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    Manifold identification

    I have an older 5.0 tks carved v8 in my boat and I cannot figure out which manifolds and risers it has, they look to be a hybrid. I'm on my phone so I will post pictures later when I get to my laptop but, it appears to be a dry joint manifold with spacer but older style risers...has anyone seen...
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    Alpha one 5.0 cooling passages

    I have an old raw water cooled 5.0 TKS with an alpha that just recently started to have an overheat issue under heavy load. When getting up on plane and maintaining a good speed under 4000rmps i have zero problems. when i start to push at or over 4,000 i see my temp gauge start to climb and...
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    Reading lights

    I have 4 of these lights for anyone looking to replace broken ones. all 4 are in perfect condition except one has a cracked backing plate that was glued back together and is completely functional. Also, it's the backing plate so it serves no visual purpose and is 100% functional. I left as...
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    gauges bouncing

    I left the dock yesterday morning, boat packed with everything we own (it felt like), dinghy on the back, outboard in the cabin, cooler packed for the day, kids in pfd's, overnight stuff for the kids, and a plan for an actual fun day. we were going to travel about 45 miles and my mother was...
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    Florida retirement

    OK, take it easy on my here. I'm not near retirement but I am near retirement home purchasing. I'm just in the looking phases of searching right now and the property would be investment for years and eventually a retirement home but I want to cut down my searching from thousands of miles away...
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    Steering wheel ?

    Does anybody know what type of mounting hardware the late 90's sundancer were using? I want to replace my lame factory wheel with a stain less one with a knob. After using my friends on his boat, it makes long trips a breeze. Helm needs a bit of aesthetic updating too. Is it a 3/4 tapered shaft...
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    Vent window actuator

    I know there is information out there about a replacement actuator that isn't $500 but I can't find it. If anyone knows the source of this information, I would really anyone pure ate it. thanks
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    Thoughts on Obex.

    So I have had some mildew problems this season worse than ever efore. I had mold on the gelcoat and transom door from humidity trapped when the canvas is up. I read reviews about bexley and they're propaganda films claimsuch are impressive. just wondering for anyone has had the same experience...
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    newer 370

    i have been looking towards the future and started looking at the newer 370 sundancers and the venture(i have shallow water right behind my dock and the venture and 370dancer have shallow drafts for as big as they are)why is there no 08+ thread, or did i look over it in my searching? i know...
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    Achilles valves

    i have an older Achilles that was well taken care of but the rubber keepers all need to be replaced. i cannot seem to figure out how to completely remove the valve to replace them. you cannot simply stretch a new one over the base of the valve. for clarity, i am not referring to removing the...
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    Random pictures

    these are all just random pictures jumbled together because of a memory card issue that i felt like posting. This one was from my neighbor who got a great picture from his yard when the sun was just right. wall of fog outside plymouth harbor, the harbor cruise ship disappeared one second later...
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    We made it.

    weymouth fore river to eel pond falmouth. 0735-1425. 138 gallons of fuel following break in procedure varying rpms every 5 minutes or so. Taking off from Scalisi marine. "Temporary Bridge" Easy ride once we got outside Boston harbor. Big rollers on the way out but once we turned south, it...
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    5.0 mercruiser TKS with blown headgasket.

    $1,000 or best offer Motor is out and turns out the manifolds are in good shape and it must have been the headgasket that was at fault. I have tons of pictures and I would rather sell complete than part out. Motor still ran when it was pulled 2 days ago. Motor was Installed in 2009 and had...
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    New to me but big trouble.

    We are keeping our boat at my grandparents summer home on cape cod this year where I spent my summers. It's little more than a cottage with a small back yard and a large dock they put I. While I was still in diapers. They have had several large boats in their day but now just keep a small day...
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    thinking about davits, ideas ???

    i have a 9'6" achilles with a 60" beam and only 24" of swim platform. i have looked at every Dom's davits, Dom's davits with alex's mounts, hurley's, magstang1's and several others. i like the Doms'/Alex's idea but the keel of my dinghy hangs well over the edge of the platform ( 6" over). i'm...
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    WTF is a boat boy?

    i was just looking through the rules at my new yacht club and it lists boat boys. never heard the reference.
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    Dash hole options

    I already removed the old clarion dash remote and am installing a new Sony one to go with my existing headunit. The problem is the location of the old one is really inconvenient and behind the ring of the steering wheel. I have the real estate to move the new one to a much better option but...
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    cabin stereo

    i am at a loss with all thee options today. i want a head unit with Bluetooth, aux input and a usb input in the back so i can run a separate usb line up to the cockpit for audio control from a non bluetooth ipod or a friends phone or whatever in the future. would also like to add a remote...
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    young children on board, Cape Cod

    looking for family friendly and wallet friendly trips for next summer. our girls will be 1 and 2.5 next summer. we are going to be out of falmouth next summer at our family house on eel pond. I know all about washburn island, looking for other places. private beaches accessible by boat only...
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    a year in the driveway

    so we lost an engine last year and used the boat for a month or so as a condo on the dock ehile we decided to replace the single engine with a match or replace both with efi 350's. we decided we love our boat and its ride and power and dont need bling under the hatch so long as they both work...
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