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    Older boats for a song

    over the last 3 years i have tried to restore 3 boats from 14' to 20' at the time i buy a boat i am sure that i have made the deal of my life. until i start on the restoration project. when the nice wraping comes off and all you find is rotten stringers transom ete. And the cost of materals go...
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    perspex

    Hi can anyone tell me how to cut and drill perspex as I am making a new winscreen Thanks
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    number 1 cyl. bad ???

    Hi, almost all the old merc 50 hp.seem to have low compresion in number 1 cyl. I now have three! all are 4 cyl and all show conpresion is a lot lower in number 1 cyl . was this a weakness in the old 70's I am hopeing to get one more going and I havent striped any down yet. I will decarb frist...
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    new project new headache

    I live nexth to a wood recylcled factory mostly hardwood an I am thinging of useing tongue an groove as a floor in my boat any thoughts on this? thank's Donnie
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    now I have 3 old 50 hp motors now confused

    picked up 3 50hp 4 cyl. blueband at a auction cheep and i belive they are around the mid 70,s Q one has 500. on the motor cover. other thunderbolt an one bigfoot are they the same motor look the same with covers off? and will the parts be be the same? Q.2 I have made up a water tank to test...
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    brass prop + alum boat

    Droping a diesel motor into a verry old alum. boat , and I know that [ brass an alum ] the two metals don't mix in salt water . Have search all over for a alum prop with out any luck. woundering if by painting the prop this migth help any one know what I should do? thanks
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    what will happen if??

    just checked the compression on a blue band and number 1 cyl has only 1/2 of the cpmpression as the other 3 cyl.want to use the boat nexth weekend and if i use it the way it is will i damage it if i work the motor at say i/2 power? to fish? and what is the worst that might happen? thanking you
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    for the books help

    trying to find the year of my motor, an have tried alot of sites seral no.8029897 they usualy ask me to recheck the numbers but these are the true numbers it is a blue band 50 hp.4 cyl long shaft and i cannot find a model number thanking you
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