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    20' trihull, began floor redo at bow, now I'm at the engine bay, have builder's

    Working on a trihull deck boat. Like most here, floor was bad, motor mounts were bad, so I ripped it all out. Doesn't have wood stringers. I've laid in floor all the way to where the engine sits (from bow-stern), but I haven't done anything yet to the left-right of the engine. The motor (Old...
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    Everybody talks of wood stringers; could they potentially be all FG? (project ro

    I recently bought what I believe is either a Godfrey or Hurricane deck boat, 19' 1983 type. Apparently everything really is bigger in TX, where I bought it, even the "slow leaks". So now, after ripping out all the old flooring, made easier by years of rot, I haven't found wood stringers...
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    What would you do to '83 OMC V6 if you had it out already, and a motor mount que

    I've got my 3.8 L out because the wood supposed to be holding it up is AWOL and the glass just couldn't hang by itself. I have no idea how much time is on this motor. I am not a boat guy, but I am rapidly learning more, much like I did about termites at my last house. Do boats have as much of...
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    OMC stringer lower shift cable won't pull through intermediate housing...

    My first (and if it keeps up, last) boat but not first mechanical experience:<br />'83 3.8L with I believe an OMC 800 stringer outdrive. Transom seal has hole I can put my hand through, because the stringers have rotted out or been otherwise damaged and the intermediate housing has been sitting...
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