
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    does iboats not sell prop hubs?

    was shocked to find they don't sell them unless I am overlooking it? bought one on ebay but if they have them i need to know how to search for stuff better because I've probably overlooked iboats several times from not being able to find it in the store.
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    bought this prop on ebay today, it doesn't have the hub insert? how do u put that in?

    here is is http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220550333239&viewitem= can i put that hub insert in myself or is it pressed in or something? also I like to ebay so is the mercury/quicksilver torque flo II what I need? this will be on my 1985 MR outdrive same as an...
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    found a prop on ebay I think will work help please.

    I have an 1984 19ft ski boat with an 1985 inboard outboard mercruiser mr outrive (same as alpha 1) it has a 19p prop on it now which turns too much rpm's wot (5,000 rpm) will this 21p prop work? and is the vengence model as good as mercurys laser and other models? what is this vengence model...
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    this 5 blade 21pitch give anymore speed than my 19pitch 3 blade?

    I have a 19ft ski boat with an MR 1.50 drive and a GM 350 260hp engine. engine WOT is doing 5,000 rpm which is a bit much so been looking on ebay for a 21pitch prop to replace the 19pitch. question is will this 5 blade 21 pitch lower my rpm's and give me that little bit more speed a 21 pitch...
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    check the top speed per gps today on my 19ft 260hp, how did it do? anymore left in it

    Hi guys I haven't posted in awhile but I have a 1984 19ft inboard/outboard ski boat. specs are 19ft, I/O, mercruiser MR drive, mercruiser/GM 350 rated at 260hp. The prop is a rebuilt 19 pitch prop..this is what think might be hurting me thats a great pulling prop but not too great for speed I...
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    this rpm sound right? took it out today..

    broke the pitot tube off loading it last year.. anyway the boat is a 19ft inboard/outboard ski boat. It has a mercruiser GM 350 with 260hp. I think the prop on it is a 19p anyway with me only in it and a full tank of gas and fairly calm water I opened it up and got 5700 rpm...does that sound...
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    what would make my gas gauge do this!? can't figure it out.

    I installed a new sending unit... worked great even still works great but it went fromme turning on the switch and going from dead empty to what the tank reads... to now when i turn on the switch going from full to what it reads..... now after I installed this new sending unit it worked like...
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    anyone else notic no 3m waxedand polished anymore at walmart??

    EDIT: double posting in different forums, is not appreciated on iboats. thank you. your threads have been merged together here. TD.
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    went to wal-mart to get some 3m compound, polish and wax..not to be found!???

    all they had was attwood polishes and waxes. did wally world suddenly stop selling the 3m stuff and the scotch guard wax? I just saw it there a couple months back. bummer...now i gotta order it
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    wetsanded my entire boat today with 1000 grit..question though

    My 84 boat had a yellow tint that a heavy duty compound wouldn't remove...the 1000 grit 3m wet/dry sandpaper removed it without a problem tho! but..as it sits now do I need to go over it with say a 2000 grit wet/dry sandpaper to remove the 1000 grit scratches? or should my mequires heavy duty...
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    getting down to 31-32 degrees hope I'm ok

    I ran my boat on muffs the other day when I dewinterized it and it's getting down to around 32 tonight...I meant to drain it but didn't but mines in my shop which is a fully enclosed 30x50 pole barn..that should help somewhat..
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    ran into prob replacing exhaust bellows, any tips on this?

    Hey guys putting a new exhaust bellows on my MR outdrive. I put exhaust bellows adhevsive on one end of the bellows and poped it right onto the transom side with no problems and through that hole on the side of the outdrive tightened the metal tie ring up really good. went to put the other end...
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