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    Horse Trading Lands Me An Older Honda BF100 with issues

    Hey everyone. Its been a while since I've been in the forum, but this is usually the best place to learn from those who have "been there, done that". A series of buying and selling and trading in boats and motors landed me with a cheap, old, evinrude 25hp tiller, early '70s vintage. It was...
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    Looking for new shifter and cables...recommendations?

    I have a 1990 Bayliner Capri with a Mercruiser Alpha one Gen 1 sterndrive. As far as we can tell it has the original US marine shifter and possibly even cables as well. This is a good solid family boat, but its not something we are looking to pile a bunch of money into either. Everything...
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    New to Us 14' Livingston....looking for help outfitting it

    Hi All, Just got myself an older but lightly used 14' Livingston bi-hull. The previous owner used it only a handful of times in the early 90's before it went into storage (I know the previous owner quite well and know this is true). It was really green and full of leaves but nothing a good hot...
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    Bayliner fueling up issue...anyone run into this before?

    We own a 1990 Bayliner Capri 2050 which we have just basically restored to perfect working order in the last two years. One problem we have not been able to solve is an issue with fueling the boat up. Whenever we take it to the pump after a day on the lake, or in one case we fueled up on the...
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    Add On Electric Fuel Lift Pump?

    Good Morning All, I have the 5.0L Merc Alpha One Gen One in my boat (serial number is in the 0D Range) and last winter we went ahead and put a new long block in her and reconned the outdrive. There were cracks in the water jackets from lack of drainage on the p/o's part. The worst part about...
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    Planning a 50 mile boat cruise on Lake Chelan WA....tips and advice?

    Hello all, Like most of you right now who are watching their boat idle in storage waiting for spring to pop I myself am preparing, planning and dreaming. To get right down to it, I am planning a long boat trip with my wife and friends on Lake Chelan in Washington State. There is a small...
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    Early 90's Suzuki 9.9 Engine Help

    Hi, Have a 9.9 zuke kicker that I'm trying to ressurect.... Got it for free from a buddy who also got it for free from another guy. It runs great and starts pretty good as long as its not flooded but I cannot get it to idle down for trolling speeds to save my life. It will idle for 10 seconds...
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    Quicksilver O/B Control Unit Issues

    Hi, I have a Quicksilver Commander 2000 Outboard control unit on my boat. Works quite well in many aspects, however the neutral idle control does not work (or I am a complete moron and have no clue how to use it, either is a distinct possibility). This is what my control unit looks like. It...
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    Need Help! Front engine component bolt-ons 1990 Mercruiser v8

    Had a new engine built for our boat and of course pretty well forgot how the alternator, power steering pump, ignition module, and harness plug bolt back on. Have been doing image searching and checking out youtube but thats not getting me very far. So far I know that the alternator is below...
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    Steering helm / Cable Issue?

    Hello, I have a 1986 Bayliner 19ft with an outboard, and it seems to have a peculiar steering issue. The steering works fairly well however there seem to be some "dead spots" in the steering. If you start cranking the wheel, it will turn the outboard and then something slips, and the wheel...
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    Are Force O/B worth the $$$ ?

    Hello all. I am in the market for a fishing boat (rather a boat to be used for fishing). I have noticed that there are a lot of two different kinds of boats for sale in the $2000 market. There are many older boats around here like late '70s seaswirls and bayliner discovery's often setup with...
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    Mercruiser 5.0L V8 Grinding noise when trying to gently shift in to forward gear

    Just like the title says... Wondering if it is a bad detent switch or a cable adjustment issue. You can shift it quickly into gear without grinding but by doing so you hammer on the throttle and the boat jumps out of the water. We have the engine pulled right now to be rebuilt so now would be...
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    1990 Bayliner Capri 2050 CX (and trailer) Repower and Restore

    Hello everyone. I have seen this done a lot on car forums and thought this might be a cool thing to do here. This is going to be my "buildup thread" for our family boat. Little history: 1990 Bayliner Capri 2050 CX. Has 5.0L Mercruiser with Alpha One Gen One Outdrive Purchased the boat in...
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    Alpha One Outdrive Water Pump Impeller Problems

    Hello to everyone. I am new to boating (as an owner that is). My family purchased a very nice 1990 Bayliner Capri earlier this year and discovered that the outdrive would not take in water. Long story short, started tearing into the outdrive and found the impeller to be seized to the drive...
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