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    browning boat ?

    I just bought a 1973 browning open bow tri hull with a great running 125 johnson v4. I bought it for parts for a boat I'm building I paid $150 for the whole thing. After looking it over the floors are solid and the hull and transom are solid, and according to my mechanic the engine is tip top...
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    only overheats at full throttle ???

    !980 wellcraft with a 470 170 hp. I can run on muffs in driveway all day or troll around the no wake area for hours with no problem but as soon as I go full throttle it starts to overheat W.T.F.
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    I rebuilt my mercruiser/rochester now I'm more confused?

    First off I will say I know this topic has been beat to death. I did the rebuild and carb runs great. But I have rebuilt many auto carbs and I thought that somewhere during the rebuild I would have that AH HA moment where I would see the difference in the marine and auto carb. What is the exact...
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    470 exhaust cooling ?????

    how can I be sure that water is pumping through the exhaust manifold?
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    Hey Moe Hey Larry I think I found the problem

    :eek:
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    Trim pump upgrade ?????

    Just wondering if anyone has ever upgraded the alpha 1 trim pump for something newer. Mine is working fine since I realized it was low on fluid. So this would be just for the sake of upgrade. And I'm sure unnecessary headaches for me LOL. I included a pic of the type I have. Mostly I would like...
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    4 1/2 hours of my time

    This is going to be kind of a restoration thread. Not a total resto but I;m going to do a repaint of the yellow and the trailer. But as the title says removing just 25% of my side stripe took 4 1/2 hours what a pain
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    460 head on a 470

    I am sure this has been asked a hundred times before. When I searched for the topic nothing came up. So since I know the 3.7's are prone to overheating and at some point I could end up putting a head on the old girl. I am wondering if an automotive 460 head can be used?
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    Build a plywood boat

    Anybody ever built or considered building a wooden boat. I've been considering this a winter project. Looking for input
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    Trim pump wont go down????

    OK I rebuilt my shifter and reinstalled it today. Everything works great except the trim down. The pump runs when I push the button but it doesn't go down. It does go up. Any body got any ideas. 1980 wellcraft 170, 470 mercruiser with the old style quicksilver control
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    Quicksilver shifter manual???

    Does anyone know where I can find a service manual or any literature for removing and repairing the early quicksilver shifters(throttle only button instead of trigger). I have searched the web and cant seem to find anything. Its a good thing I'm already bald or I would be pulling my hair out. I...
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    pro-jection

    I know I've seen some threads on this before but I'm wondering if anyone has installed a projection on a marine engine. I know it wont do much for horsepower, but it should help fuel economy and make cold starts easier. Plus its a pretty pricey item so I wonder if its worth it. Oh and I have...
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    470 Haters

    I have come to discover from this site and people I talk to. The 470 and Bayliners have a lot in common. 1)everyone has an opinion on them whether they have owned one or not. 2)everyone has a bad opinion about them unless they have owned one. 3)much of what you read or hear about them is fiction...
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    H.I.N. Decodeing

    Does anyone know a site where you can decode an H I N.
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    Through hull exhaust???

    I have seen some of the through hull conversion kits. From what I can see its some exhaust pipe and a flapper. I can get exhaust pipe anywhere and the tractor supply store sells flappers. Is that all there is to it? I know it doesnt help the power at all but it sounds killer. If I do this will...
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    crappy controll lever upgrade??????

    Hey guys I have a 1980 wellcraft 170 bowrider, 470 mercruiser. I have the old style control lever, and like all of them mine doesnt like to go into nuetral. Is there any way to replace it with a newer style that has the nuetral trigger instead of the push button?
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    Cleaning the water line

    I know there should'nt be a water line!!! But that being said when I bought my boat it had been in the water of a stained lake all summer(see pic). I tried a whole array of cleaners and nothing really made a dent. Then one day I was in a Family Dollar Store and saw something called The Works...
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    470 water cooled voltage reg. ???

    I'm just curious My 3.7 has already had the alternator conversion before i got it. Will it still have the water cooled voltage regulator?
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    winterize with a trash pump.

    I am not trying to start a huge fight but I was reading the thread about using muffs to winterize. Let me start by saying I have a closed cooling system. I like to work by myself so I take a small sump/trash pump and put it in a 5 gallon bucket. then I put 4 gallons of marine antifreeze in the...
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    newbie with a 1980 170 bowrider

    Hello all just wanted to chime in. I've owned alot of runabouts but this is my first Wellcraft. I have to say this boat rides better than any sub 20 footer I've ever owned. It feels like your in a 21 footer. Just glides. It helps that the 170 i/o was rebuilt by the previous owner and is now...
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