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  1. matt167

    Looking for mercruiser manual 17 book 2

    Ebay
  2. matt167

    1965 Starcraft Holiday Motor Upgrades

    I'm talking about all aftermarket components, which I think the OP is suggesting. The ignition boxes were on vehicles with wheels. 2 MSD's which failed in months, and a Summit box that failed in 2 weeks time. People seem to have similar experience when they run the same type of boxes on the...
  3. matt167

    WATER CAME DRIPPING OUT. Is it time to donate it?

    They are the same engine actually. You can go up to 1992 or 3 in a truck application ( Not S10 unless you swap cams ). just add marine head gaskets, water pump and core plugs. You can go newer with more swapping of stuff.. But make sure the boat is actually worth it first. Deck/ transom/ stringers
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    How long to wait for a materials delivery contractor to return a call?

    I'm very lucky to be friends with a do- all company and they can haul any product I need. See the owner or his employee every week at my work.. Couple days lead time usually, put wherever I want it.. The funny thing about it is, they are primarily a septic service, but end up hauling material...
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    WATER CAME DRIPPING OUT. Is it time to donate it?

    Take a free boat as the value of the trailer it's sitting on, minus the dump fee's unless it's got stuff in it you need. I got a free boat 2 years ago, and cut out probably $500 worth of parts for the boat I'm building + the nearly new trailer it had
  6. matt167

    1965 Starcraft Holiday Motor Upgrades

    I've had more than a few CDI ignition boxes fail where I had to bypass it to get home, and petronix will fail if you leave the key on too long.. I mean an extra brand new pertronix kit in a glove box or whatever, it wouldn't be a bad system as it does operate more accurately then points, but...
  7. matt167

    19?? Starcraft Jetstar

    The control panel in the dash for ignition and choke are for this era motor and the dash board construction looks like it's original. I'm positive it's an OEM OMC control panel. If it's had more than one motor, it's always been an Evinrude/ Johnson.. I do see newer Holiday 14's having the same...
  8. matt167

    190 omc sterndrive id

    I think $3,000 was a great price. Very nice boat... I bet it's a safer buy than a 2000's Bayliner in rough shape for around the same price. For it to look like that, and be original, it's probably had heated storage it's entire life
  9. matt167

    19?? Starcraft Jetstar

    Anyone know what happened to Airguide compass company? I know Johnson Outdoors owns the rights, but looks like they have been out of production for a while. I just bought one NOS for the boat and it just came in. Was going to go Ritchie, but I've only ever followed an Airguide on a boat
  10. matt167

    Trailer Build

    I would price a new trailer before building anything.. I got a 2021 Venture VB1300 which would fit your boat, new from a dealer for under $1,000 OTD, to replace an old Holesclaw that's had it's day. I guarantee there are similar deals out there, if I found one Axles, tires and steel that you...
  11. matt167

    Professional transom repair

    On a 1967 boat, if the transom needs replaced, the stringers and deck needs it too. Transom ties into the knee braces, which ties into the stringers and the deck sits ontop of the stringers. They all rot at the same time and it's one big can of worms. The biggest expense is fiberglass...
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    Professional transom repair

    $3000 in supplies to do it yourself, for a shop to do it, you gotta add a week or so of labor ( 40-100 hrs, depending ) at $100/hr. It's not just the transom, you'll find the stringers and deck need replaced at the same time
  13. matt167

    bilge pump wiring. My head is going to explode

    thanks guys.. I think in my head I was making it more difficult than it is
  14. matt167

    1965 Starcraft Holiday Motor Upgrades

    You can't fix an aftermarket EFI or even electronic ignition conversion on the water when it quits. You can however keep a spare set of points and condensor, even spare cap and rotor to get a motor going again
  15. matt167

    bilge pump wiring. My head is going to explode

    I was doing some investigation on my new boat and figured out that my bilge pump is powered by the radio power ( AM/FM/ bluetooth ), and that it's actually a 7 conductor 16 AWG Monster speaker cable going back to the battery.. Obviously that isn't going to fly on an important circuit, especially...
  16. matt167

    Considering a 1995 horizon 220

    OMC is outboard marine corp and they built Evinrude Johnson and Inboard outboards.. now a 1995 should be a Volvo SX hybrid of sorts but the Ford kills it.. Ford made a great marine engine but they gave it up in 1997. Parts are hard to get
  17. matt167

    19?? Starcraft Jetstar

    The thing that really sucks is I really don't even want a stereo in it, but if I remove it, there is a single din hole in the dash that I gotta do something with. The VHF would be better there, but I think it's smaller length ways than single din.. And that's for another time. Have to build a...
  18. matt167

    19?? Starcraft Jetstar

    I keep opening cans of worms on this boat. First was the deck. I knew it wasn't right ( screwed down, ends wrapped over with carpet on raw plywood ) but was good enough, except I noticed that it had some rot at the back under the splash well, so it wasn't. Ripped it out, made templates and...
  19. matt167

    Transom

    No. That is the test for right now
  20. matt167

    handheld vs fixed mount VHF

    Way back when my dad had first got his '73 Chieftan 21' in 1996ish, the engine quit while trolling on Cayuga somewhere on the southern end of the lake.. That day we had to make the radio call on 16. Lucky another boat gave us a tow instead of the coast guard. Next trip out it had an old Johnson...
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