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  1. LaqueRatt

    Boat Bumpers - Cheap Easy DIY Project

    You could well be right. They might not hold up year around on a dock. Or maybe they would, since they're made out of tires. I just toss them over the side when I tie off. They have the consistency of carpet padding, maybe a little firmer. Pavers feel real nice to walk on. Not sure if they'd...
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    Fastwin Shift Lever Rubs

    That makes a lot of sense Matt. The handle doesn't appear to be cracked. This may actually be a good thing. I'll bet it would be easier to bend the shaft a little than the handle itself. I did find a p/n on the busted lever: 204809. The shaft that might be bent I think is p/n: 0379794 The...
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    Fastwin Shift Lever Rubs

    Can lever be bent back? I hate to ruin the paint, but should I heat it up maybe? Thanks for the replies. I'd have never guessed the lever was bent. The rubber bushing I made is in picture #4. When removed the other arm I needed to stabilize it somehow. I don't recall seeing a p/n on it, but I'll...
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    Boat Bumpers - Cheap Easy DIY Project

    When got my little boat I wanted some bumpers, but the ones I saw for sale on line seemed bulky and expensive. Kept trying to think of something that would work that I already had. Then I saw a stack of leftover rubber pavers that I had no use for. They are made out of recycled tires and are...
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    Fastwin Shift Lever Rubs

    Over the winter I want to paint my motors, but this one has an issue with the shift lever rubbing against the cover. It's actually worn almost completely through in one place and I can't figure out why. The lever that I think is for remote controls was broken, so I removed it and replaced it...
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    Help IDing Trailer

    Unfortunately common sense is anything but common these days Jim. Guess I have at least a little, cause I found this place! The members here have been a tremendous help. For laughs look at my very first post. Thought I destroyed my McCulloch 14 for sure, but that little motor is alive and...
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    Help IDing Trailer

    An ACTUAL submarine!? Wow, that would be pretty damned cool! Wish I had one. When I was a kid, we have a pretty big boat for awhile. Too big to trailer home. When not in the water it was in dry dock. All wooden Owens, we worked on it a lot when it was out of the water. I was a real marina rat...
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    Help IDing Trailer

    OK guys, I get the message. I'ma doin' it all wrong.....LOL I suspected as much, but going by what others guys were doing at the ramp and crap I read online I didn't realize it. Yesterday things did not go as planned and I may well have missed out on the last good day on the lake. Thinking...
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    Help IDing Trailer

    Have to fess up that this is the first time I've ever launched a boat. Stuff I've seen online suggests you should back in until the boat starts to float. Some say until the tops of fenders are barely showing. After listening to you guys here though, I'm thinking maybe I'm too deep with the...
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    Help IDing Trailer

    Do the existing bunks look adequate? Should they be longer, maybe repositioned? Would it be worth my while to extend the trailer? It's just common channel. I can get it locally fairly cheap. I'm not real sure what clamp on side guides are. I'm still pretty new to all of this. I see a kit on...
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    Help IDing Trailer

    Any suggestions on improving it? I have a MIG and know how to use it. Got a pic of your Dad's trailer by any chance? I see no signs of corrosion or rust under the paint and the trailer in general looks to be pretty solid. When new did these boats come without trailers?
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    Help IDing Trailer

    Does this trailer look original for this boat? It's a 71 Mirrocraft. The fenders don't seem to fit correctly and the boat is a pain to get centered on the trailer. Any ideas for modifying it to make it better would be appreciated. Thinking of making some changes to the existing bunks, maybe...
  13. LaqueRatt

    Fitting Solas Prop to '65 Fastwin 18

    Thank ye Cap'n Willy! I do what I can.
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    Fitting Solas Prop to '65 Fastwin 18

    I tried a bunch of prop shops. None had a hub, all said I was SOL. After hours of searching online only Green Bay Prop listed one for my engine. After the fact they said that some motors were slightly different, but thought I should be able to make it work. I did not really want a used prop...
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    Fitting Solas Prop to '65 Fastwin 18

    Just thought I'd post up that if your prop goes bad on your Fastwin and you can't get it rehubbed, you have an option. A Solas # 2111-093-11P prop is a pretty good match for the original, but you have to do a little work to it. There is an internal ring that is thicker on the Solas and some of...
  16. LaqueRatt

    Seat Cover Ideas?

    So was out in the Mirrocraft last week. Finally got the Fastwin sorted out. She's making good power, but almost too much. I threw her into a fairly tight turn and slid all the way across the bench! Totally unexpected. There are remnants of some old material on the benches, but they're basically...
  17. LaqueRatt

    Plastic Tanks are All Junk

    Funny, but google is bringing up next to nothing for pick-up tube assembly seasense. Even less for the part no. I emailed seasense for clarification as to whether they have a repair kit for my tank. I'll update the thread when I hear back, but expectations are low. Probably not worth their while...
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    Plastic Tanks are All Junk

    OK, I see the part Jim is referring too. It is indeed on pg 76, but the pdf reader says that's page 80. So sorry for the confusion, BUT will that fit my tank? It looks like it fits the new tank in the picture. Guess I'll have to do some more googling to try to find a picture of that part. I...
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    Plastic Tanks are All Junk

    I don't know who's wasting who's time here, but that part no. doesn't exist on the page specified in the download link you supplied. Since your time is so valuable please don't waste any more of it hurling insults my way. Anybody else know of an actual thread repair kit for my tank?
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    Plastic Tanks are All Junk

    I'm definitely going to keep an eye out for a metal tank. So these don't rust out like the old metal gas cans for lawn mowers I take it? How come? Thicker?
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