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    Ball gear removal

    Hello all , Quick question I am goign to be replacing my ball gears over this winter and am gathering up seal kits , etc to do it and I have a question on it . Can the ball gears be pulled off with a puller kit like this? and a big vice to hold everything ? or a pitman arm puller ? Or...
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    Holley 2bl accelertor pump question

    Hello all , I took my boat out earlier this season and it was quite hard to start , after further investigation I found that the accelerator pump was not squirting fuel down the throat of the carb when the throttle was opened . I got a gasket kit and have it torn apart right now , I was fully...
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    Distributor spring broken - cant find info

    Hello all , 77 OMC electric shift with a 302 When I was doing my points this spring , I figured I would take a took at the advance weights and make sure they are moving freely . I noticed that one of my springs was broken, the smaller one of the 2 is broke . The large one is fine and still...
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    Controls compatilbilty - inboard

    Hello All , I am working on a bit of a project that I will be completing over time and have now just started gathering pieces to do it , but I am stumped on the controls part of this equation . My boat is a 77 with an inboard OMC (electric shift, getting rid of that) I am converting that from...
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    Tow 3600lbs with this motorhome reciever hitch ?

    Hello all , I wanted to get your thoughts on my motorhomes hitch . I got this motorhome from my dad and I remember back in the 80s he would tow stuff around with it but smaller trailers mainly dirtbikes , 4 wheelers , ect . not much weight . My boat and trailer together weight 3660 (trucker...
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    How to remove this bearing

    Hello all , I am in the process of sealing up my spare lower unit . This is the end cap of the lower unit . There are 2 seals back to back behind this bearing, the seals are shredded from fishing lines . The bearing seems to be pressed in , and I dont want to bust the bearing trying to get it...
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    Yard / DIY guys / plumbers - Lend me your ears

    Hey everyone , I have a Yard question for you guys and frankly I don't have the energy to start on another forum and I know folks on here are sharp. This is regarding my sprinkler system . My back yard lawn is struggling this year and my sprinklers don't have the coverage they once did. So I...
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    From push/pull steering to Tru Course steering

    Hello , Quick question . I have an electric shift - 77 boat and it currently has a push / pull steering setup . A guy has here locally has a tru course that will fit my boat for 30 bucks and it moves freely and looks to be in great shape , my question is. .... Are all upper units /...
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    3m 4200 and 5200

    Hey all , I have never used these products and am filling some fish finder holes on transom and some interior holes . Once I open these tubes am I committed to using the whole thing ? Or can these be stored and used later ? Cuz I have some other uses for them too , just not today . Are these...
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    Hidden and retractable tie offs ?

    Hello all, Sorry for the odd question as it is hard to epxlain. But here it goes. So I was in my uncles boat this weekend , he has a newer Ranger. And he had these mechanisms , 2 on each side that I would like to install on my boat , just havign a hard time with what they are called...
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    cutting partial stringer and adding 2 bulkheads

    Hey everyone, I am looking to add a ski locker to my boat , I just have absolutely no storage in her. today I did some exploratory surgery on her to find out what I had under the deck I was hoping that I only had 2 stringers , running forward from the motor mounts. It turns out that I have 3...
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    Basic boat structure question

    Hey all, I have a general question for you. I am going to be re covering the deck on my late 70's Bell Boy here soon and I am going to start prepping for that this weekend. Before I do the deck though , I am goign to verfiy that the stringers and foam are indeed good to go , I dont want to...
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    Volt gauge pegging high

    Hello all, A few weeks ago as I was winterizing my boat , I noticed that a good portion of the time that I had it running my Volt gauge was maxxed out all the way to the high side . It was doing this at both idle speed and about 1000 RPM . This is on a 77 stringer with a ford 302 , I beleive...
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    OMC Manifold conversion - Ford

    Hello all, My 302 Manifolds have been getting worse and worse to the point that I am shocked my engine has not hydrolocked. So over the last year or so I have been putting the pieces together to do this conversion, I was able to piece this together for about half of what I have seen the "kits"...
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    Adding access panels into deck

    Hello all, I have a 78 Bell boy 18 footer thats fiberglass, its an inboard with a 302. I love the boat and it is solid in all aspects, good transom , solid floor , no soft spots ,ect. The only drawback with the boat is very limited storage, I would love to add some large access panels into...
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    stainless steel exhaust elbows

    Hello all, I have a 77 OMC with a 302 and my stock manifolds are shot (not frozen, just old) , so I am in the process of converting to the barr style center risers manifold type since the log style oem manifolds are NLA. I have a question, I am unable to locate any elbows for my 90 degree...
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    Help with ID on this Seaswirl

    Anybody here know anything about this model ? Boats W/Motor Classifieds for Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming | ksl.com I am interested in it , but cant find any specs on it. mainly interested in max HP I could put on it, dry weight, gas tank size ect. Anyone have one of these ? its an 87 and he...
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    help with ID on the Whaler

    Hello all, I am looking at buying this whaler, however the gentleman selling it doesnt know much about it. Classifieds for Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming | ksl.com have a few questions before I pull the trigger on this and the BW site is not much help. anyone know the model ? max HP l can put...
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    Inboard cowling building

    hello all, I have a 78 bell boy with an inboard and the original engine cowling is getting hammered, it is falling apart at the joints and looks like crap, I want to build another. I will just use the current one for the dimensions and basically build a replica. my Question is what type of...
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    Cold starting issue

    Hello all, on my 77 OMC 302 with a Holley 2 bbl carb on it. I have an issue with cold starting, basically it wont start unless I pump the throttle, then it fires right up. after its warm it will restart with no problems, and the engine idles great once it running. Choke is fully opened...
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