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    I made a boo boo..... how do you get the coil spring back in?

    I was playing junior mechanic tonight and the coil spring for the pull chord rewind came out and now I am faced with the task of putting it back in. What is the easiest procedure for doing so? I know it can be done I just am wondering what the easiest way would be. BTW I did a quick cursory...
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    1982 evinrude just won't go.

    I have a '82 evinrude that just plain won't go. I switched out the plugs, got new gas, cleaned out the tank, and did everything I could think of but it just does not want to fire. Anyone out there have any thoughts? what are the starting procedures for an evinrude? I have never had a motor...
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    New project boat....... 14.5 smoker craft

    Well I picked up a 14.5' aluminum smoker craft at the beginning of the summer to fish from and I am looking into a few alterations to get it to where I want it. First off I am not sure of the age or model but I have some pics from thier site that I am pretty sure are it or close enough. I...
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    boat stability question

    I just bought a 12' row boat that is flat on the bottom (essentially) and I prefer to stand up and fish. The boat seems to be a little tippy it is about 40" across but is stable once I get up and situated. My question is would some type of a floor in the bottom resting on the stringers help with...
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    What is the receipe to make peanut butter??

    Ok, so I have tried the search function on multiple occasions using several different key terms and I cannot find the reciepe for "peanut butter" what do you guys suggest? I did find one reference to someone using some baking flour to get the consistency do you chop fibers into it? This is...
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    need help fixing my mistake

    Funny story........ Upon starting my restoration/repair on my 12' gamefisher tri-hull I found that my transom was rotted so I came on here, found a transom repair video, and bolstered with new found information went out and started cutting. On the video, the transom was double walled with an...
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    Project GameFisher

    Hello everyone! Well here it is, well under way my beat to crap and back again game fisher!:D I am planning on turning it into a nice little boat to take on my local creek and some smaller lakes. Here is the deal, I have a 12' gamefisher that I got for $20 threw it on the utility trailer and...
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    MFG boat identification

    Hey guys! It was suggested to me to post in here and maby you guys would be able to help me out a little. I recently aquired the boat pictured below and was looking to identify it. I am actually going to sell it as a project boat but I would like to know what it is first. It will be sold as is...
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    MFG boat Identification.

    I recently aquired an old Mfg boat that I cannot identify. I need some help finding out more about it. I have tried to find some pics that look simular on the internet but to no avail. I am sure that I have just not been looking in the correct places but then again I don't know where those...
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    Looking for opinions.

    I am fixing up a 12' fiberglass tri-hull game fisher that I got for $20 and I am going to be using on a small stream primarily and a few of the local lakes. It has several large cracks/ holes in it that I am going to fix and have already started the cut and bevel procedure on them. My problem is...
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    using bedliner on a fiberglass hull

    I am fixing up a well used 12' gamefisher trihull (fiberglass) and I have a few questions about painting it after I do some hull repair.I will be painting below the water line and I was thinking about hitting it wit a universal primer and then topcoating it with bedliner. I have seen it done on...
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