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    Engine won’t go into drive after hitting sand bar

    I have a 1992 20 foot chaparral with mercruiser 5.0 alpha 1 outdrive not sure if it’s gen 1 or 2. Boat only has 191 hours on it Last weekend i hit my prop on the sand bar, i immediately shut it up. When i went to leave i push boat out into deeper water, it fired right up but would not go into...
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    Transom cracks

    I am posting this for a family member. He used his pontoon all last summer with cracked welds on the transom. It looks like the welds are non structure and the metal is just used to fill the gap that would be there and to help with splashing. We are just looking for advice on if we should have...
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    Need info 115hp v4 Evinrude

    I recently got a really good deal on a pontoon that came with a 115hp v4 evinrude. I got the great deal on the boat because the owner was not able to start the boat and did not know much about it. 1. the motor is supposedly a 1992, I Could not find any kind of plate on the motor that stated a...
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    1973 Merc 165hp Inline 6

    I recently acquired a 1973 Starcraft chieftain for pretty cheap the previous owner said it ran before he pulled the motor, he replaced the transom and put the motor back in, today me and my dad put a new 12v coil on it and got it to fire up for a few seconds, so i know its gonna run but i have a...
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    1973 21' Starcraft Chieftain project

    A couple years i go i redid a 1982 crestliner with some help from the boats forum. http://forums.iboats.com/forum/boat-repair-and-restoration/boat-restoration-building-and-hull-repair/535186-1982-amf-crestliner-got-it-for-free Well while at the casino drinking i got a text about this starcraft...
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    Carb linkage frozen

    Bottom carb on my 1985 yamaha 90hp motor when all three carbs are connected, it runs wide open with started. When we remove the linkage the top two move freely and the bottom one does not move, its frozen. Any idea what that could be or how to fix it?
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    which steering cable to order

    Started this from my other thread jsut need to know which steering cable i need to order. 90 hp yahama It had a cable that goes threw the engine tilt tube. My order measure about 15 so im gona get a 16foot cable im just not sure what one i need. http://www.lowcostboatingstore.com/Rotary_c_10.html ?
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    1982 AMF crestliner got it for free

    I posted at the beginning of summer about a AMF crestliner i was going to buy for $500 i ended up not buying it. The person that was selling the boat was my uncle, he called me last week and said if i want it i can have it. He just wanted it off his yard before winter. Its been setting for 3-5...
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    Free boat, is it worth trying to fix?

    I posted a thread awhile back about a 1982 crestliner i was trying to buy (still am) but in the meantime a friend that lives about an hour away said he has a boat i can have for free because they want it off the property, i guess the boat was abandoned there 15 years ago and they are not sure if...
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    New here, found a project boat, maybe?

    Hello guys, im new here jsut joined today, im 20 and from indiana. Lately i have been looking for a older boat with agood motor that needs some interior work i was looking at 1978 or newer, basically jsut to take out on the local water and tub and have fun in. My uncle has a 1982 AMK crestliner...
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