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    Alpha One Gen 1 Shift Shaft Seal

    I'll try to snap some pics tonight showing what I've got done so far.
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    Alpha One Gen 1 Shift Shaft Seal

    Thanks for the tips guys. Shift shaft is already out, and I used some 3/8" threaded rod and an 11mm 1/4" drive socket to hammer out the original bushing - worked like a charm. It didn't even take much force to knock it out. I've ordered 23-805041A2 to replace it with.
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    Stringer contour question

    Save your time...don't try to match the contour. Just fill the gap with PB.
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    Problem with paint after refreshing Alpha One Gen 2

    I'm trying Majic Tractor Truck and Implement Enamel primer and gloss black top coat with their catalyst hardener. It laid down well (I reduced the top coat with naphtha and sprayed with an HVLP gun)...we'll just have to see how it holds up.
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    Advice on transom , stringers and floor rebuild

    The storage is not worth giving up. Just seal the edges of the opening with fiberglass.
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    Alpha One Gen 1 Shift Shaft Seal

    Pretty easy to hammer out the old bushing and hammer the new one in? I plan on trying it without buying the "special tool".
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    Alpha One Gen 1 Shift Shaft Seal

    **edit** after googling the PN you provided, it looks like the wide part of the new bushing you're showing hangs down into the exhaust cavity and that's where the seals go. I'll order the part and replace it. Thanks for the quick response.
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    Alpha One Gen 1 Shift Shaft Seal

    I'm rebuilding my Alpha One Gen 1 transom assembly (SN 0B667146) and ordered new seals and gaskets for it from Mercruiser Parts. I was going to reassemble the new shift shaft seal into the bell housing and the part I ordered (PN 26-8164641) won't fit. I've already thrown the old seal out, so I...
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    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    What...no cat in the pictures this time?!
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    Tearing down transom assembly

    More Mercruiser parts showed up today. Old steel lower pin on the left, new aluminum lower pin on the right: I got the new seals installed in the lower part of the gimbal ring where the pin goes.
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    fiberglassing in new floor

    I routered the edges of some boards so the fiberglass would go around the edge. Like the tops of the stringers and the edges of the deck around the bilge. Fiberglass doesn't like to lay around sharp corners, which is why you fillet with PB on inside corners and round over the edges of the wood...
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    fiberglassing in new floor

    I agree with @Emerger - watch JMink's video series on YouTube where he rebuilds his boat. Also Friscoboater's Garage on YouTube - watch his Sea Ray restoration. Take notes. It's a lot of hours over video but these two channels gave me the confidence to do my boat. Your order of operations for...
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    1992 Malibu Sunsetter Euro F3 rebuild seeking advice

    I just coated mine in resin and let them cure, bedded them, then did 2 layers of 1708 for tabbing and one layer of 1708 to cap them. I think as long as you are fully encapsulating, you're good. I think the CSM is overkill here. I also only get evenings and weekends to work on my project, so I...
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    fiberglassing in new floor

    3M 5200 is a marine sealant. Peanut butter is thickened polyester resin. You usually add Cabosil (aka fumed silica) to thicken the resin, and 1/4" chopped fiberglass fibers for strength. You mix it to a peanut butter-like consistency, and use it to fill gaps, holes, etc. Drill the holes...
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    Tearing down transom assembly

    Pulled tape this morning. 12 hours drying and the paint is fully hard (fingernail doesn't leave an impression). It's not a show piece, but it's certainly good enough. I've now got the confidence to move forward with painting the bell housing and the gimbal housing.
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    fiberglassing in new floor

    You should drill the holes. They're easy to fill with resin or 5200 if the shavings come back dry, but believe me...I know the feeling. You're afraid of what you're going to find. Tapping with a hammer or any object is not going to tell you anything. A rotten stringer sounds like a new one...
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    New elbows on a 5.7 LX.

    I was trying to figure out what vulgarity was being used. I figured he must be pretty pissed to be talking about drains that way...
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    fiberglassing in new floor

    Have you looked at the conditions of the stringers and transom (by drilling core samples and evaluating the wood chips)? The experts on this site will tell you that the floor is the last thing to rot after the stringers and transom, and this was true on my boat. It would be a shame to put all...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Still waiting on rings for the Suburban. :( They should be here Saturday though, and hopefully I can put the truck project behind me and get back on the boat more regularly. I've been messing with the gimbal - got it all torn down right now. I had a few small spots of corrosion on the...
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    Tearing down transom assembly

    Well, I took my first stab at repainting part of my transom assembly. There were several small areas with corrosion, so I figured I'd let the gimbal ring be the guinea pig. I stripped it of all hardware, cleaned and degreased it, then sanded the whole thing, being more aggressive on the...
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