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    Drain points on M/C 5.0L

    I'm trying to find how many and the location of all the water drain points on a 1995 Mercruiser. Thanks, Aaron
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    Merc. #17 manual?

    Does anyone have the complete #17 mercuiser GM V-8 manual. The link in this thread only has the first 6 pages. http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=251571 Thanks, Aaron
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    Strange drive oil leak

    I have a 1995 20' Sea Ray Signature with a 5.0L / Alpha gen 2. I'm getting gear lube from the drive leaking into the bilge. The strange thing is that it only leaks with the drive in the up position. When the drive is down is does not leak at all. This has the oil monitoring bottle on top of...
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    Adding a nose cone to an Alpha?

    Does anyone have any experience with adding a nose cone. I've heard some people say that it helped performance and others say that you only benefit at speeds greater that 70 mph. Please let me know what you think. Thinking about adding one of these...
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    Filling corrosion pits in drive?

    I need to fill some corrosion pits in the drive and transom assembly before painting. What is the best product out there that won't pop back out in a few years? Someone told me to try JB weld but I didn't think it would be strong enough. I am sand blasting everything to remove the paint and...
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    Lower hinge pin on Alpha?

    I'm trying to remove the gimble ring from transom assembly on a 1987 Alpha 1. I'm having trouble with the lower hinge pin that allows the left and right movement. I have removed the cotter pin but this thing won't budge. Is this pin thredded or just pressed in? Looking at part# 15 in this...
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    Filling a gap?

    I'm replacing the wood core and internal fiberglass for the bow eye. I've cut and shaped the wood core to match the hull as close as I can but there is one area in the hull that has a shape that I cannot match to the core. There is a gap of aprox. 1" between the hull and core. If I use thickened...
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    Carbon fiber plastic trim?

    I'm looking for the carbon fiber "look a like" plastic trim. I remember someone from here posting a thread on this stuff for there dash and instrument cluster trim but I can't find anyone that sells it.
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    Cardboard?

    Does anyone know where I can buy large sheets of cardboard? Trying to find 4X8' sheets. Thanks
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    Lacquer thinner?

    Can anyone tell me if Lacquer thinner evaporates clean and leaves no residue? Thanks
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    Foam core material

    Looking for info on different foam core material and different brands and manufacturers. I've heard some good things about Nida-core, hoping to get some samples from them soon. I don't have much experience using foam as a core material, I assume the layup and amount of reinforcing material would...
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    Moisture meter

    Does anyone have some good links for a decent moisture meter?
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    It's amazing what people do to boats

    I,m looking at this 1983 star craft as a project fishing boat for my nephew. I had to laugh when I saw the trailer lights attached to transom. Assuming the worst, that the floor is rotten, stringers and transom needs repairs, and the engine needs work, do you guys think its worth the $500.00...
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    Let me know what you think of this

    This was posted on a similar boat building site. It caused quite a bit of contraversy, wether this type of "splashing" is considered ethical or legal if it was for personal use and not for profit or to get into the boat business. The problem some people had with this is that you would be...
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    Cored hull???

    How can you tell if a hull is cored, I admit Idon't know much about this topic. If I am understanding this correctly there are hulls manufactured whith a balsa, foam, etc. core? does that mean that there is an inner and outer fiberglass hull? All the boats I have restored are glass all the way...
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