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    Starter removal

    Boat is aTournament 224, repowered from it std 485 mercruiser to an optional 5.7. Due to bilge pump impeller getting stuck, the bilge filled with water and covered the starter! Eventually, the starter will rust and seize up! (From what I’ve been told anyway) There just doesn’t seem like any...
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    engine options

    Any one know or how to find out about what engines options would have been available for my 1982 Tournament 223? Presently, it has a tired 485 mercruiser but if I repower, I'd be thinking of upping the hp to that available from a 4.3 or even a v8. I know some mods would have to be made in the...
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    Tournament 223 top speed

    1982 Tournament 223 powered by a 485, 3.7 185 hp mercruiser. Previous owner stated he could get 40mph as his top speed. Best I can get is 32 mph (half tank of gas and just me at 210 lbs.) The same prop is used(14x19) RPM's at WOT are 4200. Tried several different performance props but...
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    prop size for tournament 223

    Hi, my tournament 22 is new- well to me anyway. It's a 1982 and has a mercruiser 485 engine. Compression is right around 155 on each cylinder. My concern is that with only me aboard I can achieve 4200 rpm's, which is on the low side (4200-4600) at WOT. The prop is a 19" aluminum. Any...