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Unread 10-21-2023, 07:56 PM
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Year?motor?
Me too haven't been out much myself
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Unread 10-22-2023, 12:36 AM
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Still have mine. ‘86 (maybe ‘85 - can’t remember), 170 I/O. Hasn’t been out for a few years - finally cleaning out shop to get it in and work on it. Long story short, it was overheating because I let the impeller get old and crumble. Got that fixed and almost rammed a shiny new boat at the dock because the choke stuck. Even Spare hasn’t been able to source a replacement part, other stuff took over and the boat’s been sitting. I’m thinking I may have to find a really long choke cable and rig it for manual choke.

I thought it was about ocean ready: new alternator, water pump fixed, new hot ignition, new 15 horse kicker for backup power (which I used several times during the overheating episodes), newer GPS/sonar, etc. I have a couple of fishing buddies with boats, but I really miss the great ride of the V.
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Unread 10-23-2023, 09:18 AM
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Still here, of course and still have mine!
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Unread 10-23-2023, 11:28 PM
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Yep, still have the 3 mentioned in my Signature. 87 V20 is up for sale, but not selling the Airslot or the V21/.

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Yep, still have the 3 mentioned in my Signature. 87 V20 is up for sale, but not selling the Airslot or the V21/.

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3 boats! I have a tough enough time keeping up with one!
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Unread 10-25-2023, 09:42 PM
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I have my Grandfather’s ‘86 V20. Repowered it with a 2020 Yamaha 200 and still run it nearly every day in the Patuxent River.
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Now there’s a happy story - grampa’s boat, nice new, plenty powerful motor and using it a lot. I don’t think it gets much better than that.
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Unread 10-26-2023, 07:00 AM
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Djdixon, that boat is priceless.
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Still have my 1990 with Mercruiser 4.3MPI 220hp. Boat is still in great shape.
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still have my 86 Cuddy w/ 01' Mecruiser 4.3L
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