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    85 bayliner ciera

    Hey there. Me and my dad are looking at a bayliner ciera that is for sale around us. The guy wants $2500 for it. The boat itself appears to be in fair condition for it's age. The interior and seats etc are prestine and the helm has a cover over it when he's not using it. He said the reason he...
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    Constant power loss and stalling. 83 evinrude 20hp

    As the title states, I'm having an impossible time keeping the boat running. Hooking up the muffs it seems to want to run a bit better, but as soon as it's in the lake it completely loses all power. Even with the muffs on, it has a rough time staying running and/or idling. When I get it out...
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    Evinrude 20hp, not idling

    Hello guys. Sorry to be such a bother, but i'm new to boating and want to make sure I am doing everything right. I recently purchased two boats (basically for the price of one as I got the other one for literally nothing) Well, the motor seems to be seized up on the other one, so I have moved...
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    Mercruiser Sterndrive limit switch broken?

    Hey there. Tonight, I bought (or rather almost got for free), an older boat that came with a Mercruiser (190hp 4cylinder) sterndrive. When testing the electrical on it, I noticed that the trim didn't work. I should say, it goes down, but will not come up at all (Doesn't even make a noise). When...
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    Best way to fix holes and do body repair

    So I have a boat restoration I am doing, and I am going to be removing a bunch of old stuff off the boat. There are alot of holes left in the hull where the parts are. (All on the upper part, not the lower part). What do you guys suggest for patching? Some of the holes are just screw holes...
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    New wiring on old boat

    Anyone here know if a special battery is needed on boats? I have a spare 12v battery that was in my car before we junked the car out that I was going to use in the boat, and it fits nicely in one of the plastic battery boxes, but wasn't sure if I could use it for marine purpose or not. I had...
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    fiberglass repair

    Anyone know the best way to patch holes and cracks in fiberglass? The boat I am restoring had some old accessories mounted to the hull of it that I removed, and there are screw holes and pas-through holes now where they were at. Things like the radio antenna and the old horn. I want to fill them...
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    WIP: Unknown year 'seastar wildcat' restoration project

    I am currently in the process of restoring a SeaStar Wildcat. I obtained it for free, and it was a total mess when I got it. I will update this forum post once further progress is made. Here are some pictures of how I received the boat. You can see how bad of condition it was in: After...
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    unknown year sea star 'wildcat'

    I just aquired a free boat (I had to haul it out of their yard), and looking to do a restoration on it. The floor was already done on it, to a point, but I want to do it the rest of the way. Whoever redid the floor replaced the stringers at the bottom of it, and they covered it all up with...
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    1979 silverline comoros 17t O/B

    I am looking at buying this as a first time boat. The buyer is willing to let it go for $450 with trailer. Now, it needs some work. The motor works, I heard it running fine. It is missing the gas tank, but they were using a gas can hooked into the line to feed gas to it. It has a johnson 115...
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