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    Boat drain plug question. Removing metal insert

    My 1980 ProCraft bass boat has a metal ring (insert) at the drain hole to allow you to install the drain plug. It has gotten to the point where the plug is difficult to put in and I think some water seeps in around the plug while in the water. While shopping at Gander Mountain I found this...
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    If it isn't one thing it's another with this motor

    Hello again guys. Got something different to ask you this time and hope someone has some ideas. I have a 1977 140 HP Evinrude, model 140743S, and am having some issues with the tilt/trim. I have been leaving the motor mostly down while it is sitting, and usually just raise it up and put on...
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    Lower unit question

    Alright guys, I have a question about a lower unit I just bought to replace mine because it was heavily corroded. I drove to Louisville, KY for this lower unit yesterday and picked it up for $150 and the guy pretty much gave me his entire motor. I have two cardboard boxes of parts, the...
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    Back again, looking for my friends to help again

    I am sure you guys will remember me from my avatar but just as a recap, I bought a fairly nice boat with a very corroded motor and cracking around the prop. I have been talking to a guy that listed some parts, including a decent looking lower unit, out on Ebay. He's about 4 hours drive from...
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    Cracking around prop

    Re: Cracking around prop Alright guys, need your advice. This lower unit, and other miscellaneous parts, were listed on Ebay. No one bid on them and the auction closed while I was in contact with the seller trying to determine if they would fit my engine. I called the number this morning and...
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    Cracking around prop

    Re: Cracking around prop You guys are really good. I didn't even notice that the waterline on the boat and on the engine didn't match up at all. I took the pictures you guys asked for with the engine all the way down and will post them here. I am not sure how low a boat usually sits in the...
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    Cracking around prop

    Re: Cracking around prop Well guys I screwed up and now I am stuck. I don't really have the knowledge to make this motor right probably and I really don't have extra money to sink into buying another motor or a lot of parts. We were looking for a decent boat and motor and I thought that I had...
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    Cracking around prop

    Re: Cracking around prop You know guys, I have gone from feeling pretty good about the boat I just bought to feeling completely disheartened. I am just disgusted with the whole thing at this point and I have only had the bloody thing for less than a week. Feel like offering it up for sale for...
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    Cracking around prop

    I also posted this in the prop section of the general board before I found the maintenance and repair section below it so sorry for the double post. This weekend my wife and I bought our first boat. It is a used boat, but I thought that it was in good shape and a good buy for the price. It is a...
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    Cracking around prop

    This weekend my wife and I bought our first boat. It is a used boat, but I thought that it was in good shape and a good buy for the price. It is a 1980 Procraft, 17' long with a 140 hp Evenrude engine. The floor was solid, all the electronics work, and it was garage kept for most of its life...
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