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  1. matt167

    How does RV financing work?

    My credit is between 770 and 805 across all bureaus but experian suggested I have a thin credit profile since I only have 2 credit cards with no or low balance. I had no problem finding a loan through lending tree but it was a secured personal loan and it was a 4 year loan. I’ll have to talk to...
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    How does RV financing work?

    We would be looking at something 2015 or newer and in the $15-20k range but it looks like new might even fit into the price range with all the discounts if I keep my expectations low and don’t go to fancy. I was scanning camping world and the other local places. I have a pex crimper and I’m also...
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    How does RV financing work?

    My fiancé and i are getting married in July. Considering parking a camper somewhere for a while rather than renting or buying a place until we find the right one and the markets settle. How does financing a camper actually work. I have pretty good credit and when I checked rates through lending...
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    1970s era Chrysler gauges…

    Your going to have to get creative. Chrysler may have never had any of those and even if they did they are going to be old. If you want a gauge to match. You can get a gauge that has the correct sweep and there are gauge rebuilders who can change the background screen. It’s done all the time for...
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    where to find a windshield for a bayliner 185

    Taylor made produced it and might still have one. Beyond that, Great Lakes skipper or there are companies who will bend them out of acrylic or lexan
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    Tracker Tahoe trailer tire size

    If I had to guess. 205/75r15
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    Boat altenators

    Old cars often had no idler pulley with v belt systems. The alternator was the adjustment point. Many older boats use v belts. Serpentine systems use idlers and tensioners and only sometimes is the alternator an adjustment point. Most modern boats have serpentine systems
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    Thoughts on this boat?

    It’s tin, so for that price you can’t go wrong
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    68 Offshore restoration

    Fwiw. Offshore is built on the larger islander 18’ hull. Do believe it’s a deeper v. the SS and Holidays used a shorter hull so to speak. But this is speculation as I only have been told this. I have a 71 Offshore v 18 that I need to finish. I don’t have an SS hull to compare to
  10. matt167

    Steering Wheel for Tiller Boat?

    You can put stick steer or a side console on it easy. But you will need to find the steering cable or buy a new system
  11. matt167

    Purchased a Sears Ted Williams 5.5 today

    That is a techumseh power products engine on that. Nothing special. 24:1 is based on using SAE 30w motor oil. If you are using regular 2 stroke oil there is another mix. Pretty sure it’s 32:1. Keep in mind that it is air cooled.
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    2018 Triton TRX 20 Trailer Wiring Harness

    You can get Hopkins wiring products almost anywhere. Even Walmart
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    What's Old Becomes 'New' . . .

    I recently just re vamped my fiance's old HP 15 laptop from ~2012 so she could have a spare. She quit using it after the local IT repair place told her it was unrepairable. This laptop is old enough to actually have service access panels to the HDD and memory.. I put a $20 SSD in it and a fresh...
  14. matt167

    2000 Lund pro v windshields

    Udp plastics among others will make them for such a common boat but Lund probably has them as well
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    Not good. Maybe

    Because I’ve watched that very video. Your relying on a guess that the thermostat opens long enough to dilute the water in the block enough to prevent freezing. -50 antifreeze works on a 100% concentration only. 50/50 won’t make it -25. Follow the manuals and drain everything
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    Not good. Maybe

    I think he watched a YouTube video. I’ve seen the video myself, and it’s a how to crack a block type video
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    Old I/Os = Money Pits?

    I bought a 1986 boat for parts. It is mechanically good and the boat even looks okay at the surface yet completely rotted.!But it was in the water earlier this spring by the previous owner. Point is it’s mechanically sound yet a total basket case. It’s a 3.0 mercruiser
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    Thoughts on Sierra carb rebuild kits

    For a carb gasket kit you could go directly to the carb manufacture. It won’t matter, but there is something about using oem parts
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    1964 Twin Outboard Starcraft Holiday 18'

    Twin engines in the early 60s was kinda popular. High horsepower outboards were extremely thirsty and new to market. I think 90-100hp was all that was available in that time. So it kinda made sense
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    planning first trip to thousand islands

    we for sure won’t spend extra to be on a strip or whatever you would call it. Honestly thinking that $2k is all we really want to spend. So like a little over half of that would be on a decent hotel. $3k tops
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