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    12" Poly Keel Roller - Marpac not 12"

    I bought 12" Poly Keel Roller - Marpac from iboats for my Dilly trailer and they are 11 1/2" wide and my bracket is 12" wide so the rollers slide side to side. Will that cause any problems? They are also alot smaller in diamater. What should I do?
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    1995 Johnson cutting out when trim up?

    I have a 1995 Johnson 60hp with the outo oiler dissconnected. I just got the boat back in the water after a 2 year restore. When I first started the motor on the muffs it was hard to start but got it going so I deceided to take it to the lake a couple of days later. I mixed the oil 50:1 and put...
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    Polyester resin no VOC's???

    Is there a polyester resin with no VOC's and where would you buy it? I seen one on you tube that will dry instantly with a hand held UV light but that is the first i have seen.
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    Boats For Angels

    Has anyone ever heard of boat angel or maybe bought/donated a boat through them. I saw a boat for sale that the person said they had bought from them and was selling for a good price and was wondering if the program was on the up and up? When i looked at them on ebay it seemed like they had all...
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    VRLA Powerware battery

    I posted this in another thread but thought i might have better luck here since i was wanting to pick these up this weekend. I was wondering if anyone thought these would be a good battery for a boat? http://oklahomacity.craigslist.org/boa/2838981601.html when i talked to the guy about them...
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    Fiberglassing the edge of plywood?

    I have searched but can not find where any one has explained how to fiberglass the edge of plywood. I need to make the edge of my plywood water tight before i attach my battery boxes to the boat. I know that if you try to wrap the glass around the end of the ply it will bubble up so is there a...
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    How to attach top to boat?

    I have a 73 newman and need to attach the top back to the boat. It looks like it was attached using a peanut butter but i would like to be able to take the top back off if I needed to. Are there any suggestions on how i could do this? It may have been attached using the Peanut butter type...
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    temp gauge on a 60hp outboard jonson

    is there a way to hook a temp gauge to a 60 hp outboard johnson so that you can read the temp on the dash?
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    Autocraft Marine 12-Volt Marine/RV Dual-Purpose Service Battery Part No. 31DP-6

    This is the battery i am thinging of for my boat. It will be for starting and a stereo. I am on a budget right now so I thought this might do me well for now. maybe a fish finder later on. Does anyone know is this atleast a decent one? Any info will help. Thank You. Autocraft Marine 12-Volt...
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    Moeller Transom Drain

    Re: Moeller Transom Drain This is the drain I got when I went to the boat store. They said the new boats are using them so I went and took a look and there they where. My question is the tube does not go all the way throught the transom so what is the best way to seal the wood? could I just...
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    voids in the transom

    When i started my resto project i had no idea how to put my transom in so i did what i thought was a good job. However i have voids between the transom and the outer skin. can anyone tell me how i should go about filling in the voids? Is there a real chance of seperation? My boat is a 73 Newman...
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    Moeller Transom Drain

    I was thinking of putting in a Moeller Transom Drain that is plastic. iboats sells them. My question, is that a good ideal? I want to mount it from the inside so the screw holes would be on the transom it self. My next question is what would i seal the outside with? I know that not all marine...
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    disconnest auto oiler on johnson 1995 60HP

    I am new to the forum so HI ALL! I have a 1995 Johnson 60HP outboard motor and want to disconnect the auto oiler. I have had the engine for only a little while and have no problems with it, just would feel better if I disconnected it. Also it was recommended that I do it. Can anyone tell me how...
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