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    Is very old bottom paint still toxic?

    I have an 18 year old boat that has some bottom paint from the original owner. I believe the boat was slipped in salt water for the first 5 years of its life. The second owner slipped it in fresh water for the next 5 and we have kept it in fresh water for the last 7 I don't know if the second...
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    Running out of ideas

    I've made a few other posts about this, but it seemed like a good time to start over. I have a 1993 OMC Cobra 5.0 EFI that is not reaching WOT RPM. It tops out at about 3800 with the trim all the way down. With trim adjustment I can get 3900 and 40mph on a GPS. The only other symptom is a...
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    1993 OMC Cobra Prop Shaft Oil Leak

    Hi all. I'm pretty sure my seal is leaking oil. When I drained the oil from the outdrive there was water in it. It was due for a bellows replacement any way, but it seemed to be completely dry inside and the gimbal bearing was perfect so I don't think that's where the water got in. I noticed...
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    Missing Flappers and performance issues

    Hi All. I have a 1993 OMC Cobra 5.0 that will only get to 3500ish rpm at WOT. After checking pretty much I everything else, I read about problem of broken flappers blocking the exhaust flow. I had actually seen the bare in pins in the Y pipe when I changed the risers but I didn't realize that...
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