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    GM 350 TBI Mystery Issue, Any help out here

    I flipped engines and transmissions in my 92 Caprice wagon about 2 months ago; I used my other wagons engine, '93. It had sat for a year, but was running perfectly before the tree fell on it. Ran ok for a while and now there is a stutter / stalling just above idle. I can also feel a slight...
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    Forest King Log Splitter LCT Engine

    Any one have any experience with either Forest King Log Splitter or with a LCT engine. Menards is running a sale on this unit http://www.menards.com/main/lawn-garden/outdoor-power-equipment/wood-splitters/22-ton-gas-log-splitter/p-1705000-c-10115.htm It has a 6.5 HP 208 CC Engine from LCT...
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    Trees on my property and my neighbor

    My elderly, widowed next door neighbor called me the other night for the first time ever. It was a quick phone call. Hello This is Mrs. M up on the corner Hi. You have some leaning trees on your property you need to look at. I?ll take a look. And then she hung up. I own about 4 acres, and...
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    85 V90 Alarm Help please

    I have a Johnson V90, 1985, Model J90MLCOS, with VRO. I've had the boat about 3 weeks. It has run great. Today I took the boat out and did some tubing with the kids. After about an hour I had an alarm go off. Intermittent beep about every 3 or 4 seconds. I stopped and popped the hood and the...
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    Insurance on my Cheap boat

    I have read here that a lot of people do not insure their low cost boats. I just bought a 1973 Starcraft Mariner with a 1985 V90 Johnson, a 1980 7.5 Johnson kicker and a Shoreland'r roller trailer. When I was driving up to our vacation spot I decided to call my insurance agent and check out...
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    Starcraft 21' Mariner That's no longer for sale

    My quest for a Starcraft has ended. Picked it up Tuesday night and left on vacation Thursday morning. I?ve had a permanent :D all week on lake. Here are some pics when I went to look at it. A 1973 21? Mariner, 1985 Johnson V90, 1980 Johnson 7.5 kicker, Original Bimini top and bow cover...
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    What's it worth to you?

    I looked at a 1975 Holiday 22, which is 21' 3' long ?, tonight. 165 mercrusier MC1 outdrive, had not been run in 5 years but is looks very clean, not able to wet test motor, owner won't run it. Original paint looks very poor, floor and transom shot, needs a complete interior, trailer has 5...
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    Mercrusier 165 (6 cyl) & MC 1 outdrive, Good, Bad, Ugly?

    I have a lead on a Starcraft with the above listed I/O set up, 1975. I have outboards, but the only experiance with I/O's is from 35 years ago. My dad would buy a boat for vacation and then sell it. Never winterized an I/O. I tried seaching the site but I can't get 165 to pull up, (I seem...
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    92 Chevy wagon short?????

    Left my wagon sun roof and windows open about 2" last night and we had a little rain. Car wouldn't start, low battery. Jumped it and drove to work. Had to come home to meet the well driller. Low battery no start, jumped and drove home. During the drive home I was checking out some things...
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    Lighting strike took out our well

    :eek: I was sitting in our living room Monday morning having coffee and cruising iboats before work. It was about 7:45 and there was a thunderstorm getting close so I shut down my laptop. About 2 minutes later flash, sizzle and BOOM right in the front yard. Lights flashed off and back on...
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    Old Honda Generator help

    I have a 20 year old honda es6500 generator. It will not start, no power to anything, no lights, no click at starter solinoid. This is the second time I have had this problem. Tried to get it going last year, had a charger hooked up to it, tried to start it with the charger on and it toasted...
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    Are my eyes too big for my .....

    I continue my quest for an open bow Starcraft! I came across a 75 21' Mariner. I searched the site and did find a few owners, very little info except that when made it was about 900# 21.25' long and 86" wide. The boat was a center console. It has been gutted, new transom, rivots bucked...
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    Carpet mastic removal, help

    Friday I pulled up about 3000 sq/ft of nasty 30 year old carpet, Did it by myself in about 4 hours. Creative use of a metal bar, chain and a small John Deere tractor.:D Now I am trying to get the mastic off the floor. Some is very dry and scraps off easy the rest is thicker and a little...
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    This transom doesn't look right to me, what up with this?

    Continuing my seach for a cheap Starcraft and came across this one. Seller says it's a 1970. It's an open bow. What's wrong with these pictures?
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    Sent a FG to the dump today

    Made my wife happy and sent the old junk Larson boat to the landfill today. Saved $70 bucks by cutting off the sides, and it made it easier to salvage off some of the parts. I started trying to cut the whole thing apart but I was not using a chainsaw and it was a little rough on the sawzall...
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    1958 Jupiter ??

    After I screwed up and did not act quick enough on a 1971 startrek V 18'. I have been looking around for another Starcraft. I have sipped the Kool Aid as some have stated. This was listed as a 17' Starcraft and motor, CL pics were. Listed for $500 with a running 70hp Johnson. It was listed...
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    What is this?

    I know the has something to do with Blacksmith or Farrier work. I have searched the internet and can't seem to find anything like it. It is a spring clamp or vise of some sort, trying to find out what it is called so I can sell it. Thanks for looking.
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    Should I do this? Re trailer

    I have re-trailered my boat and am looking for advice from you experts out there if you think this is a good option or should I go back to my old trailer. The reason for the switch is the EZ-Loader has a wider axle and it allows the boat to sit lower. With my Gator I have to back up till I...
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    To Starcraft or not?

    I have tracked down a Starcraft project. I need some serious advice. Owner says it?s an 18? Startrek V, serial # 041426, has had the floor replaced with pressure treated ply and the transom replaced with water resistant ply???. He also stated he reinstalled the old foam??? It has no...
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    Exhaust Valve Seat Loose B/S 10 HP ???

    I'm looking for some small engine repair help. Any input would really be appreciated. I have an old briggs 10 hp with no compression, I have removed the head and removed both the valves, the seat for the exhaust is loose and spins, it also moves up and down a little. I'm pretty sure this is...
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