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    need help with serial number

    hello all, i have a 1985 fourwinns with a 350 260 hp atleast thats what the cover on the carb says and thats all it says. i looked down by the starter and found nothing infact i looked all over and found nothing at all. the only number i found was a casting on the block on port rear #10066036 im...
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    another power washing thread

    bought a 25' cruiser in july and there looks like there is about 4 or 5 coats of bottom paint on it, alot of it is chipping/peeling does anyone think i can get it or most of it off with a power washer. i dont have the money for soda blasting and i sure as hell dont want to use paint stripper. i...
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    need help

    i just bought a 86 245 fourwinns sundowner with a merc 350 260 hp. my wot is 3800 rpm, it should be around between 4200 to 4600 rpm the motor is strulging at that rpm and i dont want to blow it up. and my speed is a wopping 20 to 22 mile an hour. im not looking to go fast but i think it should...
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    prop size

    hi: i have a new to me 1986 four winns 245 sundowner aft cabin with a merc 350 260 hp, saturday is the second time i had the boat out and could barley get the boat on plane. mechanic said that motor should be around 42 to 4400 rpm, the most i could get out of it was 3800 rpm and the motor is...
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    painting hull sides

    looking for some help here, i need to paint the hull sides of my boat 25' it got damaged last year when a line broke and keep hitting a piling. i know of a couple of brands out there but i know there is something better than imron and allgrip. im looking for a good epoxy paint thats going to...
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    what to do

    hi all: im selling a 17' searay ,i have alot of people looking at it and i dont know what to do about sea trails. how do you guys go about this. i cant take the boat out every time someone looks at it its on a trailer. do you get a deposit or how does this work. thanks for any help in advance.
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    rotten motor mounts

    hi all, i have a 1990 wellcraft 20' with a 4.3. about 4 years ago i completely gutted the boat and did it over 100 %, there was nothing i didnt touch. i put new stringers in and bulk heads and a new deck and new foam the transom was solid, what i did not do was put new motor mounts in. at the...
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    replacing motor mounts

    hello all, i have 1990 wellcraft 196. about three years ago i had a soft spot in the deck and before the day was out i had the complete deck ripped out. the stringers were roten and i pulled out all the sopping wet foam, did everything over in the boat that was wood 100% and used epoxy resin and...
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    gas gauge

    i have a 90 wellcraft, the gas gauge jumps back and forth between one half and three quaters of a tank even when sitting on the trailer. i cleaned all the wires on the gauge and the tank which were clean anyway, just started doing this the last couple times out. im thinking its the gauge but not...
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    exhaust manifold

    hi all, i have a 82 searay with a merc 2.5 120 horse engine. im having a problem with the exhaust manifold, the last bolt that holds the manifold on keeps snapping off its good for the whole summer and then it snaps. this is the second year in a row that this has happened, the last time i had it...
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    moving to florida

    moving to florida soon anything i need to know when i get there. been there many times, there is one thing i noticed there are alot of outboards vs i/os. is the water very shallow there in the inter coastal will an i/o be allright or is an outboard the way to go just curious.
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    transmission problems

    got a 95 chevy van 350 engine with a 3 speed auto with overdrive, yesterday went to use truck and it would not start out in first gear seemed more like second gear, also it did not go into overdrive i never had any problems with trans before ever. fluid is full and it does not slip all wire...
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    need help from gm tk mechanic

    i have a 95 chevy van with a 350 in it, out of the clear blue today when i left the house i noticed that the trans did not start out in first gear. when i stopped at a light it felt like it started out in second gear and it did not go into overdrive either. if you drop it into first gear its...
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    what brakes

    my trailer did not come with brakes on it and it has two axles, im moving to florida in about three months and i want to put brakes on it and dont know which ones to buy. are the drum brakes good or are the electric disc brakes the way to go what are the pros and cons between the two. the boat...
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    image boats

    has anyone ever heard of IMAGE BOAT CO, if so are they a decent boat any info on it would be great. thanks in advance for any help.
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