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    curious problem with rough running

    Hello, I have a 26' Fiberform boat with a 1988 OMC King Cobra I/O (460 Ford). I recently replaced the carburetor and the motor was running fine. The boat had been sitting for a month or so and I went to run it for awhile with the ear flaps on the outdrive. It started right up and was idling...
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    Soliciting opinions on the best dinghy/tender options

    Hello, I will shortly be aquiring a 26' Fiberform carbin cruiser style boat for use in exploring the San Juan Islands of Washington state. Since most destination will require me to be moored to a buopy or anchored off shore I will need some sort of tender or dinghy or other smaller vessel in...
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    How does one tell trailer capacity in terms of length?

    Hello, About two weeks ago I aquired a 24' Reinell boat with a trailer. As it turns out the boat probably will not be worth repairing (bad out drive and stuck motor) but the trailer is in good enough shape for me to want to keep it. My question is how do you determine what length of boat the...
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    Now what do I do?

    Okay I have this '71 Reinell 24' boat with an OMC sterndrive. The motor seems stuck and actually so is the outdrive. I took the sterndrive off and the ball joint is stuck. The output shaft on the intermediate housing is stuck too, maybe the engine? While trying to remove the drive shaft the...
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    cooling questions

    Hello, Brand new to the group. I obtained (for free!) a 1971 Reinell 24' boat last week and it has an OMC outdrive with what I think is a GMC 307 V-8. It appears that is has a closed cooling system and I do not quite understand how it works. I want to see if I can get the engine running and I...
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