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  1. matt167

    Max HP For StarCraft Mariner

    If that boat were an I/O Starcraft would have shipped it with either 140hp 4cyl or 165hp 6cyl. I think anything north of 140hp will be fine
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    Old air compressor?

    If you have an industrial type compressor, it's probably fine at any age. The tank will be ASME certified.. Many homeowner compressors do not have a certification and are not really designed for long term use.. Seen the aftermath of a few.. The one in question was a homeowner unit.. My...
  3. matt167

    rolling torque wrench

    But a beam torque wrench will work in a pinch. Get it close enough
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    rolling torque wrench

    This has another use for bearing preload on trailer bearings ( and rwd front wheel bearings that work the same way ). Gear Wrench makes a 0-60 inch/ lbs beam torque wrench and it lists for ~$38... The beam type wrench is what you need...
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    2020 Ranger towing?

    Yeah, my buddy at the body shop said mpg goes down quite a bit but it handles it fine. He tows about 5k lbs.. I do have to trailer 150 miles to get to the waters that I like ( Fingerlakes area ) but this is a few times per year.. 99% of the time/ miles this truck will go is going to be just...
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    2020 Ranger towing?

    I actually bought a 2021 Ranger, forgot to update this.. The old truck needs a lot more than brakes, although I was able to keep it due to the dealer providing in house discounts, I pulled it off the road for now. I asked the local bodyshop what he thought about his and towing., and he tows a...
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    1981 mariner tilt and trim.

    1981 Mariner 40hp might be a Yamaha product
  8. matt167

    Johnson 1982 35hp

    the red connector was used for years... you could just cut a connector off another harness if you want to... but that's a lot of soldering/ heat shrink and then your left with connections that are actually brittle
  9. matt167

    2020 Ranger towing?

    I tried to deal on that truck, trading in my 1995 F250 for the trade assistance but I think they labeled me as a schmuck. Said they would just run the paperwork on Monday and give me a call, while there were crickets in the dealership on Saturday, basically kicking me out. Never got a call...
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    Painting a new transmission

    Just some prepsol/ wax and grease remover and then etch primer Rustoleum is probably the nicest spraying paint you can get in a can. It's an enamel so it's tough
  11. matt167

    Should I keep the Volvo 280?

    280's are just old.. Getting someone to work on it will be a chore and parts are expensive... If you go Mercruiser R/MR/ Alpha Gen 1, you can find the stuff in a cheap rotted boat if you look.. Anyone will work on a Mercruiser If the 280 is mechanically sound you could stay with it, I just...
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    Should I keep the Volvo 280?

    Since you have to rebuild the boat ( cooked interior on a Bayliner pretty much a guaranteed rot box ). Stringers and transom are gone as well as the decks/ fixtures. I would swap to a Mercruiser while you have it apart. AQ stuff as long as it is GM engined, is 'ok'. Parts and such can be found...
  13. matt167

    2020 Ranger towing?

    The truck is a base model, in bright red which is likely why it's stuck on the lot. I have owned 3 Rangers in the past but they were the older ones, where the '19+ is the global Ranger that was originally released for the Australian market.. There is only one tow package on a Ranger As far as...
  14. matt167

    Street Fire Ignition controller instead of Magnapower II

    Worth a shot... To be honest, if your just cobbling stuff, a Ford TFI module or even an early Chrysler module will actually fire off a points signal. Pretty neat stuff really... But the ignition box you found is the correct ( and affordable ) way to do it
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    Street Fire Ignition controller instead of Magnapower II

    Nope, used them in other applications.. They are not USCG rated, and thus not even legal so I would never install a liability. MSD makes the same basic controller in a marine application. It's just $450 vs a little under $200. I get the want for the Streetfire controller being cheaper. I...
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    Street Fire Ignition controller instead of Magnapower II

    " Street " tells the tale... These are not USCG certified for marine usage. MSD does manufacture marine ignition control boxes with the rating, however my experience with MSD boxes has been they run great until they quit.. Stuff to keep the Chryslers running is still available
  17. matt167

    Worth Fixing?

    That looks like a very big deck with a short covered bow. Fishing machine if that's what your wanting. It's not the way it was when it left the factory, Looks like someone tried to do some bass boat platforming to it.. $2-4k in materials + time.. Any boat up to the $4k mark could have issues...
  18. matt167

    2020 Ranger towing?

    The max capacity with the towing package is 7,500 lbs but that is full frontal sq/ft limited ( no campers basically ). Without the pkg, it's 3,500.. This is a turbocharged 2.3L with a 10spd auto. My current truck, when it was all running right towed the big boat 'ok' and it was rated for 5,000
  19. matt167

    2020 Ranger towing?

    I've put off buying a newer truck for a while, partly because my truck ( tired old1995 F250 ) was still drivable, but also because my girlfriend told me I couldn't... But yesterday my truck basically lost its brakes today , and I got the ok from her to obtain a reasonably priced truck.. Local...
  20. matt167

    Is this legit?

    And it's going to cost $250 to dispose of the boat.. That's a 'free' boat'... I agree about the trailer being worth it... I actually picked up a free boat for the nice trailer it has under it... but free was the key word
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