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    Striper pilot house??

    Hi, I have a 2001 2100 WA striper with a hard top and I would like to convert it to a pilot house. Have you seen any pilot house been built for this boat?
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    Fuel tank explosion (see picture). Why??

    Hi guys, I bought a 26' aluminum boat that I'm planning to fix. Yesterday, I was moving a ladder around in my yard and it touched the boat. Immediately after, one of the 70 gallon aluminum tanks exploded. Thanks God the thing stayed in one piece and nothing came out flying. Nevertheless, it...
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    1989 150HP trim leak

    Hi guys, The trim on my outboard is leaking and I want to fix it. I'm very handy and always do most of the work on my boat but this will be a first. My first question is, how do I open in it? The oil is under pressure right? I don't want this thing squirting oil all over the place. Also, I do...
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    Please help!! Aluminum hull repair

    Hi, I have a 26' Bayrunner that has a few small holes right on the V of the hull. The biggest one is about a quarter of an inch and I can't figure out how to repair them. I tried a product I found on the internet called HTS 2000 that looked very promising. Unfortunately, I guess you need a lot...
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    Cracks on my boat's deck!!

    Hi guys, I have a 2000 Seaswirl Striper that is showing signs of it's age. There are some hairline cracks in the gelcoat but my bigger concern are small cracks on the deck right in between the molded floor pattern. I fixed a couple of them with gelcoat but they don't look right. My question...
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    Bent prop or bent shaft?

    Hi guys, Yesterday as I'm coming back from Catalina island and once inside the harbor my outboard (Honda BF150 4stroke) started making an odd noise and vibrating. This was at very low RPMs and 5 mph. When I flushed the motor I asked my friend to put it in gear and noticed that the prop was...
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    Installing a windlass

    Hi guys, I'm installing a windlass on my boat and need to cover the anchor hatch my 21' Striper came with in order to mount the windlass there. My options are wood or an aluminum plate. I would like to do it with wood but I don't know what I can use aside from teak. BTW, the size of the plate I...
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    Adding a windlass and third battery

    Hi guys, I just bought a Powerwinch 450 windlass for my WA 21' Striper and will be installing it as per their requirements and recommendations. While their instructions are fairly clear, I have a question regarding adding a third battery to the boat. I must add that my boat already has 2...
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    Engine swap on 2001 bombardier

    Hi, I have a question regarding my 2001 1200 CC Bombardier. The engine died and I was offered an engine from a 2002 same size Bombardier. The difference I see is that the Bombardier with the good engine has the reverse on the side (manual) while the one with the bad engine is on the handle...
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    One more prop question

    Hi, I have a boat and need to know if the prop it has is the right size. I tend to doubt it is as it cabitates. Boat: 2001 Striper WA with hard top Engine: 2006 BF 150A HP Engine with whale aluminum hydrofoil Prop Honda SS S3X14 3/4X16R. I use the boat in the ocean in So Cal and usually have...
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    2 Batteries one engine question

    First of all I need to apologize to all you experts. Electric work is not my forte. So, one of my batteries died and I had to replace it. No big deal. But then I decided to put the new battery in the back (difficult to reach place) so I had to disconnect the other battery in order to move it...
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    Question on hydraulic steering and propeller

    I have a 200 21' WA Seaswirl Striper with a 2006 150HP engine. For the longest time I have been having issues with the boat listing (I entered a posting on that topic a while ago). I took the boat to the mechanic yesterday to have him change the shifting rod as there is a nation-wide recall by...
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    Valve adjustment on a 2006 BF! 150HP Honda

    Hi all, My motor is coming up to the 200 hrs service which includes a valve service. I can say I'm okay when it comes to engine repairs, services etc. (not an expert). So I think I can handle a valve adjustment. My question is, would you recommend I do it or should I take it to an specialist...
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    Boat tilting

    Hi, I just bought a boat and have a bit of a challenge when driving it. The problem is that I have to continually adjust my trim tabs as the boat tilts from side to side making the steering a challenge. If going fast it becomes a bigger issue as I can't adjust the TT fast enough some times and...
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    Honda 2006 BF150A Compression Question

    Hi, I have a 2006 BF150A Honda motor on my 2000 21' striper boat ( I just bough it). The motor runs great and the boat is awesome. However the compression on the cylinders has me a bit worried. The compression is a follows: from top to bottom: Piston 1 170PSI Piston 2 160PSI Piston 3 165PSI...
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