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    Need some help before I go farther

    Hi all, I am putting a deck in my fiberglass 14' Cannot Grand Mere fishing boat, there never was a deck in this boat so I have nothing to go by as to where the deck should be sitting. I put it in as a dry fit and I am thinking that it slope's down to the bow. How do you know that it is sitting...
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    Filling in the scratches and small chips in gelcoat?

    Hi, I have my small fiberglass Boat flipped in the garage, so I thought I would go at the scratches and such. I picked up some 3m Marine Premium Filler to use. But before I open the can I thought I should ask if anyone has used it before and is it any good or should I use something else? Thank...
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    Fiberglassing in damp cool weather?

    Hi, I was wondering if laying fiberglass in damp cool weather is a no no? I have the boat in a portable garage and will be working with a heat lamp. It is about 11 degrees celsius or 52 F out side. So will the damp weather have any effect with the poly curing? I thank you for your help. sunchaser81
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    year of my 20hp merc

    Hi, Can someone tell me the year of my 20hp merc S/n is a701224. I need to get the right spark plugs and need the gap size. I don't have my manual yet Thank you in advance Sunchaser81
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    year of 20hp

    Can some one tell me the year of this motor 20hp merc Serial# A701224. I have searched the suggested site and then some but can't find it. I am looking at this motor to buy but need to find out year first Thank you in advance
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    Restoring my 16' 1981 Peterborough Sunchaser

    Hello all, After looking at the restore projects that are posted here and all the great help and advice that are given on this site, I decided to restore my boat. To make the job much earier I took off the top shell of the boat so I can replace the transom, floor and stringers . Taking to top...
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    1970 85 hp evinrude no spark

    Hello, A friend gave me a 1970 85 hp evinrude model 85093d. The problem with this motor is no spark at all. There was a new amp put on in 2005. I have done the amp test as described by Joe Reeves post from a ways back. There is 12 volts at the purple wire on the terminal block with the key on...
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    Isbn # for service manual

    Hello, I am going to order a factory service manual for my motor and I was wondering if someone could give me the isbn # off the back of there manual. The manual I need is for a Evinrude 90hp vro 1989 or 1990 (no id plate) I am trying to find out if this manual will cover the two years on this...
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    Trying to find out model# w/out plate on transom bracket

    Hello all, I have been looking at this site for some time now and it is by far the best site I have seen. My problem is the id plate on the transom bracket isn't there and I am trying to find out the Model # and if it is a crossflow or ?, so I can order the right manual for it. In other posts...
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