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1987 mercruiser inboard 3.0

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Danny Bam

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anybody know anything about a 1987 Mercruiser inboard outboard motor I'm thinking of buying a boat with onetrying to see if parts are available one of those motors a pretty good at all looks good it started sounds good
 
Ayuh,.... It's a good little Chevy motor that's been pushin' boats since the '60s, 'n is still in production,...

Like everything else in boats,... Present Condition is the key,...
 
just bought the boat today for really cheap start the motor right up works really good sound good fellows spawn remote works Swyers a great poses a good builds good spark plugs good but the little surface rust in the spark plug thread housing um to I was concerned because I bought a 1964 Mercury 100 horsepower and the wires were corroded was going to try to fix it up but now I have a boat that I don't know what to do with but um I'm sick of Mikey picture fix it up to cause its a 1964 crossing Glastron and um it's a really sleep looking boat you know the really nice in duh but I don't think it's a rare for $300
 
Did you inspect the floor, stringers and transom for dry rot? The floatation foam might be water logged...adds weight and causes rot of surrounding stringers. If the fuel fill and vent lines are buried in the foam they could be degraded and leaking fuel into the foam...happened to my 87 Baretta. I had to gut it down to the bare hull and replace all of the wood.
 

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nice looking boat. A moisture meter probing into the floor, stringers, transom and foam will tell you how wet they are. Sounding the floor and transom w/a rubber mallet covered w/masking tape to stop black streaks will tell you their solidness. A hard solid sound is what you want to hear. A thud or weak sound indicates soft wood. Are the fuel lines under the floor? Only way to check is w/a bore scope type camera.
 
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