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    GE range switch is smoking!

    Hey guys, hoping somebody knows something about electric ranges. Yesterday while my girlfriend and I were cooking supper, I started hearing a slight sparking/arcing sound coming from behind the stove. It would just do it every now and then and I didn't see or smell any smoke when I slid the...
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    470 water leak, inside transom, on muffs

    Finally done with wiring and other stuff, so was testing out everything and fired up the motor. Fired right up, sounded good. After a couple minutes I noticed a small amount of water gathering around the inside transom assembly just beneath the gimbal bearing and where the yoke passes through...
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    Teleflex Morse steering shaft lock screw

    Hey yall, just a quick question about the steering helm on my boat... There is a thumb screw on the bottom of the steering shaft cover (??) that when screwed in, the steering shaft will lock. I'm curious if this is necessary, and what is it's true function? I figure it's either to lock the...
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    Painting over old paint... filling, sanding, fairing?

    Hey guys... still working on the old deck boat, slowly but surely. Previously, I hadn't planned to paint the boat, but I got to looking closer and I notice it's been painted already, so I might as well freshen it up with new paint. For now, I just plan to paint the top side which includes the...
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    Anchoring the bow safety chain to trailer

    Hey guys, almost go the trailer ready! I'm just concerned about the bow eye safety chain setup. There is none. I've done a lot of searching on here and as far as I can tell, it's best to have the safety chain anchored to the frame either directly down from the bow eye or slightly behind it (and...
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    Suggestions for this old trailer

    I'm trying to get my old boat trailer road-ready so I can get the boat over to my house so I can work on the rebuild of the boat more often. I don't know much about trailers in general, so I need some help. The trailer is a roller-style. It seems to be in decent shape overall, but some parts...
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    Blower hose brackets/clamps

    My boat has a pretty typical blower setup... 2 exhaust ports on the port side of the boat, and the blower + an extra intake hose on the starboard side. I've read all the threads about how to route the hoses and it seems pretty straightforward. However, I can't find any posts on what is...
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    Outdrive nuts for the one-drive

    Well if someone can lose 6 very important nuts it is apparently me! All this time I thought the outdrive nuts were put up in a plastic ziplock with the other nuts/bolts but nope, they are gone! So.. after searching, I've found that they may be available at the local Napa, BUT, how can I be sure...
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    ebay buys iphones for $200? really?

    While headed over to ebay today to do some digging, I noticed on the home page it says that they are offering a minimum of $200 for iPhones (3gs and newer). So I bite as I have the iphone 3gs and am looking to upgrade sometime in the next few months. Apparently this is a newer service by ebay...
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    How to secure a permanant fuel tank on deck

    Not sure if this is the appropriate forum for this question but here goes... The boat I'm restoring has a ~16gallon aluminum fuel tank that is located on port side of the motor right next to the transom. It sits on top of the deck and is hidden by the hull cap and the rear port seat. When I got...
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    Another "steering is locked up" question

    My steering has been locked up in my boat since I got it. I've put off trying to fix it until now, since I had so many other things to fix/replace. It is the teleflex rack/pinion type. It seems I have the classic case of the cable end being stuck in the tube on the transom plate. So I loosened...
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    Replace trim pump motor or whole thing?

    I got the trim pump (1978 prestolite) hooked back up in my boat today and gave it a go. I don't have the solenoids replaced yet and one is bad, so I was just jumping the hot leads from the trim pump motor to the battery to see if it worked correctly. It was very erratic in operation... would run...
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    Which outdrive do I have?

    Since I got this boat I've never really know for sure which outdrive I have. I haven't done much work on the outdrive yet, so it hasn't been a big deal, but tomorrow I plan to work on the bellows, so I would like to know for sure I'm going by the correct manual. Serial number: 5691256 Driven by...
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    watch out all you "O'ladies"

    This craigslist listing sounded interesting so I went for it. You guys may find it as funny as I did. (but not my gf!) O'lady said it's all got to go!!! now...
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    470 oil pan plug thread size

    I'm considering installing the fumoto valve on my oil pan while I still have access to it with the cap off the boat. Mix reviews on using these types of products, but I figure for around $25 it's worth a shot. Doesn't hurt anything if I decide not to use it later. Anyways.. I'm not sure on the...
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    Cap Sealant and screws?

    After searching on here a lot, I haven't been able to figure out what is the best option for a sealant where the cap joins the hull. I've seen some say use PL and some say use silicone. Which should I go with? Also, what is the consensus on screwing the rub rail track back in place? Stainless...
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    Is this deck boat really a StarCraft?

    I found a website that will take the HIN and figure out who the manufacturer is of a boat. Since I haven't gotten the papers yet for my boat, I don't know who made it. I put my HIN in and it says it was made by StarCraft. The HIN is STRE15830878. According to several sites, the "STR" is...
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    Mixing wax with polyester resin

    The bottle says mix at 2oz per Gallon of Resin. I am going to be mixing 1liter at a time for my deck. 1 liter is right at .26 (about a quarter) gallons, so that means .5oz wax, right? I just wanted to make sure my figuring is correct here. I was also told that the amount of wax should be about...
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    Replace gauges and switches/panels?

    I'm working on fixing up my console for my center console deck boat. I had posted about fixing the fiberglass and mounts in the restoration forum, but this post is about the gauges and the switches/panels. The gauges and panels are original (~1979), so they are extremely outdated and old...
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    Center Console - how to repair rotted mounts

    I'm working on the center console off my deck boat... The console is in pretty decent shape overall I guess, but from sitting in a boat that had a completely failed deck and soaked foam, the bottom of the console was sitting in a wet spot for years apparently. The bottom of the console is...
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