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    Interesting looking boat .. what is it?

    http://kansascity.craigslist.org/zip/288101701.html
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    price check?

    I have a '68 Merc 650 (65hp) 4cyl 2 stroke outboard motor. It's in fair shape, needs carb overhaul but runs pretty nice. Wiring is, of course, in need of some TLC too.. At the end of the season (beg of next?) I plan on selling it as I'm re-powering my boat. Any good ballpark figures on...
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    Grinder

    When I started (before I aborted) the project on the old Mark Twain hull (that I ended up cutting up and scrapping due to lots of damage), I bought a cheap 4" angle grinder at Cummins. <br /><br />That thing wasn't worth the $9 I spent on it. It didn't have any guts, and overheated (to the...
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    Transom!

    This weekend while camping I was standing at the entrance to the camp site (waiting for 6PM saturday for them to bust open an electric site. Army Corps rules and all) :) <br /><br />A truck pulling a boat came through, and I noticed the motor was in the back. As in, tossed into the back of...
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    Weekend Boatin'

    Took my boat, the kid, my best friend, his wife and kids boating / camping this weekend. Had a great time on the water Saturday until lunch. Wind was blowing 15-20 (inland lake) and it was a little choppy. <br /><br />Took another friend's daughter and her friend (they were camping that...
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    Last season oopsie...

    Last year, I'm pulling up to the gas dock. I have the 7 year old in the boat /w me. I jump out of the boat onto the dock, and tell him to throw me the rope (you know, the one tied around the cleat?)<br /><br />He throws me the OTHER rope .. you know .. the one not tied to anything. So there's...
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    Never ceases to amaze me...

    Posting this in the Restoration and Building forum .. because there IS a question :) <br /><br />Going to the lake tomorrow, to camp. Decided that if the boat was up to it (never know what happens over Winter, eh?) I'd take it too and get out a bit.<br /><br />Put a trash can under the motor...
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    Ok .. Fiberglass question

    Going to be re-doing the floor in my 16' runabout. <br /><br />Hopefully (and im guessing they will be) the stringers are ok but we'll see when we get in there. <br /><br />What do I need in the way of glass? Mat? Cloth? Woven? Stained? Plexi?<br /><br />How many layers of glass do I need...
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    '68 650 Merc Question

    I have a 650 Merc that's been .. neglected .. for probably the last 8 years. I recently asked the PO (a friend of mine) when he last had it serviced / tuned / whatever. He said "I dont think I ever had anything done to it". I asked about the impeller .. to which he said "the what?"<br /><br...
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    PLUG?!?!?! It can happen to anyone I guess..

    Sean Penn's rescue bid sinks<br />From correspondents in New Orleans<br />05sep05<br /><br />EFFORTS by Hollywood actor Sean Penn to aid New Orleans victims stranded by Hurricane Katrina foundered badly overnight, when the boat he was piloting to launch a rescue attempt sprang a leak.<br /><br...
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    Finding a cheap boat..

    Where do I look to find a cheap / free boat. I hear about them .. but they seem like the mystical snipe hunt. I hear they're out there .. but how to find?<br /><br />I'm sure the city won't like me though. They got pissy with a boat on the grass in my back yard. Guess that knocks out...
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    Quick question. Just about tool to use..

    I have a really cr*ppy grinder i bought from Cummins Tool. It's a 4inch 90degree angle grinder. It has no guts, overheats (very little airflow) and last time I used it on the fiberglass, I got it hot enough that it smoked and crackled for a while. After it cooled off, it still works - I'm not...
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    Motor loose?

    My motor has two problems. First off: 68(ish) Merc 650 4CYL <br /><br />First is when it's IN reverse, if you give it power it tries to climb up out of the water. Then it thunks and slaps back down. It basically sits there bouncing. I *DO* have power the whole time, it's just loose or...
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    Tee hee hee.

    Ok nothing so stupid as my first couple times out.<br /><br />Last time I was out I was slowly idling in towards a beach so we could swim. I hit muck in the bottom of the lake and in a panic, instead of pulling it into neutral I "floored" it and hit some submerged rocks. <br /><br />After...
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    WOT RPM 1967 Merc 650 (65hp)????

    Anyone know the recommended wot rpm of a 67 merc 650?
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