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    Removing painted on lettering from older fiberglass hull?

    I picked up a super clean older MFG last week, however a former owner has their company name hand lettered on the side in huge 12" letters. I know you can use Ezy Off oven cleaner to remove lettering from a truck, but will it work on fiberglass without doing damage to the gel coat? If not...
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    Leaky Grumman aluminum boat

    In 1994 I bought a brand new 1994 aluminum Grumman 14SS, I used it for about a month before buying a larger boat, thinking that it may come in handy some day I stored it rather than selling it. Its sat in my shop upside down atop of one of the pallet racks every since. Having found a good used...
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    Jupiter, Starmist, or Stardust?

    I looked at an aluminum boat last night that after some thinking may become mine. Its titled as a 1963, but I see no original markings. Since the original Hull ID numbers are too short, its titled with a modern 12 or 17 digit HIN. I'm trying to figure out what model it could be, I took a few...
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    Niagara on Craigslist

    I spotted this on CL and figured someone here may have an interest in it. It looks like a decent hull that doesn't need a ton of work to get it going. It needs a transom job, but with the removable transom in these it's a fairly easy job. If I didn't already have 12 boats here, I'd have...
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    Unwanted boat hulls

    Over the past few years I've accumulated a few dozen old boat hulls, most were bought as parts or for their motors or trailers. The local landfill won't take them, trash pickup won't take them, and their too far cut up or stripped to find a taker on CL. Any ideas? (Other than a long ride down...
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    1986 90hp Mercury won't accellerate or maintain speed?

    The above motor is on a used boat a neighbor bought, it came from an estate sale and had been sitting for about 6 months. It starts right up and will move along fine so long as you apply power slowly and don't go over about 3/4 throttle. I had the carbs rebuilt at a dealer, a new water pump and...
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    New project? (Maybe) 1960 Starcraft 15'

    I've been wanting a small older runabout for a while now to run just for fun on the river, I came across this: http://southjersey.craigslist.org/boa/2472872088.html Its got a new deck and transom, but needs a trailer and motor, which I have. The deck was removed and replaced with 5/8" thick...
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    Storing motor for long term?

    I picked up a good running 1990 115hp Evinrude a few weeks ago, the boat it's on is junk, but was in running condition with a recently overhauled engine. I bought this motor for a current project I'm working on but won't be ready to use the motor for at least two years. What do I need to do to...
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    Life vest questions

    I've been reading now that some areas require life vests to be worn in cold weather. The problem I have is that I've never been able to find one to fit me. I'm 6'3" tall, 325lbs, with a 60" chest size. I've tried just about every type of vest made and even a 5xl ski type vest don't fit me well...
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    Bad luck with 40hp twin

    Hi, first post here, found this forum through a google search. Back in March I bought a used 15' fiberglass boat, the motor was a good running 1982 60hp Johnson twin cylinder. I ran that motor about four times, then one day it was seized up. The tear down found a broken top piston rod. It was...
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