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  1. matt167

    Epoxy type to use in water jacket

    JB Weld is machinable, meaning you can tap it if you need to
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    Dash hole cover up bezel?

    This is what I came up with. Not perfect but it's pretty nice for what it is. The button is the horn button. I left room to space for a matching volt meter although, that is over redundant. Both the stereo and the GPS fishfinder ( Striker 4 ) will display voltage.. My cell phone has decided...
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    SEI outdrive question

    5.0L would get a 1.62 or a 1.47 from Mercruiser, but the tipping point was 200hp or over.. I would agree that a 1.62 would work better. You can run a higher pitched prop, rather than a prop with more slip
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    Prop for old Merc

    I think iboats does
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    19?? Starcraft Jetstar

    That's what I was thinking. When it came set off center, I wasn't sure
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    Starcraft 60s era Holiday bare bones weight

    The model number plate should be on starboard side near the helm and will have the HP rating. Sure looks like a Holiday 18.. The weight is without outboard as that is variable. Max on that hull is 120hp. You won't need that for a fishing boat, but within 70% of that would be workable
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    1967 MFG Sprint. Steering cable Help

    I don't think his motor has a tilt tube, and would probably have an external tilt tube adapter to use the single cable steering, before it was commonplace. Uflex makes a transom mount steering tube for this purpose as far as I can tell, which costs about $110 and the part number is S39
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    19?? Starcraft Jetstar

    Where should the annode tab be pointing? Right out of the box, the rear edge i pointing to starboard. I think that's right based on prop rotation and torque, but I don't know if it's ballpark adjusted in the box or just slapped on because you adjust it based on the boat. I've never rigged a...
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    intex mariner 3

    I think they are welded, however they are cheap
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    1998 Force 90hp 2 stroke is it bad?

    careful inspection.. One tell tale is discoloration around the bilge drain.. Cracks in the transom, bows. Bolts that appear to be squishing in. An owner will never let you drill a 1/4" hole to check for dry shavings but that is the 100% test. A moisture meter might not even tell the tale
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    1st boat incoming. Dumb question

    exactly
  12. matt167

    Ran out or gas, and Gas can

    I've done the same to some I have.. A cool way to make a vent is a tire valve stem with the core pulled.
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    1st boat incoming. Dumb question

    Well, the Yamaha has basically a jet ski engine ( big one ). It will have some sort of a charging stator, and not an alternator I don't think. It will be limited charging while the boat is running, probably under 20A. That said, unless your blasting music for 8 hours without it running, or...
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    1998 Force 90hp 2 stroke is it bad?

    does nothing. A rotten deck, or transom can pass a 'tap test' very easy
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    old engine serial numbers

    The old Ford stuff they really won't work on usually so it's not surprising. The serial number won't do much for you as far as that goes. You have a 351W, so there isn't much available
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    1998 Force 90hp 2 stroke is it bad?

    And really, the condition of the deck and transom of the boat.. Given the year and motor choice, it's a Bayliner or one of it's cousins
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    1998 Force 90hp 2 stroke is it bad?

    E10 pump 87
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    1998 Force 90hp 2 stroke is it bad?

    I was referencing loopers and such. There are many ways that 2 strokes scavange/ run. The Force uses the oldest way. It's not the most efficient but they run good
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    1998 Force 90hp 2 stroke is it bad?

    Force is basically, the 1960's outboard, that you could buy brand new into the 90's. It's an old school 2 stroke. When Mercury got ahold of them, they put a lot of better parts into them like ignitions and such, but the engine itself remained the same basically. They are cross scavenged 2...
  20. matt167

    Hidea the new Yamaha/Honda

    Hidea outboards are basically clones of old Yamaha , and I think some Honda motors. If you find the model they cloned, parts will be interchangeable. They will never be the new top, they literally have no R&D, they just copy older motors. This type of thing happens all the time in manufacturing...
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