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    Guages without the cover over it

    Hey, i got an '89 larson hampton 220, and i had to do some wiring behind the guages today, when i pulled off this UGLY AS SIN cover that u can barely see the guages through, I found a nice brushed metal dash with guages that look amazingly good looking! <br /><br />I want to take the plastic...
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    Free Boat!

    Hey all,<br /><br />I need to get my old 16' with no motor out of my car port... Winter is coming and I have had bad luck with non paying bidders on ebay. Its a 1964 Chris Craft Corsair... no motor, new front seats. It has a trailer but last i checked one of the tires was flat.. I just need it...
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    Removing the control handle?

    My uphulstery guy is reuphulstering the whole boat, but the only thing we cant get done is the one panel that has the control handle on it. He had tried removing the 4 screws on the base of it but that didnt do it. Anyone have a chart of how this thing disassembles? <br /><br />Its a side...
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    Hit prop on the wood pole on my slip

    Hey all, i came in on too much of an angle when backing in (Im still trying to get this right), and i hit my prop while in reverse on the wood pole..<br /><br />Lucky it wasnt my neightbors boat, but now the prop has sustained a little damage. Each fin is bent back a little bit. I want to...
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    PortaPotti Smell, maybe cause im an idiot?

    I giess somewhere in my mind i thought when you flushed it, the pee went away... didnt realize i had to empty it. The wife peed in it last weekend, and i went in the boat yesterday on a 95 degree day and HOLY CRAP did it smell like rancid ****...<br /><br />How do i empty this thing???
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    Cracked my hatch!

    OK... im retarted. I stepped on my hatch while cleaning the bow and it cracked.. like the whole length of the hatch, big crack down the middle.<br /><br />How can i replace this without replacing the whole thing? Like just the plastic peice. <br /><br />The one i cracked is white and you cant...
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    Rusty/Yellow Water coming out of bilge

    Hey all, I have noticed since i got this boat that when i run the bilge pump, i get a rusty/yellow looking stream out of the bilge. <br /><br />I have checked for gas/oil leaks and i cant find any, and i also just replaced the water circulation pump, so i know its not that...<br /><br />Any ideas?
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    Depth finder switch while docked...

    Hey all, When i bought my boat, it came with a Hummingbird depth finder, old cracked screen... really crappy lookin.<br /><br />I dont have a trailer for this boat, and its a big boat.. <br /><br />I have a brand new lowrance X47 that looks 3000 times better and probably works a hell of alot...
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    Should I use my trim?

    Hey all,<br /><br />I always keep my trim on full down, and i get get on plane no problem, and I like to keep the RPM's at about 4000 (Is this good?) and my GPS reports i am going 33mph top speed at 4k.<br /><br />I heard adjusting the trim can help top speed, but i dont have a guage and i dont...
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    Reasonable Upholstery Pricing?

    I am having my upholstory guy come down tonight to take a look at building 2 new back seats that didnt come with my boat (they couldnt find em).<br /><br />They are the simple seats that go on the side of the engine cover... <br /><br />How much you think that'll run me to build from scratch...
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    Seaweed / Overheating

    I went out to fire island yesterday, and as im backing into the slip, i guess i sucked up some seaweed, and the temp went right up to about 205... i shut her down and drifted into the slip...<br /><br />I dont want to damage my motor, but I really dont like being embarrased like that in a public...
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    Flushing question

    So now that my boat is all fixed after replacing the starter - I took her out a few times this weekend. I didnt want to flush her until i knew how. I have earmuffs, and i can feel where the inlets are, but with outboards i usually put the muffs on in the direction of the bow to the stern.<br...
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    LCD Tv Inside Cabin

    Hey, I was thinking about getting a LCD TV put into my cabin, and I was just wondering which was the easier way to go... they make flip down 12v tv's made for cars that go up to 15" screens, but I was thinking if i got a 17" LCD TV that takes 110v, I could just use a power inverter to power it...
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    1977 Johnson 70 dripping gas from carbs, not starting.

    Just started rebuilding the old johnson after replacing the head... popped the new head on and did a comp test, all cyls a 125psi..<br /><br />When i try turning her over, i see gas coming out of the carb mouth, and i've never seen that before.. she sounds like she wants to turn over.<br /><br...
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    I am going to kill myself.

    As it couldnt be more stressful to get the loan and everything else for this boat ready today, this happens...<br /><br />I get to the marina where i bought the boat from. They get all the batteries out and they pop em in the boat. engine clicks. doesnt turn over. They say - oh. probably...
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