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    Prop novice with questions...

    I have a 1998 Harris FlotDek 22 foot deck boat. It has a regular wide vhull like a regular boat, not the flat/tri hull like the old Hurricanes. I think it weighs around 3600 lbs. It has a 10 person capacity. It has a Volvo Penta 4.3GS with an SX Cobra outdrive. The only markings I can find on...
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    98 Volvo Penta 4.3 misfire...does this sound familiar?

    I have a 98 Volvo Penta 4.3, now with 625 hours on it. I bought it with 580 hours. I installed all new Volvo plugs, wire, cap, rotor, fluids, fuel filter at the beginning of the season and it runs like a top. Always starts right up, runs smooth, plenty of power. Yesterday, I decided to take a...
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    Larson Lapline All American

    Sorry for the delay. I, too, haven't been on lately. Time to get going on this!
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    Larson Lapline All American

    Spent quite a bit of time wet sanding tonight. Not a fun job, but really necessary to get a nice final finish. Plenty more to go. For the seats, the upholstery plans keep falling through. We decided to go with a white seat since it is almost impossible to match the blue paint, and will use red...
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    Boat lift for vintage boat...aluminum or steel?

    I'm going to have to get a lift for my daughter's boat. We just got a lake home, and her boat will be completed by Spring. I want it on a lift so it's ready to go next summer. I found a nice steel lift with a good canopy for only $400. I'm going to have to move the lift every spring and fall as...
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    1996 Evinrude Intruder 175hp

    I bought it! Turns out my cousin is really good friends with the owner of the marina. The boat was on consignment, purchased new from them and maintained by them since new. The original owner bought a pontoon and was selling this on consignment. He looked up the book value and had it listed at...
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    1996 Evinrude Intruder 175hp

    I'm going to be looking at a 1996 Hurricane deckboat with what I assume is the original 175hp Intruder. I have not seen the boat in person yet. It is a very clean boat, and the pictures of the motor...it looks new! I don't know too much about newer (1996 is newer to me) outboards, and this would...
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    Larson Lapline All American

    Here's what we used. It weren't cheap... Our paint guy said there's some high-end boat company that uses this on all of their boats. Don't know anything about that, but am very please with the quality of the spray.
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    Hurricaine deckboat...what to know?

    We just bought a lake home and want to get a boat that our parents can get on/off easily. Of course, we started looking at pontoons. We are trying to stay around $5000. For that money, we can get a 1995-2004 20-24 ft pontoon with a decent (no tears) interior, and usually a newer 25hp 4 stroke or...
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    1966 Sea Ray SRV 170

    Found this (free) on CL. The previous owner says it's a 1965, but I think it's a 1966 Sea Ray SRV 170 with a 1100 SS Mercury. The Merc is what I drove a couple of hours to get. It is claimed to have just over 100 hours on it, and should run. However, the gear box was snatched off the lower unit...
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    1959 Skagit Sportster Floor and stinger repair Questions?

    Gorgeous boat! I'm a big Skagit fan. I got my Skimaster 17 last year (for $20) and will e redoing it this winter. From what I have learned, Skagit had two versions of the hollow fiberglass stringers, a very thin and fragile version, and a very thick and durable one. You know which one you got...
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    Would like to flip my boat to work on the bottom. Looking for building plans!

    Here's what we did to flip ours. I had a rolling work bench the fit perfectly under the upside down floor of the hull. Big heavy casters let us rolling it any where we want, an its rock solid for sanding.
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    Larson Lapline All American

    Making progress! We have most of the sanding done, and are going to start fairing this week. The keel repair turned out great. Hoping to prime/sand/paint in a week or two!
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    1967 Sea King (Chrysler..West Bend?) 55 hp needs help

    I bought an old Sea King boat and motor last year and am trying to get it living again. The boat is a time capsule...it looks nearly new. Everything is solid and in great condition. It was clearly loved and stored indoors all its life. The motor looks really clean. When I bought it, the...
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    1970 SeaKing

    I thought I'd give an update, more for therapy for me than anything. After I got the parts from Franz, I put in the new plugs, wires, impeller, new lower unit oil, etc. I found a guy about an hour from my house who said he is an expert on these old Chrysler outboards. He charged me $50 for a...
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