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    3.0 Mercruiser idling problem when cold

    Hi I have a ‘93 Sea Ray 170 with the 3.0. So when I drop the boat in the lake and start it, I prime and it starts but only with throttle. And I have to continue to do so until it warms up a bit, so I have to sit at the landing and let it warm up enough to idle to shift it in gear to get out of...
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    Is a roller trailer okay?

    Hi, I have a 1993 Sea Ray 170 Bowrider. The trailer is bunk style, and when I load it I can’t crank it all the way up, so I when I pull the boat out of the water, I need to move it up 4 inches which is achieved with help pushing the back of the boat while cranking, or hitting the brakes while...
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    I don’t think my boat is hitting the speed it should

    Hi, I bought a 1993 Sea Ray 170 Bowrider over this winter and I did some things such as bellows, tune up including cap and rotor, plugs, wires and a new 140 T-Stat. This has the 3.0 Mercruiser. The previous owner bought a new aluminum 3 blade prop, it’s a 17P. So taking it out, it is hitting...
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    Mariner 115 “Tower of Power” not starting

    I have a 1983 Mariner 115 I picked up not too long ago as a trade for an old 14ft aluminum boat, as a hope to put this on a pontoon. The needle and seat were bad on the lower carb, so I replaced that and that fixed my fuel problem. When I tried to start it, it cranked twice and it stopped. It’s...
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