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    Mercruiser Controls

    I have an older model (65-66) side mount control for my mercruiser 4cyl I/O. It needs either rebuilding or replacing. As you push the main control foward, the throttle lever comes up at the same time. This makes it very difficult to drive the boat. It's also very stiff. It has new cables and...
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    On and off topic

    I have been a member of this group for awhile now and am impressed with the help that is given. Like finding out I can get a new exhaust manifold for $300 cdn vs the $550 I was quoted. Thanks iBoats!!! My girlfriend and me have a 1965 Silverline that we are just finishing. We rebuilt the leg...
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    Heater box / core ideas

    I have a 1965 Silverline with a 120 Merc I/O. I want to use this boat this winter. Is there a car-like heater box / heater core available for boats? Cars use the water being circulated through the engine as a source for hot water. This water is routed through a heater core (a small radiator) and...
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    Outdrive model? - pic include plus more...

    Can anyone tell me what type of outdrive this is?<br /> http://members.shaw.ca/Napa169/images/searay.jpg <br />Is there a place, or many places that have photos of all the different types of outdrives so that I don't have to bug people with these questions? Or maybe I can have everyone send me...
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    1979 Silverline Nantucket 17VBR

    Looking at buying this boat. Owner says the 305 has just been rebuilt. (Waiting on the receipts) Doesn't know much about boats. Interior is fair. Says floor is good but carpeting needs to be replaced. There is a rotten part between the stringers in front of the engine (???), but the mechanic...
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    Ruthless

    Now I don't know if his is true or not, but ther story goes something like this.<br /><br />This man is marred to his wife Ruth. One day he decided to go out and buy a boat. She was so mad at him that she stated that either the boat goes or she goes. <br /><br />He named his boat Ruthless.
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    Mercruiser 843-10

    There is a chance on buying an older boat. I don't know, I like the styling I guess. Plus it's not so expensive. They guy took the engine apart to clean and rebuild, never got around to do this. Other than disassmebling it. Now my question is this. Easier to get the parts to do the rebuild? Or...
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    How NOT to tow a boat

    http://members.shaw.ca/Napa169/boat.wmv
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    88 Renken - to buy or not to buy

    Found a 88 Renken that the owner says he can't get to turn over by hand. (Don;t know why he doesn;t try using the battery.) He is not sure of the engine nor the drive. I am a car guy, and I am thinking that if I could get this cheap enough, I could rebuild it myself. It is a 140 OMC.<br />Should...
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