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    Mercruiser 5.7L Hard to start...Compression test results...Help!

    Problems started two weeks ago with my boat: Mercruiser 5.7L with Alpha One lower unit, carbureted. Launched boat and it wouldn't start. Acted like dead battery so I had a gentleman give me a jump. His boat was running and had four batteries. When I tried to jump it, it made noise like the...
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    Mercruiser 5.7L Starter problems...Hydrolock?

    1995 Mercruiser 5.7L Alpha One with 406 hours of use, approx 15 hours of use this season with no problems. 1. Took boat to the lake and it would not start. Thought it might be a dead battery; so another gentleman hooked me up with a jump and the starter would only click and the engine would...
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    Where can I find a trolling motor for an I/O?

    Do they make attachments and or trolling motors for boats with I/O motors, such as my Cobalt 220 bowrider? From the limited online shopping I've done so far, it seems as though I'd be hard pressed to find a decent trolling motor that could attach to the bow of a boat that is not a fishing boat...
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    New to the boating world...am I overpaying at 14,900?

    Hello all, as I am soon to be a new boat owner and feel like a fish out of water...my question is, is this a reasonable price for a used boat? 1995 Cobalt 220 bowrider 5.7 litre mercruiser with 311 total hours single battery alpha one drive stainless steel 3 bladed prop sony cd player, four...
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