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    what adhesive do you use in replacing a thru hull fitting?

    I'm doing a fiberglass repair to the bilge area where i had to remove the livewell fill thru hull fitting. I'm buying a new fitting to reinstall and was wondering what adhesive to use. It looks like a plumbers putty looking adhesive was on there initially. Thanks.
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    Can anyone help with a 2 part liner question ?

    Along the side of the fiberglass grillage/stringer area of my Winner Chameleon water that is meant to drain to the bilge flows along the stringer to the wood that is sandwhiched between the 2 piece liner . There are factory holes to allow water that collected in the outer stringer sections to...
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    what kind of local stores have 1708 cloth and poly laminating resin?

    Looking to gather these items soon here local, any ideas?
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    replacing poppet valve on 1989 mariner 115 hp

    I'm going to replace the t-stat on the outboard and figured i would replace the poppet while i'm at it replacing the gasket under the same cover. I have the poppet and awaiting for the diaphram and spring to come in, do i need to replace the black cup shaped piece as well? Thanks.
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    How can i repair the cut out i did in the side of the stringer?

    I cut out a 4" long by 2" tall section out of the one stringer to see if there was wood at the bottom of it. I also made another cut of the same area from the top to the same side of the stringer making the total cut out area like a backwards upside down " L " cutout including the corner of the...
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    Where should i start cutting to see if the water intruded.......

    into the foam filled compartments? This is what I found : a 1 /16th " diameter hole above the starboard side stringer, so not sure where the water can travel from there ........... i found out that the previous owner screwed the bilge pump to the hull without sealing the mounting screw holes...
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    soaked bilge pump mounting area on 1988 winner

    I noticed today in the 1" raised area where the bilge pump is mounted with wood under the fiberglass the wood is soaked. water oozed out of the mounting hole. i opened the hole to 1/2" and sucked the water out with vac, about 14 ounces total. I also noticed a chip in the fiberglass hull in the...
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    checking throttle adjustment/ test tank

    I thought i had a vapor lock issue when taking boat out on a 100 degree day, before i put boat in the water i squezzed the primer bulb about 25 times on a mariner 115 and it never got firm ( should of raised a red flag i guess ) anyway, during driving, when i had the throttle at half speed or...
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    gel coat crack where splashwell meets transom

    there is a crack in the gelcoat inside the splashwell where it meets the transom almost the whole width of the transom on my 1988 Winner Chameleon 18ft fish and ski with a mariner 115 on it, Transom feels very solid , i pushed on the transom on the outside of the boat no give, i punched the...
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    nida-core or seacast ?

    I was just wondering what the advantages/disadvantages would be of using each. Is Nida-core the less expensive solution to repairing a rotted transom?
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    can you inspect transom to ensure wood isnt rotted?

    I was just wondering is there anyway you can inspect a boats transom for wood rot to eliminate a future disaster without doing damage to it? Thanks.
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    correct beep sequence on 1989 Mariner 115 hp outboard?

    I recently had a beep beep alarm, the oil sensor on the bottom of the outboard mounted oil tank was loose, i could pull the long plug type sensor that has the two blue wires down a bit and it stopped, i ordered the new tank and sensor and the oil control module, i was wondering after these new...
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    trim won't raise to take boat home

    My trim won't raise the motor up on my 1989 Mariner 115, what can i do to raise the motor manually? Is there a hydraulic hose i can disconnect to drain the fluid that allows me to lift motor up? If so which one and how do i do it?
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    how old does oil generally have to be to gel up?

    On my earlier post of my beep beep noise coming from my throttle control from reading older posts it seems to be a problem with my oil injection system on my 1989 mariner 115. They said it could be a faulty magnetic sensor thats molded in the engine oil resevoir, or air or no air in tank, or a...
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    Mariner 115 has a beeping noise sounds like a back up alarm going off, what is it?

    It also hasn't quit sounding when the motor has been off for days, when i turn the key it sounds, is there a reset for it or is it a faulty sensor?:confused:
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    beeping alarm inside throttle box, overheat alarm? 1989 Mariner 115 HP

    I went boating this weekend and wasn't running the boat long at all and a beeping alarm sounded from inside the throttle box, i think there was water coming out of the pee hole but don't remember, is this the overheat sensor? I was hoping the temperature sensor was just faulty, and needs to be...
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    brake lights & turn signals work but not running lights, which color wires are they?

    brake lights & turn signals work but not running lights, which color wires are they? brake lights & turn signals work but not the running lights, which wires are they or how can i diagnose?
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    moisture in fuel tank?

    Last October i siphoned the old fuel out of both my on board gas tanks and left the boat in the 65 degree garage over the winter, should i be concerned about moisture being in the tanks now, and if so is there a additive (alchohol) i can pour into the tanks to remove any moisture that is...
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    how can i drain my gas tanks/old gas

    do they make a suction pump ? i have 2 13 gal tanks with about 3 gallons in each i think i need to drain bcause it's going on 2 yrs old...
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    Trim up and down really slow

    Can anyone help, my trim motor is barely moving the powerhead up and down, on the up it just clicks ...... Helloooooooooo !!!!!!!!!! Can anyone help please? I checked the connections, all tight and clean, i found out the trim motor wires connect to the engine battery, it's a astrolite 24M...
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