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    1982 16ft SS rebuild

    Picked up this StarCraft from a friend and will be tearing it down and rebuilding it. I did the transom a couple years ago so it's good, the floor however isnt. Also the motor doesn't run, has some electrical issues and has been pieced together so I have to figure out what to do with it
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    1974 14ft Dixie malibu

    Re: 1974 14ft Dixie malibu got a little more done today finished cutting out the livewells, removed transom and started grinding , still have at least one more day of grinding and sanding before i start laying new glass
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    1974 14ft Dixie malibu

    Re: 1974 14ft Dixie malibu still havent decided on a layout yet, but i did get a little more done today, installed new winch, new trailer jack and adjusted a keel roller so the boat sits on the bunks, properly and did a little more tear down
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    1974 14ft Dixie malibu

    Re: 1974 14ft Dixie malibu started on it the other day, pulled up front deck and found a bunch of mulch, making me itch just thinking about it. deck is out, will do the cap next on the nose and get the bench and transom, but need to get a new grinder first the sawzall just take to long and the...
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    1974 14ft Dixie malibu

    just picked up a 1974 Dixie malibu 14 footer, came with a 72 4.5 mercury outboard. this is going to be a budget build fishing boat, will sell the little outboard and put a 25hp + motor on it, transom is rotted, front deck is rotted and pretty sure the bench is rotted as well it kinda bulges out...
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    2002 evinrude 175 ficht bad cylinder/piston

    2002 evinrude 175 ficht #4 cylinder compression is at 35psi , cylinder is scored would assume the rings are shot as well, what would cause this? and are the cylinders nickasil and can they be honed?
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    85 yamaha 90hp lower unit

    i have a 85 yamaha 90hp that the lower unit is locked up on, i have the prop shaft out, just need to know how to get the input shaft out and the bearing thats in the nose, will a slide hammer work to remove them?
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    76 135hp johnson will not start

    i have a 135hp johnson and last sat i went down to the ramp and the motor flooded out , went home and it started up after removeing the plugs and blowing the fuel out, then went out and it ran fine all day , the next day took it out and it would not start just kept flooding out , finally got it...
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    76 135hp johnson not peeing

    1976 johnson 135hp , changed out the cracked lower unit for a used one and installed a new impeller lit,w/ plate,key etc , i ran it on muffs and got nothing from the pee holes in the midsection i then filled up a big bucket full of water and ran it in that saw it spit a little out the pee holes...
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    crack in lower unit

    my lower unit has a crack in it, does any one know what causes this and will tig welding it fix it. its the white line in the pic and is on the front port side just above the cone
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    shift shaft height adjustment

    any one know what the measurement for the shift shaft height would be for a 76 135hp johnson v4 , i looked in the sticky but its not listed
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    1976 135hp johnson problems

    have several problems with the motor first off it is really hard to start the first time, any ideas , just rebuilt the carbs. next is the lower unit it has a small vertical crack at the front of the housing about an inch long, is it weldable and it will not go into reverse after i pulled the...
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    76 johnson 135hp tnt wiring

    i need to find a wiring schematic for the tnt , also does anyone know what the two wires coming out of the bottom of the control box are for, i think the colors on them are black and brown and is the tnt switch wiring suppose to run down the handle and be zip tied to it? box has the red plug at...
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    64 18ft starcraft holiday

    well guess i'm a tin head again sold the old bayliner and picked up this 1964 18ft holiday with a 1976 135hp johnson on a shorelander trailer. towed it home and it was still full of water. the floor and transom are completely rotten and will be replaced , she'll get a new paint job a new walk...
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    1988 85hp force performance

    i have a 85hp force on a 88 bayliner 16ft capri br with 2 people on board I'm only getting about 27 mph , this is on a gps . I'm pretty sure it should go faster than this. it has a stock prop and carbs were rebuilt this summer compression was about 120 on three cylinders. it also seems to idle...
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