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    Resealing 3.0L Stringer/Series 400

    I'm looking to install new shaft seals in my sterndrive before this summer. I've searched and found a number of suggestions, but what sealant/gasket maker/compound/etc should be used between the shaft seals and the housings they're seated in? Thanks guys
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    18' Thompson Calae transom, stringers and deck

    I'm back again... In 2008-2009 I did the thread at the bottom of this one. Not really knowing anything about boats or glassing, I took on the 19' Bayliner Capri 1952 I had just bought. And its held up great after almost 9 years. I'll link to the old thread I had here but this forum helped me...
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    ESA kicking in by itself

    '85 Series 400, 3.0L in my Capri. Randomly while cruising the engine will drop RPM and stumble like when the electric shift assist is making the ignition miss while shifting (switches were properly adjusted and not pressed when shifted in gear). I disconnected the 4 pin connector and its run...
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    Hydraulic (trim) cylinders for an AATV/swim platform

    What are typical sterndrive trim cylinders made of? I'm under the impression that they're aluminum with stainless rods. While this project is far from being under progress I've been brainstorming ideas on fabricating a hydraulic swim platform for my Coho to carry my 6x6 AATV as a dinghy. I'll...
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    Chris Craft 327QA compression test and analysis

    The diagram above is reversed...the engine marked 1 is port, 2 is a starboard. The two cylinders for reasons unknown had water shoot out when i removed the plugs and turned it oVer via the starter. I swore i removed the plugs and cranked it over when i took delivery of the vessel. There's an...
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    Recoating ablative bottom paint...do I have to?

    Boat in question is my Bayliner Capri... Before last season I added a few coats of Interlux Interprotect epoxy barrier coat along with 3 coats of West Marine CCP ablative bottom paint, in blue if it matters. Was slipped in the Grand River from June till October. I didn't do anything as far as...
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    Evinrude 90 hp lower unit

    My girlfriend's stepdad is acquiring an '80's 17-18' bowrider with a 90 hp Evinrude. The deck, stringers, transom, and power head seem to all be good, so no worries there. However, the lower end was removed for some issue a couple years ago and was to be repaired by a neighbor or friend, and...
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    Converting from I/O to V drive inboard

    I'm tired of sterndrives. The Series 400 in my Capri isn't too far from shot. I re-sealed it before last season but ALL 4 compartments at the end of this season were somewhere between a milkeshake and creamed coffee. I pressure/vacuum tested too. I figured the ridges on the seal surfaces tore up...
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    Resealing outdrive...ridges where seals ride

    What's the best way to remove the ridges formed by the lip seals on shafts and gears? I need to reseal my Series 400 again...its leaking in water in EVERY submerged oil compartment. Is a lathe needed? I'm pretty sure this is why my first attempt wasn't successful (hey it was a couple years...
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    Adding seawater strainers?

    My Coho doesn't have any strainers on the seawater intakes. Should I consider adding them? The Grand River which I have a slip on and boat on tends to have a fair amount of small junk, like leaves and little twigs after it rains. The grates on the intake scoops are pretty small but should I be...
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    Here we go...33' Chris Craft Catalina Coho sedan!

    I'm not new to this kind of stuff...but in a way, I am... http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=272749&page=9 I've been thinking of owning a "classic" Chris Craft in this size for a long while but wasn't planning on buying one yet due to a car loan I'm still working on. But in the meantime...
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    First time purchasing and piloting an inboard boat...suggestions?

    Alright, here we go... I'm looking to purchase a low dollar '71 Chris Craft Catalina Coho 33' with twin Chris Craft 327's. Mechanic at the boatyard said they start and run fine along with pumping water fine. I've been inside and out of my OMC sterndrive and general automotive experience but I...
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    Considering restoring a wooden Chris Craft cruiser

    I'm considering taking on a big project, a 1964 (or so) Chris Craft Sea Skiff 32'. Twin 327s, I think, and lapstrake plywood planking. It's a big cruiser like a Constellation but a Sea Skiff because of its lapstrake hull. It's located at the marina my Bayliner is at (on the hard) and I can get...
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    Trouble aligning 351/ 233

    My best buddy has an '82 Wellcraft Nova 21' where someone swapped out the original 351 and put in a 302. Sterndrive is marked 233 and the holes where the 351 was attached to the engine mounts were not sealed and so they were rotten. We pulled out the 302, I cut out and glassed in new engine...
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    CSM before laying roving?

    I'm glassing some new engine mounts in my buddy's Wellcraft. Is a layer of CSM required before laying the 18 oz? Using premium polyester resin not my usual epoxy. Thanks
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