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    Another gear oil thread... 80w-90 vs. 90

    us gallon is 3.78 litres imperial gallon is 4.54 litres my calculation is correct
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    Another gear oil thread... 80w-90 vs. 90

    I have used Motomaster 80w90 automotive high pressure gear oil in my 1973 starcraft merc 140 since 2007 zero issues and I change it every year Canadian tire has 5 litre jug $49.99 cdn ( 1.32 gal for $36 us thats $4.69/oz ! ) buying it any other way is a complete ripoff
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    Whats the deal with "High Milage" conventional and synthetic motor oils???/

    It is my understanding High Milage oil also contains zinc which helps reduce wear in older engines I probably picked up that nugget from ‘Bob Is The Oil Guy‘ site
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    Freak fluke all 8 spark plugs burn out at same time !!!?

    Just South of Parry Sound on Twelve Mile Bay at Moose Deer Point Marina
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    Freak fluke all 8 spark plugs burn out at same time !!!?

    Thanks guys When I’m putting her in the water , likely May 24 long weekend or thereabouts I’ll get hold of a spark tester and get specifics on ignition system and repost then.
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    Freak fluke all 8 spark plugs burn out at same time !!!?

    Full story Could not get starboard engine to fire , not even a cough , after running fine 2-3 weeks before Checked fuel , checked water separating fuel filter , checked spark it’s there but after diddling around for an hour getting mighty frustrated realized the spark plug I’m holding against...
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    Freak fluke all 8 spark plugs burn out at same time !!!?

    Marina mechanic looks at me with blank look when I tell him all 8 of my plugs burned out at same time! Did I get hit by lightning? How could this be possible on a 1980 marinized Chev 350 ? Yup it ain’t a Mercruiser but a Chris craft 350 in a twin engine Catalina 35 footer but I trust this...
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    1973 ISLANDER REFIT

    I was hoping to increase bunkerage on board cause she regularly gets used in the wilds of Georgian Bay where, on occasion ,only 100 mile range would mean putting in for fuel or making a special fuel run from the campsite. I still have one fuel tank that is a custom 65 liter (17 G) diamond plate...
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    Boat Disposal

    Did the same thing . needed a motor bought a boat yanked motor scrapped boat Did it at a buddies farm and took it to their local dump who would take it for free if you stripped all glass and metal off it first. Apparently a fiberglass operation wanted the glass cause they can use it somehow...
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    1973 ISLANDER REFIT

    Need the clearance for rivet bucking Found five rivets missing Any Islander folks out there in the STARMADA have any luck finding plastic fuel tanks that will fit in place of the twin tanks on the Roamer model? Also have struck a deal with one of my handy buddies to partner up to finish her off...
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    1973 ISLANDER REFIT

    Again life gets in the way as its nearly a year since anything was going on in the refit. To the rescue came some handy buddies this weekend and we acheived this:
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    1973 ISLANDER REFIT

    So its been more that a year as life gets in the way Back at it off and on for past couple months Pulled outdrive new seals impeller and oil Running OK usually only needs points after sitting all winter Ran last Sept 2020 so this time I will have to invest in wires plugs and cap/rotor - to do...
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    1989 Starcraft Islander 221V repair and repower

    Compression test the 250 , if good then save the bucks for the fabbing you might have to do at a machine shop to get your closed freshwater/antifreeze cooling system. Big fan of the 250 - that motor has was in production for decades. Parts blocks everything pretty much everywhere in any scrap...
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    Hello

    Registration is free in Canada!!!!
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    My best fish stories have nothing to do with trying to catch em

    Story 1) Scuba diving in Fathom 5 Provincial Park off the Bruce Peninsula near Tobermory early 80s and I'm at 120ft diving the Philo Scoville when all of a sudden it gets so dark that I could have used a dive-light to see. I think oh frig a massive thunderstorm must have come over and I'm gonna...
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