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    Dixie boat 170 , Floor , Transom , Stringers Rebuild. big job

    nice to meet you deep blue I have seen you before on most projects I follow. and I was more looking into your first photo, where im adding to the transom, I think if I were to cut away from the original design may weaken it only slightly but potentially? also my fathers boat has sort of the...
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    Dixie boat 170 , Floor , Transom , Stringers Rebuild. big job

    so I have an idea I thought of wile busy at work... I normally have a smaller outboard in the boat for when fishing or am emergency back up. now wile im putting a new transom in would it be a bad idea if I modified the transom abit to make a permanent outboard spot.. I don't know how else to...
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    1957ish VIKING 3.5 hp Carb questions.

    hello all, I have a 1957 Viking 3.5 it run has good spark , I cleaned it up and its in fairly good shape, but my issue now is this carburetor is not something I understand, if I set it to drip fuel like crazy it will run beautifully, as soon as I turn the nob to no more drop fuel it runs...
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    1979 evinrude 115 TACHOMETER

    hey gents and genties, i red a few posts already about tach installs and i have not found what is right for me, i have a photo of my ... junction area.. for your advisory of what is the proper lead my tach pulse wire would be! i would like to install one and hoping this will lead me in the right...
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    Dixie boat 170 , Floor , Transom , Stringers Rebuild. big job

    Goodday everyone, I'm beginning my task of a total rebuild on the hull of my Dixie, I seen a few people who have done this before on this form also been doing a lot of research, I did a floor restore a few years ago before I found these forms and I remember the stringers were not in good shape ...
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    Dixie boat 170 , Floor , Transom , Stringers Rebuild. big job.

    Goodday everyone, I'm beginning my task of a total rebuild on the hull of my Dixie, I seen a few people who have done this before on this form also been doing a lot of research, I did a floor restore a few years ago before I found these forms and I remember the stringers were not in good shape...
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    1983 evinrude 115 prop questions

    i have a 1983 evinrude 115hp and a 18ft dixie bassboat, i am looking for advice on getting the most speed but not hurting my motor.. this will be just an occasional prop i use, i live on a big lake and cross it alot. im just looking for a prop to give me the most speed. im not to worryed about...
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    18ft dixie pushed by 115 evinrude

    hello everyone, i have an 18ft dixie boat, somthing like a bassboat type hull, and powering it is a 1981 115 evinrude, motor seems to run perfictly fine, i am wondering,, at wot it only hits 39mph, trim up and glass water, only myself in the boat 170 pounds, im wondering if that is normal...
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