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    gruman sport boat

    Hello iboat friends, this may be the wrong place to post this and if so I am sorry. I am looking for an older gruman sport boat, the ones that look like a canoe that needs to go on a diet. They are the perfect boat for some of the Canadian boat in camping adventures that a friend of mine and I...
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    1969 1.5 hp evinrude mate

    about to pick one up to use on a canoe, 100 bucks I think I got a decent deal, any advice on oil to gas mix? I am sure these where set to run on leaded gas, is that gonna be an issue?
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    Getting my 2001 9.8 ready for winter

    Ok so I keep the motor in the basement, during winter, I run the motor out of gas completely, change the lower unit oil and move it to the basement. Should I pull the plugs as well?
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    3m 5200

    So if 3m 5200 will cure underwater, can i paint over it before it is fully cured? what would the diffrence between painting it and having it cure underwater? Im just being impatient i guess as i want to get this darn project done.
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    self etch primer

    My question is how well does self etch primer work on bare aluminum? I would like to paint an aluminum duck boat but would like to skip the etch wash and then prime. Has anyone used rustoleum self etch spray primer?
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    aluminum bench seats

    Ok I have a boat with aluminum bench seats, I would like to attach seats to it, I was thinking i could get the swivl eze deck base that you can get in aluminum. I would then drill a hole for the peg part that extends down, i was thinking i could pop rivet the base right to the seat? any reason...
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    how to charge

    Ok here is my question, my father (77) lives on a small lake with no way to run power down to the dock, he uses a trolling motor on an old canoe as his way of getting around the lake to do some pan fishing. His house is a farly long way up a steep hill, I am worried about him hauling a heavy...
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    possible project please help with input

    Ok so i am comfortable with the price i can get this boat for, I know it will be a total restore but I have a few questions but first I will add the pics so you will understand what I am asking
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    gluvit question

    Ok so I am looking for a project boat now that i am done with the alumacraft FD, I am looking for a larger boat with flat floors this time, I am fully expecting to have to redo the floors and transom so I have been reading up on how to protect the floors and transom from future water damage, my...
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    looking for a project

    looking for a project boat, want an aluminum fishing boat with flat floors, my question is am i unrealistic or do people over value their stuff? the worst case so far has been a 29 yearold lund with no motor roton floor and transom, guy wanted 1295 i offered 800 and thought that was fair for a...
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    crestliner angler

    I am looking at a old crestliner angler 16 foot, it has a side console but i was wonderig if anyone has converted one of these to a tiller? the wood is all rotten so i would have to redo it anyway
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    trailer bounce

    I have a small fishing boat, that i had to redo the trailer for, I had to replace the leaf springs in the process, I already removed one plate from the springs to soften the ride and that has helped however, when i hit bumps sometimes it bounces the motor pretty good, I want to take it camping...
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    Please help with electrical

    Ok so i have a 14 foot aluminum boat, nothing fancy just bench seats and a motor. I want to add running lights and a troling motor, also my motor has electric start so I figured i would hook that up as well as long as im gonna add a battery. so hear is my question can I use 18 gage speaker wire...
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    2001 9.8 2stroke leak!!!!

    ok so I finaly got the trailer and boat all set was ready to go fishing when I noticed a leak where the lower unit meets the shaft, I dont know a whole lot about motors so I am posting some pics incase my terminoligy is bad. the leak is not comming from the oil fill or vent holes.
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    Rivet question

    SO I am working on restoring an old alumacraft FD fishing boat. Sanding it down to bare alum on the inside of the hull so I can gluvit and then prime it, and paint it. Problem I am having is the bench seats are super hard to get under to sand and prep for gluvit and paint. Got the whole boat...
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