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  1. dwco5051

    Seeking Opinions/Advice on the Boat I Just Bought.

    Love the looks of that boat. If I was twenty years younger I would take it on as a project in a minute. It will take some time and money to put back in the water and even more time and money for a complete restoration. I don't have any idea of your skill level but if you are able to do most...
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    Towing with/without Overdrive

    Should have added to my post my tow vehicle is a 3/4T Duramax with the 5 speed Allison. Since you know that tranny I hope he takes your advice if he is hauling any thing more than the weight of 4 adult passengers.
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    Towing with/without Overdrive

    Depends on what you are towing and the topography. If you are pulling a 12' aluminum boat I would leave it on. Towing 6000# turn it off. You have to get the feel of it. A long up grade and the tranny is constantly shifting up and down to maintain speed turn it off. I pull any thing from a...
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    mercruiser 898, won't run (or will barely run), at wit's end

    I am not a fan of neon spark testers. Test it again with an adjustable air gap tester and tell us how far a nice blue spark it will make.
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    Bayliner 175 Rehab

    Factory manuals are available both on ebay and online for that drive. Don't get the Selroc or Chiltons. I know someone on here will tell you which manual number for yours. I bought my first used I/O 50 years ago and considered my self a decent backyard automotive mechanic I never did...
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    Bottom cylinder won’t fire but still has spark

    Do a compression check on all cylinders first and give us the numbers.
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    Miss marked prop?

    Often there is no one prop that serves all purposes. Forty some years ago I had a bass boat that I both fished tournaments with and water skied with family. With one or two people a cupped prop which was a little slower coming out of the hole was 3 or 4 miles per hour faster than the ski prop...
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    Fuse Box (Quick Question)

    When you turn the battery switch off everything should be dead but the wire to the bilge pump float switch. Can't answer the first question for sure. My guess is hot always. Can your nav lights work with the key off? I have had boats that had two fuse blocks. One always hot, one operated...
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    Basic fuel questions

    I agree that it most likely needs a good carb cleaning. If that motor has sat for 30 years or so I would then check the fuel tank to be squeaky clean and check or replace the fuel hoses. No sense starting with a clean carb and bring more crud into the system. The passages is those small...
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    1983 Astroglass 175 bass boat - wiring diagram

    Probably there was never one. With few exceptions most boat builders did not have wiring diagrams. For trouble shooting you have two separate electrical systems. One for the motor and one for all the other things. Wiring diagrams for all major engine makers are available but for the boat you...
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    Fisher 1990 SV-18 SC wiring diag

    Probably there was never one. With few exceptions most boat builders did not have wiring diagrams. I think 1990 was the year Brunswick bought Fisher, later sold it to Tracker and stopped making them all together about 10 years ago. For trouble shooting you have two separate electrical...
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    N00B Question About Boat Generators

    What Alumarine said is correct. The alternator is driven by magnets inside the flywheel and pick up coils. This will keep your battery charged under normal operation but if you plan on running the trolling motor a lot more than the gas motor you may run the battery down. I am just guessing...
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    1968 Slickcraft 19 foot Just Purchased!

    That is an OMC outdrive probably powered by a 153 ci GM 4 cylinder the same as used in the old Chevy II's. Before you sink another dollar in it get the manual for that drive system and do some basic trouble shooting as you will find many parts are NLA. I know someone will correct me if I am...
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    I need help identifying what kind of boat I have

    Did find a hit for Lane Industries in Saskatoon, SK where there is a picture of their plant where they made fiberglass boats. As other poster have said there were many makers of boats that are now out of business. Here is a listing of 11,700 of them...
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    Transmission for a small diesel.

    Besides boat, guns, and guitars I also waste what little time and money I have left with old Bolens tractors. Here are the specs on the tractor that used that motor. I found a large compactor with that motor about 20 years and sold the motor and scrapped the rest and for once actually made a...
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    Transmission for a small diesel.

    There should be hydraulic pumps available for that motor as it was used in some light duty tractors. A 3 position valve and a hydraulic motor on your prop shaft.
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    Restoring a 14` 1969 ,aluminum sears boat

    A picture would help. Is it a jonboat or a v-hull? I have an 35 year old Crestliner 14' V-hull that is rated for 35hp and 980# total load. Yours may vary a lot depending on the dimensions of the boat, mostly in the beam, transom height, and hull design.
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    tachometer doesn't work

    If you mean which wire feeds the signal the standard color codes specify that the wire should be gray. It also requires a positive 12v power feed usually from the ignition switch (Either red or red/purple) and a black negative ground. Yours may vary depending on the age of the boat and/or if...
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    Miss marked prop?

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    Miss marked prop?

    If that is the new prop on the right it is obvious that it is mismarked. Here is a quick way to measure pitch. The video makes it look more complicated than it really is;
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