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    Like a broken record in here - rotten deck, stringers.

    SIGH. I am completely bummed. Went to just put a new deck on top of the soft one, pulled the seats out, and noticed a 10 inch crack in the deck between the seats under the carpet. Pushed on it, and CRUNCH, the fiberglass over what used to be the plywood decking pushed through. Big hole in...
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    I just drilled a 1/8" hole through my hull!

    Background info: 1978 thundercraft tri-hull bowrider. My back to back seats were looking really rough, and one had started pulling apart at the seam where butt and back rest meet... so I decided to pull them out today and work on them a little. Got the seats out, and thought I was looking...
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    1978 Mariner 80HP - stator/wiring harness question.

    I have a 1978 Mariner 80 HP outboard, and the wiring is becoming brittle. I have been told I need to replace the stator and wiring harness on the boat. It still runs great, and I have had no problems yet, but being out on the water isn't the time to have a problem.. so my question is... Will...
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    the saga of the hull crack continues. thundercraft tri-hull.

    Thought I would start a new thread here, got my digital camera charged, and took some pics. Here's the front view of the boat, you can see where I have sanded and prepared the gelcoat area where the crack is... Here's some close up images of the affected area. And one with my hand in...
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    Bad gas? Water in gas?

    I have 2 six gallon tanks, one of which the boat runs great on all of the time. Not so much on the other. Sometimes it seems to run fine, but other times it just bogs down like it is choking for gas.. when I feel the primer bulb, it is full of gas, and have checked to make sure the pressure...
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    my new boat, fiberglass, crack on bow!

    (1978 Thundercraft trihull) So, after our fifth outing on the new boat today, I decide it is finally time to put a little elbow grease into a good washing, and up front on the port side, i notice a crack. Never saw it before, since it is a little further down (probably right above water level...
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    Just got my first boat... and I am mighty excited about it..

    She's a 1978 Thundercraft 160ss, with the Mariner 80HP outboard. Everything is there, and for the most part, looks like it has been maintained pretty well! I took her to the mechanic and had the fuel/water pumps serviced, and tuned up, and took it out on the water last weekend, it ran like a...
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    Just got my first boat!

    And, am I excited.... She's a 1978 Thundercraft 160ss, with the Mariner 80HP outboard. Everything is there, and for the most part, looks like it has been maintained pretty well! I took her to the mechanic and had the fuel/water pumps serviced, and tuned up, and took it out on the water last...
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