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    Volvo/Penta 4.3GL vs Mercruiser 4.3L - Which would you buy?

    Hey guys, Looking at a Larson Fish & Ski - there are two identical boats for sale in my area - one has the Volvo/Penta 4.3GL - The other has the Mercruiser 4.3L Which one would you go with? I have heard they no longer make the Volvo/Penta.....are parts scarce (Similar to the OMC...) Thanks...
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    Table Rock Lake, MO - Thoughts?

    Well - a friend of mine owns a resort on Table Rock - I haven't been there. I am planning on taking the fam there next year (just booked a cabin for 2 weeks.) Anyone have any experience on this lake? Are there any dockside restaurants you can recommend? Fishing? I know we aren't gonna be...
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    Replacing inline fuel filter - Mercruiser 3.0 - Video

    Well, Here is my first attempt at a video - I am a complete amature, and don't know a whole lot. What I do believe is that I can figure out almost anything if I try. When attempting to do this, I didn't find a ton of information - so I thought I would add a video. After watching friscoboater...
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    If it didn't happen to me - I wouldn't believe it....crazy ramp story

    Well - here it goes. Our family just finished a great day on the lake (Silverwood Lake) and I pulled my boat up to the dock to begin loading. Upon arrival, my wife (who parked the truck/trailer) realizes she doesn't have the keys. She begins a frantic search of her purse, storage...
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    Fixing some nose rash....

    Well - after leaving my boat in a slip during a major storm - It took a beating on the nose.....After reading a ton on this site I decided to give it a fix. This was a very tough task....Not so much with the actual repair - but doing the color match was a task I NEVER want to repeat again. It...
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    Best Boat cover COLOR

    In the market for a boat cover. I am in SoCal and it seems like I get a year out of a boat cover (Store boat outside) The sun just beats the crap out of them! Soooo - any suggestions on which color will last longest in the sun? And if anyone has a suggestion on a cover brand that works well...
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    Just replaced my exhaust bellow - Alpha 1 Gen II

    Well - here is the short of it. My boat had the bellows replaced 2 yrs ago. However, the marina who did the repair did NOT have the exhaust bellow - I needed my boat back (towing it on vaca) so I just took the boat without it. I have now used it for 2yrs without the bellow - but I was always...
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    Bought a new prop.....Hope it works

    Have a 96 Bayliner Capri 1954 with a Merc 3.0l I/O Current RPM is around 4500 WOT Current prop is 13.75 x 21 Top speed is around 40mph with one person (gps) Just went with a 14 x 19 3 blade Alum. Gotta pull better - gotta get on plane faster. What will a larger diameter prop do for me...
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    Minor flooring project on 96 Bayliner Capri

    I know...I know - Some people are saying "minor??!! on a Bayliner Capri??!!" Here it is - A friend of mine restores boats. I had him take a look at my boat to give me any "suggestions" he might have. He gave it a fairly thorough going over and has concluded that the flooring in my boat is in...
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    Is it normal for RPM's to suffer when driving into the wind?

    Pretty much sums it up......I was boating in some 17-20 knot wind and my RPM's dropped by atleast 600....it was insane! Is it normal? Or is it a sign of another issue?
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    Need a new prop

    Ok - pretty much a noob with this stuff - but here it goes: Have a 96 Bayliner Capri 1954 with a Merc 3.0l I/O Current RPM is around 4500 WOT Current prop is 13.75 x 21 Top speed is around 40mph with one person (gps) Current problem: Doesn't get on plane quick enough when towing heavier...
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    Gonna kill my buddy....

    Man....I had a great friend of mine complain constantly about my fire extinguisher "bouncing around" in one of my bow compartments.....I told him, if he didn't like it, do something about it.....just don't mount it where it is gonna be in the way..... Well....he did.....Yesterday, I walked...
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    Another thumbs up for seafoam!

    Ok - here's the story - a friend of mine had his boat in storage for about 2 years.....he stored the boat with a half a tank of gas - IMO the WORST case scenario....full or empty would have been better. The gas hadn't really gelled or anything so he decided to add fresh gas and let her...
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    How not to - Provided by Whale Wars...

    Anyone watch the how not to pull your boat out of a rocky reef on Whale Wars last night? Don't drop your lower unit in a foot of water in the first place....and when you hear your SS prop churning on rocks....don't give it more gas!!! Those people are morons....they have no business on the...
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    Boat Ramp Rage....

    OK - So here is the background - I visit a nearby lake fairly regularly, and have noticed several other folks that do the same. There is one guy (about 55yrs old) who CONSTANTLY is impatient at the ramp. He constantly is rolling down his window, yelling out, honking his horn, etc. Now lets...
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    Found Escort trailer VIN

    OK....So....to make a long story short - the VIN # on the trailer sticker faded....When I went to re-register the trailer in a different state, they made me file for a new state issued VIN#......Finally got it - had to get a plate made, and rivet it to the trailer...then get it inspected before...
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    Made my longest tow....went pretty well.

    Just towed my boat from Indianapolis, IN to Cook, MN, to Mt Rushmore, SD and then home to Corona, CA........Wasn't too bad at all......Gas milage SUCKED from MN to CA (Winds in MN, SD, WY were horrible) but can't complain - kept the bearing buddies full of grease - when it was 118 degrees in NV...
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    Your longest tow?

    Getting ready to tow my boat 1900 miles one way..... (Hoping I hear alot of people say - I've done it, and had no trouble!!!!!:D )
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    Bilge pump question

    Ok....so I bought a used boat.....I flip the switch on the bilge and hear it running - However, when I put some water in there to make sure it pumps.....it doesn't.... So, My question is: How MUCH water has to be in there before the bilge pump will pump the water out? I am thinking I need to...
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    Towing in Wyoming

    Hey guys - towing about 3000lbs behind an Escalade - We will be in MN this summer, was thinking about taking the family to Mt. Rushmore on the way home to CA......This will take me thru Wyoming - via - I-90, I-25, I-80. I do NOT have trailer brakes. What do think?
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