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Hi all.....
I have a 1972 Ford 302 with a Volvo 270. I am doing a full resto and plan on getting a thread going soon. If someone would provide a step by step for removing and reinstalling the transom shield I would greatly appreciate it. I do not want to damage anything. Neighbor asked if I had...
Hi guys, I have a 72' vintage Waukesha 302 V-8 with a Volvo 270 outdrive on a
17' "California" trihull. Here's the question: it has a thru-hull raw water pickup with a brass strainer through the floor of the bilge piped to the pump. The outdrive has the inlets on the leading edge of the lower...
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First time post here and would love to pull knowledge from those with it. I have been given a 1972, 17ft "California" bowrider tri-hull. It has a Waukesha 302 Ford with a Chrysler Marine 270 outdrive. The boat needs HEAVY elbow grease cleaning but appears in really good, solid...