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  1. dwco5051

    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    Not a good thing to do. Any jumping around on various terminals could cause damage somewhere in the system. Do the step by step tests to find the bad component. This does require a decent multimeter and a DVA adapter to read peak DC voltages. The only simple test is to remove the black with...
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    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    No, you will not hear anything from the switchbox. Without being there with a wiring diagram in hand and test meters I am afraid I can't diagnose the problem. Did you read the info on the CDI guide? It should give you the step by step instructions.
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    What tools needed to check over an old project bass boat before buying?

    Yes, along with at least a dozen other things. As simple as the kill switch if it has one not having the lanyard hooked up to a lot of expensive things. I would suggest you get the factory manual for that motor before you start throwing parts at it. Those older Mercs are know for wiring being...
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    Next to No Maintenance

    Compression test and leak down test in order. Aluminum cylinder head so I would suspect a possible head gasket problem.
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    $2500 boat

    I repaired a crack about 3" long back in the early '70s with PC-7 on a 120 Mercruiser. Boat stayed in the family for about 8 years. About 20 or so years later I ran into the 4th owner on the lake and it was still going strong. Sometimes you get lucky.
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    Just a few guestions

    Tried to reply and show the eleven states where the USCG and USPS abbreviations don't match. It didn't come out quite right, just move the state heading one space to the right. Could not figure out to correct it after I posted.
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    Just a few guestions

    California Colorado Delaware Hawaii Kansas Massachusetts Mississippi Michigan Nebraska Washington Wisconsin USCG CF CL DL HA KA MS MI MC NB WN WS USPS CA CO DE HI KS MA MS MI NE WA WI
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    What is the blower switch for?

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    Just a few guestions

    You are correct. My fingers were typing faster then my brain.
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    Just a few guestions

    VINs did not start being issued on boats until 1972. If you have the original Startcraft id on the plate perhaps someone on here can decipher it from the serial number.
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    Low Oil Pressure

    Is this a new problem or has it done since you have had the boat? I am thinking the possibility could be the oil level in the oil pan changing due to both de-acceleration and the motor angle changing as you come off plane. I will admit I know nothing about the baffle system in you oil pan...
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    Random

    I know a few of us know how true this is.
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    Need help IDing my first boat

    Check for pictures on the internet of late 60's to early 70's Chrysler bassboats. Yours looks similar. https://www.harbortownemarine.com/listings/chrysler-14-jon-boat Back in those wild and wooly days of fiberglas boats many companies would buy a particular boat and use it to mold their own...
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    boat wanting to go left when cruising on water

    Probably trim tab adustment.
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    Somber news for iboats forums members.

    We discovered that we were both from the same small town in Western Pennsylvania after I posted a picture of a dirt track race car on I-Boats that he recognized. Though he was younger than me we PM'd a few times about some of his cousins I knew well. RIP Don
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    daily music fix

    Always liked the 12 string but never played one except for a few times lately at the local guitar shop. Can't figure out yet how to sneak one into the house. Here is an interesting article I found last night; https://studentofguitar.com/12-string-guitar-players/ A whole evening until O'dark...
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    daily music fix

    Many don't know that he was probably one of the top 5 guitarists to play pop and country. He started out as a member of the session musicians known as the "wrecking crew" before he was out on his own. Even after that many artist would have him play when they would cut a record. The best ever...
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    Rec gas prices???

    Lots of ideas have been kicked around over the years for large scale production of hydrogen. It takes a lot of electricity and I have seen everything discussed from harnessing the tides to large nuclear power plants on remote islands. I was also thinking about large solar arrays to harness the...
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    How Far Can an Electric Truck Tow?

    You can tow one of these with your new EV truck Pricing starts at $45,000 for the single outboard model and $65,000 for the twin outboard model. ; purewatercraft.com Twin Outboards Top Speed: 23 mph Range at top speed: 26 miles Range at an average of 5mph: 120 miles Single Outboard Top Speed...
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    Rec gas prices???

    Then you can at least wake up in the warm before you realize that your catalytic converter is gone.
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