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  1. matt167

    Mariner 4 Motor and Battery Question

    IMO you don’t need 50# of thrust for that. 30# will move it as fast as it can go ( you will never get it on plane ). You will deplete your battery trying to get it to go faster. Lifepo4 batteries are good but given that it’s still somewhat unstable. I’d not cheap out.
  2. matt167

    Tire Recommendation, Japanese Sedan

    35 PSI is about right for that car. Whatever the door sticker is what you want. Not max on the tire Pulling to the left with torque steer probably means your steer ahead angle is off, which is a combination of front and rear toe being off.
  3. matt167

    Mystery Motor Brand.

    That has Hangkai 3.5hp vibes but that’s not what it is. Bet it’s similar. The Hangkai used a Yamaha 2hp leg with Honda weed whacker clone power head. That for sure has an air cooled engine. The water cooling I bet is just the exhaust. That’s how the Hangkai works. Again different but similar
  4. matt167

    Bayliner Trophy Bilge pump question

    someone could have wired the switch in series through the float switch making the dash switch make the circuit active. The wrong way to do it. You can sneak a metal coat hanger through a slot and lift the float to test it. The original pump was probably 800 gph or so. If you want to replace...
  5. matt167

    Anyone tried one of these boats?

    It’s a drift boat. They all have that hull type. I’m not sure what the purpose of a drift boat is. I built a glen L drift pram but lost interest before I finished it
  6. matt167

    Transom Bearing Plate Leak

    i would inspect that boat carefully. I actually have a ‘86 Freedom 160 with 3.0 Merc as an engine donor for my starcraft. That boat is Rotted bad. The transom is like a hollow core door and the deck is wavy. Previous owner was actually running it on the water.
  7. matt167

    Hybrid Vehicles

    Yup. But you realize that the 18650 or similar cells that make up most lithium ion batteries are the same one used in vehicles. Your cell phone, laptop. Even your kids RC cars.. hybrid batteries are substantially smaller than an EV
  8. matt167

    Hybrid Vehicles

    Hybrid vs full electric is apples and oranges. You’re not using grid power with a hybrid. It uses a small battery pack and operates the engine with a generator as needed. Remove the battery, and now you have locomotive technology.. range extended electric is different as they can use grid power...
  9. matt167

    Outdrive Pressure test Question

    You could try a little vacuum to test the seals the other way. You wouldn’t want much but a mighty vac would work.
  10. matt167

    Starcraft chieftain i/o to outboard conversion

    You don’t want steel. Use aluminum and wood. Build knees that bolt or rivit to the stringers and build a support system. You can buy ready made pods designed by marine architects
  11. matt167

    Starcraft chieftain i/o to outboard conversion

    If you want cheaper. Chopping out the transom keyhole larger and sliding in a donor boats 3.0l mercruiser would be the quickest, cheapest way. StarCraft used a 4x4 for the front mount when they setup mercruiser 2.5 and 3.0. For a pod, it ties into the transom structure for support and then it...
  12. matt167

    Hybrid Vehicles

    Yup. Really you don’t ‘need’ the special gloves or Cat 4 DVOM. Prius and probably other hybrids are just a little over 200v per cell. So even a cheap DVOM that is cat 3 will work. I just looked up the price of the cheapest rebuilt pack and it’s about $800, so a pretty darn good deal as long as...
  13. matt167

    Hybrid Vehicles

    Yes buying complete good batteries is expensive. But the cells don’t all go bad to cause error codes. You just need to find the bad cell packs and replace them for about $30-50 each. They say you can’t because of the voltages involved. Your supposed to have the special gloves and use a Cat 4...
  14. matt167

    Just a reminder that summer will be here soon...

    My wife loves winter. Got upset when we were sitting on the step last night and I noted that the grass is turning green and it was going to be time for the lawn mowing soon
  15. matt167

    Hybrid Vehicles

    Before I bought my ‘13 Mazda 2 I was hoping to find an older Prius that needed a battery as they can be rebuilt very cheap, and are a $500 car with the battery CEL My coworker has one as his work car. Paid very little, rebuilt the battery pack. And drives it every day with 50 mpg.
  16. matt167

    Replacing ignition on old 165hp GM inline-6

    That’s not coast guard approved
  17. matt167

    Stringer install

    Short strand fiberglass filler. Aka kitty hair is an automotive filler. Talc is the thickener used which absorbs water.
  18. matt167

    1975 Aristocraft w/ 120 no start

    Would you drive a car with a rotted frame? The likelihood of it sinking is there, but not as likely with a. I/O unit the transom seal breaks anyway. The lack of structure can also twist and crack the glass. My parts boat/ engine donor is a 1986 4 winns that someone actually ran and horsed...
  19. matt167

    Whats the deal with "High Milage" conventional and synthetic motor oils???/

    When it first came out it was a semi synthetic. Then later high mileage synthetic came out. It doesn’t hurt anything. My daily beater has 180k on it and I use it if that’s what’s available. The biggest thing is I change oil at 4k miles
  20. matt167

    Chrysler Canopy

    If you have the hoops, then your local canvas shop. If you don’t have the hoops, than your local canvas shop that can fabricate them
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