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    Replacing my '89 4.3L Merc.

    Need some assistance/guidance on what options I have for re-powering my boat. Currently I have a '89 Merc 4.3L thunderbolt w/ alpha drive. I'm good on the 4.3L options confident those or plug and play. Need some help with moving up to a V-8. Since i'm buying a complete engine i thought it might...
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    Replacing my '89 4.3L Merc.

    My engine overheated due to impeller shreds getting stuck in the engine! I've only the boat a year, when I changed the impeller for the first time the old one was intact, so who knows how long those pieces have been in there. Oh well, on with the question. I found a good engine and am going to...
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    70's runabout facelift

    I recently acquired this '73 Sea King from the side of road. I had originally wanted the motor for another boat I was trying to rebuild. After I found out my wife was pregnant I decided it was probably best to just do a facelift to this one and trash the full floor/stringer/transom restoration...
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    90's Evinrude 28 SPL help

    After struggling with a '75 chrysler 45 for a year someone took pitty on me and gave me this great little engine. Runs fantastic, idles great, but when you have it at WOT it just doesn't seem to ever get the RPM's it needs to really take off. It doesn't cut out or sputter just seems to not get...
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