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    Ball Gears on my 800

    Recently rebuilt my stringer 800, after my last outing I have noticed my ball gears are half gone, worn away. I never had any mashing or grinding or difficulty shifting into and out of gear. I have on 8 hours of running since the rebuild and almost all of it was trolling at 2 mph. Can anyone...
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    Need a Bearing number

    Hi Gang, Blew up the outdrive last weekend on it's maiden voyage of the year. Spun a bearing. I was unable to salvage any numbers from the bearing itself and the cup is hit and miss with the numbers visible. Looked up a part number from Sterndrive and it's listed as part number 21546, or OEM #...
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    Converting my Ignition 1985 3.8L

    Hey gang, Looking at changing my current ignition setup on my 1985 chev, 3.8 litre, 229 cu inch. to a HEI system. Anything I should be looking for regarding a specific brand, and what about costs, ballpark is all I'm really looking for and is this something I can do myself?
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    OMC Cobra II

    Hey gang, for some reason I had to reregister. I was formally on the board as BigGene, now oldfatguy. As usual I have always appreciated everyone's excellent advice and guidance. So here's another request for some help. I own a 21 ft. Crew with a 3.8 229, chev block. Have the opportunity to...
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    1985 Crew 3.8 litre 229 cu in Chev. / 800 Stringer

    Well, it's been a while so first I'll say hi everyone. My problem, The last couple trips out with the boat I have experienced the lack of power or acceleration after trolling all day, would not climb above 1000 rpm under load. Trolling for me is performed at low rpm around 700 for 7- 8 hours...
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    38 litre Chec motor

    "Hey gang, finally got around "Hey gang, finally got around to pulling the motor and drive out of the boat I bought last fall. No surprise to me the block is cracked in 4 places. So now I'm looking for a block for the boat. One question I do have is, if I find a 4.3 instead of the 3.8 will my...
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    1985 38 Litre in a grew 205 Bowrider

    "Just bought this bought and h "Just bought this bought and have a merc outdrive on it I think, it's painted black but the ID tag is missing, can anyone help me with what outdrive would be on this boat. All help appreciated. Thanks"
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    1985 GREW 205 BOWRIDER

    "Hey Gang, just purchased this "Hey Gang, just purchased this boat, has a 3.8 litre motor in it ( a buick block I believe), with a merc outdrive, it's black with no info plate so I'm assuming it's a merc. Can anyone tell me what model the outdrive most likely will be. Plan on rebuilding motor...
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