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    Bilge stringers and decking - material check and advice needed

    Some progress pictures. Cut out the glass and removed all of the wood today from both sides. Then a whole bunch of grinding. The right side needs some work yet since they dumped all of the leftover resin on that side. After removal and grinding
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    Bilge stringers and decking - material check and advice needed

    The decking in the bilge was getting a little soft so I decided to make it my spring project to cut it out and inspect. The stringers have some bad spots but they arent completely shot. There was no water under the decking but the glass work was pretty shotty from the original manufacturer...
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    Blue Seas Add-A-Battery Kit - 120A 7650 - need a wiring diagram I/O and kicker

    I'm finally getting around to installing my Blue Seas add a battery kit with ACR. Model 7650. Been looking at various diagrams and cant figure out how to adapt it to my setup. 5.7 Mercruiser I/O 9.9 Yamaha Kicker with alternator 2 Cabela's Advanced Anglers AGM Battery – Size 30 Dual battery...
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    89 Mercruiser 350 died under power and wont restart

    I have a 89 Mercruiser 350 I/O that suddenly died while under power tonight. Was cruising at about 12 mph and all of the gauges were reading normal. All of a sudden the motor just shut off. Couldnt get it restarted and noticed that the oil pressure gauge wasnt moving like it normally does...
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    Need some advice and part numbers for a new thru hull washdown

    I've searched but cant find the information I need. I fish on the great lakes and getting tired of reaching over the side for buckets of water to wash down the deck after each fish (also dangerous). I purchased a Jabsco 32605-0092 ParMax 4.0 GPM Washdown Pump - 12VDC 60 PSI. Do I just go with...
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    Strange low voltage on shore power

    I have a 50 foot 30 amp power cord and receptacle. I started having intermittent issues with getting a reverse polarity warning and low voltage on my boat. It slowly got worse over the last 2 weeks. It went from getting a reverse polarity light if I turned on anymore more than a small...
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    1989 5.7 Quadrajet to Edelbrock 1409 swap help

    I have a 1989 mercruiser 5.7 with what I'm pretty sure is a Quardrajet carb on it. I'm tired of fighting carb issues every other year and really dont have the patience to deal with a carb rebuild. So I want to upgrade to a Edelbrock 1409 carb. I'm just wondering if Im going to need an adapter...
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    The Fish Licker - 1989 Cobia Odyssey spring restoration

    The boat is a 1989 Cobia Odyssey 265 FC that I used for salmon fishing on Lake Michigan. The boat is named the fish licker due to that fact that my jack russell/dachshund goes nuts every time he hears a drag clicker go off on a rod. He then balances on the transom and/or the engine cover barking...
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    What to coat drink cooler/minnow box and how to insulate

    I am in the process of redoing a drink cooler/minnow box on my boat. It was previously gel coated and then someone at one point painted on the inside with some crappy paint. I'm in the process of sanding the old paint off and filling in all of the gaps and cracks. Can I just recoat it with...
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    5.7 mercruiser dead on 2 cylinders - need some opinions and advice

    Had a bilge pump fail on me while I was washing down the boat after a long fishing trip. The back of the boat dipped enough to cause water to come back up through the exhaust riser and then cracked the head. I had water in only one cylinder (#6) as a result and we found which one it was by...
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    Need some advice on replacing floor in the cabin

    Last year I replaced the stringer under the cuddy cabin floor. After doing the beam walk the entire year, time to put an actual floor in it. I was going to use 3/4" plywood and soak it with epoxy and then apply glass to both sides. So just a couple questions? Should the floor rest at all on...
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    Need an official materials list for painting a portion of my boat.

    Need an official materials list for painting a portion of my boat. I know there are a ton of threads about how to paint a boat but they all seem to have conflicting information. All I want to do is repaint the grey part of the boat. Its still original 1989 gelcoat. I spend about 8 hours every...
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    Merc ruiser all gauges and trim pump arent working

    Boat is an 89 25' Cobia I/O with a 350 5.7 mercruiser. I was wiring up some new electronics and pulled out a keyed on yellow wire that someone had jumped off of the blue wire that runs the lights on all of the gauges. I cant find the source of the darn yellow wire that I pulled out by...
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    Help relocating battery switch

    I need some help relocating battery switch. Its currenlty located in the bilge/engine compartment right next to where the batteries sit. Doesnt really make it easy when you have to remove the full engine cover just to switch between batteries or to cut power in an emergency. Is there a proper...
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    Need speaker recommendation for a new stereo setup

    Im in need of a speaker recommendation for new setup. I just need some clean crisp sound for when I'm salmon trolling and be able to crank it out a bit for river cruises without distortion. I dont want to go with subs or anything too crazy. Wouldnt mind some speakers that can handle some bass...
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    What is the proper way to hook up 12v cig adapter/outlets

    Im replacing all of the cig adapter/outlets on my boat. There are 2 to 3 on each side for running various temporary lights and for charging cell phones. I already have the marine duplex wire and have a fuse panel in the back of the boat. So the question is, can you daisy chain them together -...
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    Need some help with replacing keel stringer in 25ft power boat

    Re: Need some help with replacing keel stringer in 25ft power boat Here is the progress so far. Coated the bottom of the board until it wouldnt soak any more epoxy in. Cleaned up the hull really well with acetone. Then made about 22oz of epoxy and cabosil. Laid the PB in the bottom on top...
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    Broken bolt on Mercruiser Alpha One Gimbal anode

    Was replacing a really corroded Mercruiser Alpha One Gimbal anode and one of the bolts just snapped right off with very little pressure on it. I tried and easy out....and you can guess what happened - the thing snapped right off inside the bolt. So now I'm stuck. Should I just replace the...
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    Need some help with replacing keel stringer in 25ft power boat

    Re: Need some help with replacing keel stringer in 25ft power boat Here is everything all ground down and somewhat cleaned up. Also there are 2 photos of the new board set in place. Plan on wetting the board out with epoxy until it stops drinking it up. Then set it in PB with 406 and let it...
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    Need some help with replacing keel stringer in 25ft power boat

    Re: Need some help with replacing keel stringer in 25ft power boat Here is a picture of the beast - 1989 Cobia 265fc.
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