merc 454

Hi All, I am still in the hunt. Before I pull the cord on a much more expensive mid 80s Tiara 2700 with dual Crusaders (or an even more expensive Albie), I may have happened upon a well maintained mid 80s AJ 255, powered by a single Merc 330/TRS setup. I know eventually I will want to swap the...

Ok, so in the beginning my boat would fire right up idle great and at around 2000 rpm it would fall sputter choke etc. I took the carb apart and it was clogged up and rusty spring and ball within. I bought a rebuild kit and installed. Then I could not get it to fire. So thinking I messed it up...

Hey guys, I relatively green as far as maintenance on my boat goes, but not totally ignorant to basic mechanics. Here's what I'm seeing... Coming in this weekend I was pushing a lot of steam of both exhausts. I immediately checked the strainers and no blockage/excess debris (tho port did...