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    sooo... this happened

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    need to vent....

    So iv been having a hard time lately. I'm 26, 2 kids with another due in feb. Family life is great but I'm stuck living paycheck to paycheck. What bothers me most; I work as a detailer, it's just me and one other guy working and the owner. The other guy couldn't use a screwdriver to save his...
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    anyone with a crestliner commodore?

    Just wondering if there are any current members with a commodore. There are a few that haven't been active in years.
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    need link to best manual for my fastwin

    Ok, so I have a 58 fastwin 18. I need a repair manual and all iv found on iboats is the soltec manual witch I have read is not that good. By the years it covers and all motors from 1.5 to 125hp I can see why. Can someone please just get me a link to a good one or tell me how to find a good one?
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    seal help :(

    Ok so I have a 58 fastwin 18 pulled apart to put new seals in, ordered the kit and I'm kinda lost. I ordered kit number 18-2684. A few of the seals iv done already; one behind prop and the o ring right by it, and the one right below the water pump but the one that came out was 1 piece, and the...
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    it this much oil normal

    http://s376.photobucket.com/user/robbie_thoreson1/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20161021_190553_zps1cvrnwi2.jpg.html?sort=1&o=0
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    problem with ordering parts

    Ok when I go to the iboats parts page, it gives me 3 options, search for motor, browse by hp or browse by year. I have a 58 fastwin. If I go by hp, it don't go back to 58 same with by year and if I search for fastwin, nothing
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    thoughts on red boat with blue motor

    I have a 58 crestliner commodore with a 58 evinrude fastwin 18. As you may know, the fastwin are blue. Now if you google crestliner commodore, they are mostly red and I like the look. I'm just not sure if it will look goofy with the blue motor
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    degreaseing for paint

    I'm sure this has been covered but the search is not very friendly to me. Just wondering how to degrease my motor so I can repaint it. It's a 58 fastwin and it looks good but there are a few places the paint is chipped and the only way ik how to do this involves tearing it apart and parts washer...
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    huge lot of motors for sale

    Green Bay craigslist has someone selling like 50 antique outboards. Makes my heart sad to think of all the history being sold. Someone please fid them a good home. That's green bay wisconsin craigslist.
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    catching and selling crayfish

    Next spring I want to make a go at trapping and selling crayfish to local restaurants and bait shops. I was on the phone with the local authorities alot today figuing out the legal side of things. Iv been intouch with a leader in the trap building business so now it's no down to the boat. I plan...
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    need canadian help

    I'm in northern wisconsin and get some for your money from time to time. Lately iv come across some $2 coins (toonies as I'm told you would call them) and a quick Google serch shows them selling down here for alot sometimes. And I noticed they are all 1996 minted. I guess what I'm asking is how...
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    58 fastwin different than others?

    I have a 58 fastwin 18 and all the post iv read about tuning the carb says to stsrt with the full throttle knob 1 turn out.... well my knob only has ~300 degrees of rotation. It has a stopper on it. Am j reading the wrong tuning how toos or is mine not what I'm thinking it is?
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    age of boat

    I have a 14 foot crestliner commodore 810 that I can't quite peg the age on. The hull number is 810-15104. I'm not sure if you can tell by the serial number though. The registration says it's a 60 but the crestliner logo on the side is different from the 59 and 60 catalog. I'm going to work on...
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    maiden voyage

    Well I got to hear my motor run for the first time today. wouldn't start on the lake so brought it back home and it started with in 3 min of filling the garbage can with water. Then back to the lake to make sure it floats witch it did. Idled around for a while to make sure everything was 100%...
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