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  1. matt167

    "Lettering+Kit" for registration numbers

    I used doityourselflettering.com for my boat name and it came out great. They do the standard sizing for hull numbers too
  2. matt167

    Trailer Tires

    Modern bias tires as well, have the same thin sidewall as a radial
  3. matt167

    Longshot help for friend, '98 EFI fuel check valve?

    It's a part that goes bad on the trucks as well.. It allows the line to drain back to the tank. The solution is to cycle the key twice and hit the starter after the second prime... OR just accept the long crank and it'll start.. I had a truck with the valve that was bad. I just cranked it
  4. matt167

    Material Availability for DIY/Home Improvement Projects?

    Where I am, it's there if you can afford it/ want to pay the price. $75 sheets of CDX plywood. I have a roof to do, but it's going to be expensive
  5. matt167

    How fast is 85 force outboard

    Weigh your boat. It should be rated for an 85hp but I bet it's water logged. They put 50s on the 17ft stock, it should plane with 3 people. if compression is good it should be at least 75hp.
  6. matt167

    Why don't I see more jet motors?

    Iirc it's a 20% drop in power. Inboard jet is better for running a River
  7. matt167

    16' Aluminum 1975 Starcraft BT - Outboard

    All you have to do is remove the passenger console, slide the driver side console to the center, and then use the side cap from the passenger console on the driver console and you will have basically what Starcraft did on the Mariners which was the center console variation of that same hull
  8. matt167

    Trailer Tires

    Radial Trail HD and USA Trail are quality products. The Sport Trail that everyone seems to market and comes OEM on some stuff is crap, and in the market's eyes, that makes Carlisle crap. A lot of the USA trail stuff is actually made in USA, just not all of it, but the USA trail are bias ply...
  9. matt167

    Trailer Tires

    You will pay MORE for a tire/ wheel combo than if you buy a decent tire from a tire shop, and mount it on a new rim.. A Carlisle Sport trail is not a decent tire, and that is generally what is offered in combo's as Carlisle offers them directly.. Buy one for a spare and a bracket, but not a...
  10. matt167

    Trailer Tires

    Kenda gets a lot of OEM market because they are dirt cheap, not because they are good... Your going to add ~$80-100 for a set of Endurances at most over a pair of good radial tires. If you told us you were going to trailer it a great distance regularly, I'd tell you to get either a Carlisle...
  11. matt167

    Trailer Tires

    They are junk, but for your uses will be fine
  12. matt167

    Trailer Tires

    No, it means bias ply . D stands for Diagonal bias. R would be Radial.. That only applies when the D is where an R would normally be.. A tire marked " Load Range D " would be load range D weather it was bias or radial Get the load range that matches what you have or greater.. Most do not...
  13. matt167

    Trailer Tires

    Just go to your local tire shop and get whatever they have. Likely they are going to dry rot and expire before they will be worn out.. Get a radial however, not a bias ply.. It will be an R15 and not a D15
  14. matt167

    1977 Johnson 140hp outboard -

    change the batteries in that DVOM while your at it.
  15. matt167

    charging a boat battery

    My regular charger will do 1A/3A float, 10A automatic or 55A boost start.. The maintainer actually belongs on my spare lawn mower as I had to rig the wiring and it no longer charges I remember Walmart batteries being decent when they were all made by Johnson Controls ( Interstate ), now they...
  16. matt167

    charging a boat battery

    My boat came with a 2 year old Everstart marine battery. The biggest one they make. I had very little faith that it was any good, but I stuck it on the bench and charged it until it lit up green and it actually did not take long. Since then it spun the motor over multiple times including at the...
  17. matt167

    Finally Had To Retire It

    Ny. But when I needed parts, they were NLA. I found NOS points. Water pump and stuff was available. I don't even need the motor now, so it just sits on a stand.
  18. matt167

    Finally Had To Retire It

    I think the 4cyl 650's were distributor/ ignition. Magneto up to 65, and breakerless after that but I can't remember.. I have a '64 that was my grandfathers that I can't get parts for
  19. matt167

    Intex Mariner 4 - Certificate of Origin and first assignment question

    I bought my Seahawk from Amazon. I did not even file that part of the MSO with the NY DMV and they accepted it. However with Home Depot, they sell trailers and know how to fill out the MSOs for them. I just bought one from them and it was done in Customer service
  20. matt167

    remove woodruff from tapered shaft?

    probably work. It does not take much
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