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    transom repair help

    Re: transom repair help Preciate the comments Wood. Well I got a some more work done this morining in fact I got most of it out. Can anyone suggest how I can get the last of that wood out of very bottom of transom without damaging it? Also should I leave that fiberglass border in as a guide for...
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    transom repair help

    Re: transom repair help Hello all Well since I my neighbor bailed on me I wasnt able to completly pull the boat cap. So I did the next best thing at least in my mind. Got my floor jack and placed it under splash well and lifted it as much as I could and then I was in demo mode I feel like I...
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    transom repair help

    Re: transom repair help Hello all, So I did some reading this morning and then preceeded to the garage and lifted motor with the help of a friend as well as cut top cap off of transom to discover a huge mess of rotton wood. So now the question would be just easier to cut the back wall of...
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    transom repair help

    Re: transom repair help Ok see the pics have posted. I have a few question on my '71 55 hp chrysler outboard it appears I have to remove the wires from the harness along with the fuel lines, throttle cabless, shifting cables etc. is this correct?(2nd pic) The cap Im referring to is the metal...
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    transom repair help

    Hello all, I have installed my stringers & floor and when I was measuring transom wall for carpet I felt a very soft spot in the wall around area of former engine bolt holes that were not filled very well. The other areas of the wall are soft as well but not nearly as soft. So now my question...
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    55hp chrysler motor trying to some tuning up

    I recently bought a boat with a 1971 55hp chrysler motor and wanted to know if some could tell me where I could get a repair manual for it as so I can try and do some maintenance on it. I will post some pic of it tommorow. I got it running last summer but never put on water because issue with...
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    Boat repair gone bad(first boat)

    Hello, I'm currently in the process of replacing the floor and stringers in my 71 fish n sky 15 foot boat with a 55hp Chrysler motor I purchased about 8 mos ago. I've already pulled up all of the floor that I want but does anybody have an idea about how I can square the corner of without cutting...
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