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Jon and V Boat Conversions & Modifications
1973 16' Crestliner V-hull Project
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<blockquote data-quote="DaleH" data-source="post: 434921" data-attributes="member: 15636"><p><span style="color: #FF0000"><em><strong>Zowie </strong></em></span> :shock: ... my own experience runs 110% contrary to that! I'd never advise that, but that's me ...</p><p></p><p>FWIW I've been boating for almost 50-years in saltwaters now ... and for almost 20-years my bros and I were running up to 13 OBs a season amongst the 4 of us, just those we owned directly. We're down to 6 OBs this season, but I also run the boat dock at my boat club with another fleet of over a dozen smaller OB powered boats of the tin and plastic flotilla. <u>We have never, ever had to install a carb kit on a well-cared for OB ... for cause.</u> </p><p></p><p>I've probably only done 2 or 3 carbs kits for my own motors, but all on used ones that I bought that had been sitting or unused or were running rough as purchased. But I have done many carbs for friends and/or paying customers.</p><p></p><p>Now with that said, we do perform a decarb every 50-hours on our 2-stroke OB motors using the Seafoam 'shock' treatment, ala Dunk (Bob Dunkleberger). Granted, the fuels today are pure crap (doesn't last 30-days before breaking down), but a well maintained OB should run, run, run ...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaleH, post: 434921, member: 15636"] [color=#FF0000][i][b]Zowie [/b][/i][/color] :shock: ... my own experience runs 110% contrary to that! I'd never advise that, but that's me ... FWIW I've been boating for almost 50-years in saltwaters now ... and for almost 20-years my bros and I were running up to 13 OBs a season amongst the 4 of us, just those we owned directly. We're down to 6 OBs this season, but I also run the boat dock at my boat club with another fleet of over a dozen smaller OB powered boats of the tin and plastic flotilla. [u]We have never, ever had to install a carb kit on a well-cared for OB ... for cause.[/u] I've probably only done 2 or 3 carbs kits for my own motors, but all on used ones that I bought that had been sitting or unused or were running rough as purchased. But I have done many carbs for friends and/or paying customers. Now with that said, we do perform a decarb every 50-hours on our 2-stroke OB motors using the Seafoam 'shock' treatment, ala Dunk (Bob Dunkleberger). Granted, the fuels today are pure crap (doesn't last 30-days before breaking down), but a well maintained OB should run, run, run ... [/QUOTE]
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