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    Rebuild of Cheetah 176 Fish/Ski

    Re: Rebuild of Cheetah 176 Fish/Ski Got some more work done today. The hull is now off the trailer and sitting on my homemade cradles. As you can see from the pics, they are nothing fancy, but they support it well and I have gotten everything straight and level. Thanks for the advice...
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    Rebuild of Cheetah 176 Fish/Ski

    Re: Rebuild of Cheetah 176 Fish/Ski Well more progress has been made. I am attaching photos of what I have gotten done. A few things I have learned so far: 1. Have plenty of Sawzall blades. 2. Have plenty of grinding wheels for the grinder. 3. Don't scrimp! Change the grinder wheels...
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    Rebuild of Cheetah 176 Fish/Ski

    Re: Rebuild of Cheetah 176 Fish/Ski Back with another report for the day. I didn't get to do anything yesterday but I took off work today and got a lot done. As you can see by the pics I have decap-itated the cheetah and now the fun really starts! I have also included a pic of the motor on...
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    Rebuild of Cheetah 176 Fish/Ski

    I have begun my first big boat project and will try to share it as I go along. To give a little history, I bought this boat about 6 years ago from a friend who had a stroke and couldn't use it any more. It is a 1984 model, 17 1/2 feet with a 1985 150 horse Mercury Black Max outboard. The...
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    Merc 150 will not run above 2000 rpm.

    Ok, here's my tale of woe. I have been reading this forum for several weeks and gotten some good advice. Unfortunately, none of it has solved the problem.<br /><br />Bought a 17 1/2 foot fish/ski with a 1984 150 horse Mercury, SN 6569252, from a friend for what I thought was a great price...
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