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  1. texasvet54

    I screwed up

    The other day, I took my ProCraft 170 Combo that I bought a few weeks ago to the lake. I took the transom saver off and set it to the side at the boat launch and I forgot to put it in my truck. Someone must have picked it up while I was out because it wasn't there when I got back. So, I used...
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    Can anyone tell me what this is?

    I purchased a 1992 ProCraft 170 Combo a couple of weeks ago. I took it out the other evening and everything appears to work fine. Under the throttle, I found the switch shown in the picture. Can anyone tell me what it does? I moved it from one position to the other and I didn't notice any...
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    I finally bought a fish-n-ski boat

    I finally bought a fish-n-ski boat to go with my houseboat. Most of my family and friends now officially think that I've lost my mind. I'm not aguing with them, yet. I bought a 1992 ProCraft 170 Combo with a 90HP Mercury outboard. It has had a couple of owners, but the carpet, seats and...
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    looking at buying this boat

    I'm going to look at this boat this afternoon. Anyone familiar with ProCraft boats? The price is a little over retail, according to NADA, but from my experience with NADA, they are just ballpark. The boat has had one owner and it's been kept in a barn it's whole life...
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    Any Three Buoys houseboat owners around?

    Re: Any Three Buoys houseboat owners around? Here are some pics. I think. texasvet
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    Pressure Washer recommendation?

    It's spring and I need to pressure wash my houseboat. I'd like to buy an electric one. I have access to a John Deer heavy duty gas operated one, but carrying it up to my upper deck would be difficult at best and the pressure hose isn't long enough to reach from the dock to the top deck. Any...
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    Any Three Buoys houseboat owners around?

    I have a Three Buoys houseboat and I'd like to talk to other owners to compare maintenance notes. Anyone around? texasvet
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    Spider Help

    Ok, spring is here and I need to spray my houseboat and slip area for spiders. I'm getting tired of knocking down webs and chasing them around my boat with a shoe. So, what is the best spray to use to control spiders? Also, I cook on the boat and I have little grandchildren running around, so...
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    Need advice on aluminum hull repair

    My houseboat has an aluminum hull and it finally warmed up enough that I could get down on my back in the bilge and find the leak. The leak is dead center on the back where the bottom and the transom meet. So, what is the best waterproof epoxy to use? I'd like to put some on the inside as a...
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    I wasn't sure where to put this post

    I posted over in the mercruiser section a question about gas in oil I didn't think I should post it here since the title of this forum is Boat Topics and Questions (not engine topics). I need some advice pretty quick since I've got to talk to the repair shop Monday. My question is at...
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    Gasoline in oil pan

    Hello All, I found a message on iboats saying to do a search for "making oil" and I now have a pretty good handle on what has happened to my mercruiser. Basically, I needed a new carburetor back in November for my 1998 Mercruiser 350cid. So, a local shop ordered and installed a remanufactured...
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    Direction indicator

    Does anyone know of an add on system that gives a visual indication of what directon your outdrive/prop is facing? My wheel on my houseboat spins 5 times from full port to full starboard and since I'm new to piloting my 52' houseboat, it would be nice to know where I'm heading. I've gotten...
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    How old is old?

    I have a 1998 Mercruiser 350 cu in engine with a Bravo1 drive on my 1987 houseboat. I purchased it back in September of last year. The seller said that the engine only had around 200 hours on it because it was mostly used as a place to stay for his visiting in-laws, who actually owned the...
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    14 degrees tonight

    Boy I sure wish that I had bought that Xtreme bilge heater a few weeks ago for my houseboat. Sunday it was 73 degrees, water temp was 54 and the bilge was 54. Today had a high of 27, water temp of 45 and the bilge was 42 . It is going to be 14 tonight with a high of 28 tomorrow. I'm going to...
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    Bilge Heater

    A few months ago, I posted about a bilge heater for my houseboat. I received some great advice and I've been watching the temperature in my bilge. Here in Waco, Texas, on some nights it's been dipping down in the low 20's and during the day, it's been anwhere from 35 to 62 degrees. The lowest...
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    Gelcoat? Now with pics

    Here are the pics that I said that I would share last week when I asked how does one tell if there is gelcoat over fiberglass on my Three Buoy's houseboat. If anyone can tell me whether there is a gelcoat on top of the fiberglass and how to go about repairing it, I'd really appreciate it...
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    Gelcoat?

    My Three Buoys houseboat that I purchased a few months ago has some small cracks in the fiberglass that I need to repair. My research so far has shown that I can purchase repair kits for fiberglass and also for gelcoat. I can see the fiberglass pattern of the hull material, but how do I tell...
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    Mercruiser Stalling

    I didn't see any activity under "stalling" in the Mercruiser Forum, so I hope it's ok to post a question here. I have a 5.0L Mercruiser I/0 on my Three Buoys houseboat that I purchased back in September. After taking it out a few times before the weather turned cold here in Texas, it started...
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    Do I need to winterize my houseboat?

    I purchased a 52' Three Buoys houseboat back in September and I had it hauled to Lake Waco, in Texas. The prior owner had it on Lake Travis in Austin. I asked him what he did to winterize it and he said that he never winterized it. He said that the water temp in Lake Travis never got below 52...
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