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  1. texasvet54

    Fibergall & resin

    I made my first foray into the world of fiberglass & I have some questions. i mixed some resin & some hardener, per the instructions and then I used a small chip brush to brush it on the board shown below. I waited 10 min & then placed a small piece of fiberglass on the board and added...
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    Gelcoat cracking

    Hello All, I have a 1987 Three Buoys houseboat that has all kinds of cracks in the gelcoat. Some are hairline and others are cracked open where you could fit a dime in, exposing the wood underneath. i’ve started making some small repairs by mixing Aerosil & Josco Polyester Gelcoat. I’ve...
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    Carb cleaner

    Hello All, I've got a 1995 Sea Doo GTI and I was wanting to use some carb cleaner on it. I bought some Gumout Injector/Carb cleaner and I was wondering if anyone has any experience with using Gumout on SeaDoo jetskis or if someone has had any experience cleaning a SeaDoo carb? thanks, texasvet
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    I found one leak (there may be more)

    I posted a while back, I think, about my leak in the aluminum hull of my 52 foot Three Buoys houseboat. Today, I cut a hole in my deck, crawled beliw & did some serious towel drying and I immediately saw one leak, there may be more. i used some JB Water Weld to cover the leak, see pic, and...
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    Replacing my deck

    Hello All, I have a 1992 Pro Craft 170 Combo bass boat that needs the decking replaced. It looks like I’ll have to put plywood over the top of some of the older decking because as I try to pull it up, the styrofoam floatation wants to come up with it. Rather than put down plywood and then...
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    Houseboat needs fiberglass work

    Hello All, I have a 1987 Three Bouys Sunseeker houseboat. It has numerous cracks in the fiberglass and I was wondering if somebody could direct me to an informational video on how to make repairs. Thanks!!!! ​​​​​​​
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    Slippery boat ramp

    The boat ramp that I use to launch my bass boat and jet skis has a portion on one side that is not grooved and heavily laden with moss. It's coefficient of friction is approaching zero and many people have slipped and fallen on that portion of the ramp. Does anyone know if OSHA regulations...
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    My 95 SeaDoo XP won't crank!!!

    Hello All, I put a new battery in my 95 SeaDoo XP thinking that I'd be good-to-go for another summer and when I push the Start button, I get nothing. No sound or movement of the starter at all. I winterized it at the end of the summer by fogging the cylinders and the carb and I removed the 4...
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    How do I clean my houseboat refrigerator

    Hello All, I have a 15 cubic foot refrigerator that stinks. This summer, the dock that I'm on had to be rewired with GFCI's and when power was returned, the breaker for my slip tripped. I had food that was left over from an outing and it all spoiled. I was in and out of town, so it sat there...
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    My GFCI is tripping on my houseboat

    Help Please!!! I have a 52' factory built Three Buoy's Sunseeker houseboat with an aluminum hull. My dock was recently re-wired with individual GFCI breakers on each slip and when I connect to the receptacle for my slip the GFCI breaker tripped. Prior to the installation of the GFCI breaker...
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    Ethanol fuel

    I have a 1999 305V8 I/O Mercruiser on my houseboat that remains in it's slip through the winter in central Texas. Since I solved my carbureator problem a couple of years ago by putting a new one on, I've been using fresh gas on the few outings per year by using a 6 gallon external gas can with...
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    AC pressure

    I have a 220VAC Ocean Breeze air conditioning system on my Three Buoys houseboat. The system uses R-22. My coils are icing up indicating that I am low on refrigerant. My gauges tell me that my pressure is low at about 50 lbs on the low side instead of 70. When I add some R-22, the evaporator...
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    Air conditioning problem

    I don't see a forum that this might belong in, so I post it here. I have a 220VAC Ocean Breeze air conditioning system on my Three Buoys houseboat. The system uses R-22. My coils are icing up indicating that I am low on refrigerant. My gauges tell me that my pressure is low at about 50 lbs...
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    Engine turns over slow if at all

    Help. My 305cu.in Mercruiser won't spin fast enough to start. I suspect the starter, but I've not run into this situation with a starter before. I haven't started the engine in about two months as I've been cleaning the ethanol crap out of my fuel tank. So, between vacationing, grandkids...
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    SeaDoo LRV

    Hi All, I'm kinda considering buying a 2001 SeaDoo LRV that has recently had a new motor installed. I haven't had it to the lake yet, but it looks very clean. I'm kinda concerned that it is a carbed 2 stroke and I was thinking that my next ski would be a 4 stroke. Any thoughts would be...
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    carbureator rebuild

    i have a 96 SeaDoo GTI that is hesitating at times when I give it more throttle kinda like it's starved for gas. I took it to the local shop and they quoted me a price of $500 to rebuild the twin carbs. That seemed quite high to me, so I passed. I've been working on cars for 40 years and I've...
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    Can someone tell me what this stuff is?

    As I've posted before, I've never had any confidence in the Mercruiser re-built carb that I had installed on my houseboat's Mercruiser V8 last year. So, I took it off and took it to the local Mercury guys and they said that I had a lot of crap in my carb. They put a rebuild kit in it and the...
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    carbureator

    Can anyone provide me with a good source for a new carb for my mercruiser 5.0L engine? I currently have a rebuilt Quicksilver 3310-804622R02 on it and I'm not so sure that it is working properly. thanks, texasvet
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    Champion spark plug in Mercruiser

    Attached is a picture of the Champion spark plug that I pulled from my Mercruiser V8. The Mercury shop said that I'm running a little rich and that is why it is all carboned up. How do I correct this and what does it say about the rest of my engine? thanks, texasvet
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    Which ignition system do I have?

    I have a 1999 Mercruiser (S/N 0L060433) with a 5.7L engine and I'd like to know how to determine which ignition system I have. My Mercruiser Service Manual has quite a bit of information about a Thunderbolt Ignition System. Does that sound right given my year and s/n? Thanks, texasvet
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