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    Boat capacity label

    During the recent holidays, this subject came up on one of the boating forums. (I have no idea which one it was and I have spent too much time trying to find it.)<br /><br />What I am referring to is the label, plate, placard, what ever you want to call it, that is found on many boats specifying...
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    12v-24v How do they do that?

    I have some 24v surplus military items that I want to use on one of my boats. Of course the boat has 12v batteries and a 12v charging system. Yes I know that you can connect two 12v batteries in series and get 24v.<br /><br />I need both 12v and 24v power on the boat. So if I connect two...
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    Pulling a engine

    I have a 1975 Reinell that is in great shape, but the engine is getting tired. It is starting to use oil and doesn't have the power it used to have.<br /><br />The original stern drive was completely rebuilt about 7 years ago, the exhaust manifold has been replaced several times but the engine...
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    Tilt/trim fill question?

    My son left his boat here at the house, and as it has been too windy this spring to go outside much with my 25 footer, I am thinking about using his boat and fishing the inlets and ICW. He has a 17 foot Dixie with a Evenrude 90Hp V-4 VRO. As I only have manuals for the 40hp on my skif, and for...
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    What drive to use?

    I am just about finished overhauling my 24' Reinell. I need to make a decision on what drive to use.<br /><br />It originally had a 1975, 302 Ford engine and a 1975 OMC stern drive. If I use this combination the Ford engine would be rebuilt/replaced to later model standards, i.e. roller cam...
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    Towing width rules?

    For a number of years I have towed various boats between NC and Fla. I usually make five or six trips a year. The last two years I have been towing a 25' long with a 9'2" beam CC. No one (Police) has ever said anything about it. The three years before that, I towed a 27' cuddy with 8'6" beam.<br...
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    Prop rpm's how do you figure them.

    First I need to make sure that you understand I am not asking how to select a prop for a motor. Its a little more complicated than that. <br /><br />I have a prop, prop shaft, rudder, shaft packing, shaft support (all the underwater running gear) etc. The boat is tunnel drive. I have an engine...
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    Hull mounted heat exchanger?

    I am going to build a hull-mounted heat exchanger on one of my boats that will be used in shallow water. The engine is a small block 350ci Chevy powering a jet drive. The original setup used raw water piped from the jet pump for engine cooling. As the boat is now used in brackish/Salt water I...
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    Weak spark

    I have two older Evenrude engines without a lot of hours on them. One is a 1966 6hp and the other is a 1971 9½hp. Both of these engines have always been kept as emergency power on sailboats and other than starting them several times a year they don't get ran very much. <br /><br />Both motors...
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    Raw Salt Water Cooling

    I was talking with a friend about his project boat. He is powering it with a 350 SBC driving a Jet Pump, and is planning on using raw salt water for cooling. The only thing special he is planning on doing is putting a "Salt Water" water pump on on the engine. This pump has a bronze impellor and...
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    Can anyone tell me about this boat?

    I have recently gotten a new project to work on. Its a 19’ Sunbird 1985 Cuddy Cabin. the title list the make as “SB2” It has a jet drive, but no engine. It also has dual exhaust that exit through the transom about 4 feet apart. I am guessing that it probably had a V-6.<br /><br />Anyone know...
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    Bozo's new adventure.

    I have posted here about Bozo (my Chessi/Lab mix) catching the theif in the motel parking lot one night. (See very disturbing prank). His latest adventure happened today at out house, with the other usual suspect, our old lab Lt. Maynard. Here is what I posted on a hunting board.<br /> I found...
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    Prop RPM

    I have five 'rudes from 6hp to 40hp. I have a couple of induction tachs so I can take the engine RPM off of a spark plug. But how do I find out what the prop RPM is?<br /><br />It has to be simple, but for the life of me I can't figure it out. Must be a case of can't see the forrest because the...
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    What year is it?

    I was just asked what year an Evenrude 40hp is. The model number is 40RL-72E and Serial number is J362----.<br /><br />Thanks.
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    Someone tell me about a '69 Johnson 100hp.

    I have a chance to get a 1969 Johnson 100hp outboard for a reasonable price from a relative. The motor hasn't been run in 24 years, (since the death of the original owner), and it was fogged with oil when it was put up. The plugs were removed and oil sprayed in the cylinders, with the spark...
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