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Originally Posted by Air&Road
Yes, it could be, and I'm not around boats that much, but the few American V8 powered ones I've seen have had Holleys. If it turns out to be a Carter(Edelbrock) the parts situation will be good. If it's a Quadrajet, it will be a little more obscure.
Carters are tunable with different needles and jets readily available. The problem with them is that the pistons and bores that move the needle in and out of the main jet wear out.
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Depends on vintage. Chrylser Marine went through a number of different carb suppliers over the years. Of course, there's always the possibility it's been swapped out.
As far as the Carters, my only experience with them was on my uncle's old drag boat, needle and jet changes weren't enough. Could never quite get it "right" but I suspect it was a wear issue as you mentioned. (Even not "right", it would still throw you over the low-back seats upon acceleration if you weren't holding on/strapped in. He preferred holding on since he didn't want to be strapped into the thing if it decided it wanted to pirouette it's way across the lake.
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