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    165 mercruiser cracked exhaust manifold

    Hi Guys Well much to my dissmay when I started the merc , water started coming out the manifold behind the carb. I pulled the manifold and found a crack . It is accessable. Have any of you people ever got a manifold welded? And if so what kind of luck have you had with it holding?? Dave
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    165 mercruiser

    I pulled my 1974 165 merc out to replace the transom on my chieftain. I have never had it running yet , it has been sitting for about 6 yrs out of water. I did a compression test they read 180/145/160/150/60/180. I sprayed the cyls down with bolt loosener. I am hoping that they will even out...
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    165 merc how does this engine rate??

    Hi Guys, I have purchased a 24 ft starcraft with a 165 merc and a 1 drive. What do you guys have to say about this set up??This is my first IO
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    wood preservative for the transom ?? Is it a good idea?

    I am debating giving the transom on my cheiftain a coat of some sort of preservative. Anyone have any ideas what product would be best for this ? Thompson water seal??? I don't want to use something that could cause corosion.
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    the chieftain is home.

    Re: the chieftain is home. look there is a seaman stain on my boat
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    the chieftain is home.

    The rain let up for a few hours so my son in law and myself went and picked up the boat from his dad's shed on the farm. Very nice of him to let us store it inside for the winter. Now the fun starts , if that is what it is called. It looks like a scow now but when it is done it will be a thing...
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    smart tabs on a chieftain .

    Has anyone run smart tabs on any of the bigger starcrafts? I have a chieftain Mk4 24 ft. I am just getting it ready for the water and would like to know if smart tabs would be a worth while investment right off the get go.
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    Islander is gone

    I weent to the local starcraft dealer on the weekend. He told me that 2010 is the last year of the islander. There was one in the showroom ,outboard model . About $40,000 . That made me think sinking a bit of cash into mky old chieftain was not a bad idea. Its sad to see the islander go the way...
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    finally got it home

    The summer is gone but the chieftain is home. I started the refurbish. first was the name change. better to be the producer than the product. The new seats , minor mounting changes required. I got to the fuel tanks, you can see how they are mounted, big tanks . removing the carpet putting in...
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    MC 1 drive?

    can anyone tell by this pic what model of mercruiser O/D this is, there are no numbers on it that I can see. 77 or 78 starcraft cheiftain. 165 bolted to it. Please pay no attention the name, Receintly purchased boat and that will be the first to go lol
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    a few pics of the chief-tin

    Here are a couple more pics of my new to me money pit. Take note of the lovely interior colour, hmmm 70's for sure .It will have to go .
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    old crestliner

    Hi People, I picked up an old crestliner from a guy, its pretty cool looking. It says on the dash its a jetstreak. Can anyone tell me anything about this boat. Its a 12 ft what would something like this be worth? The hull is in great shape
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    24 chieftain mkiv

    I just picked up a chieftain mk IV. Its been out of the water for about 6 yrs. It was winterized well as we get cold weather up here in Canada. the engine cranks over but befor i start it I want to clean out the tanks. Is there an easy way of doing this. The boat was a fgresh water boat plying...
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