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  1. pduquette

    reply to andy in ny

    Hi andy! You had asked about stipping the paint off your boat in another post . I had several layers of old brushed on paint that just looks dull and poorly applied . I've been using stryp-eze gel (got it at H.D.) . It eats through the paint quickly and just scrapes away . My gelcoat needs...
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    help with colors

    Hi everyone! I've been stripping the cowel of my 1980 50 hp . Many layers of brushed on colors. Is the lower stripe suppose to be navy blue/almost black or bright/royal blue ?
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    'nother skeg repair q

    I'm ready to prime + paint my '80 j50 after repairing back 1/2 of the skeg but want to know if it should taper together ? The back of the bullet had a 1/8" flat section so I continued that all the way down to the tip . Is this wrong for a V4 gearcase / skeg?
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    coil question

    my seloc manual dose not have a good picture of both coils . i believe they should both be like coil "b" in the photo but someone had installed two different styles . i'm replacing both - want to get it right . oh motor is 1980 johnson 50 hp -50ELCS Thanks !
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    together again

    I was able to get the lower unit back on my '80 50hp . I made a form outof pvc trimplank crammed it with 4 packs of J.B. Weld ; then screwed and clamped the *goop* out of it . While that was hardening I sanded and filled all the surface imperfections and wirebrushed the innards clean. Today I...
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    dash comes to life

    Hi all ! I've been able to get my gauges in , wired through a fuse box to the battery + generator junction . Still figureing all the sender hook ups . Trying to get some fishing in , just to break up the work on my motors . How's everyone doing ? Ready for Laborday weekend yet ...
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    Goodluck or an Omen?

    Hi guys! I was traveling to the local boat store and I passed a tradeing post along my route that had an MFG in among the cars junk and "antiques" . I stoped in on my return trip and found an older caprice and two early Niagra .All three had no interiors most of the hardware stripped . The...
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    Busy month

    Hi all ! Works keeping me running with 50/60 hrs a week -even swapping me over to nightshift for a week . But I've managed to lay a new plywood floor , added a generator , rectofier , repaired some toasted wires and blown coil , and have made most of the wiring harness for my gauges . I'll...
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    Hi MFG crew!

    Hi Mark ,Ken and all ! I've been ruffin' it for a while but finaly starting to catch up. I finaly got my '61 Oxford wet last August . Thankfully it was only the keel that stayed wet !!! ive been upgradeing and fine tuneing with an occasional setback . So far I got the boat up to 25 mph .
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