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    Help With Vinyl Deck Seams in Crestliner

    Hi all, I'm rebuilding the floor in an 18' Crestliner Nordic I recently picked up and I'm going with the Nautolex vinyl for the floor covering. I'm vinyling individual pieces and then riveting the pieces down. I originally intended to leave the seams uncovered, but I have a couple gaps in the...
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    Water leak 1993 Johnson 115 V4

    I'm having problems locating a leak. It seems to be dripping from bottom of the lower port cylinder head. The motor is a 1993 Johnson 115, model VJ115TLETS. Is it a leaky water jacket gasket, head gasket, or something else? I've posted a video of the leak on youtube here...
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    1993 Sea Nymph Stinger Deck Boat Rebuild

    Thought I would post some progress on my Summer project. It's a 1993 Sea Nymph Stinger deck boat. Relatively rare for the year, I think it was the first year Sea Nymph made deck boats. Got the boat in a trade and it was the project I'd been searching for a long time. Previous owner had tore it...
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    Question on Crestliner Hulls

    I recently acquired a 17' 1985 Crestliner ProV. The name is interesting because I can't find it in the NADA boat lists but my question is that I thought aluminum Crestliners from the 80's and newer had all welded hulls. Mine appears to be welded at the seams but there are rivets to the...
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    Mercruiser Fuel Pump Old vs New Design

    I recently purchased a boat with a mid 80's 2.5L mercruiser. The previous owner says it needs a new fuel pump. I could rebuild it or replace it. I looked on boats.net for parts and there's an old design and new design listed here...
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    My Amphibious Riding Mower with 500 Beer Cans!

    Well, I figured some people might get a kick out of a litle project of mine. I made a craftsman lawn mower amphibious with 488 screw top beer cans. Works pretty good. Here's a pic: Did a sea trial the other day. Had an issue with my water propulsion, but I think I've fixed it. Here's a...
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    19' Blue Fin I/O Conversion Redo: Notched Transom

    As the title states, I'm redoing an I/O conversion project on my 1989 19' Blue Fin I did a while back. Had some good advice, also a lot of negative criticism (some positive). It's the proverbial water under the bridge now. I decided I wanted to make it safer and more respected by the general...
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    88 SPL Johnson Ignition/Overheating/Carbon Issue?

    I've posted on here a couple times about my 1987 88 SPL Johnson model J88MSLCUS. I've replaced the water pump, new exhaust cover gaskets, new t-stats and replaced the rectifier and starboard powerpack. When idling the starboard head is much cooler than the port side. At higher rpms in neutral...
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    Help with 88 SPL Johnson Exhaust Cover

    HI everybody. I just finished rebuilding my water pump in a 1987 88 SPL Johnson, model J88MSLCUS. I got the motor running after it sat for 8-10 years. It actually was idling pretty good. I was happy until I noticed water leaking out of the exhaust cover. I sprayed fogging oil through the...
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    Gap Bewtween Johnson 90 HP Water Pump Housing and Plate

    Hi iboats community, I recently rebuilt my water pump, and I'm having problems with getting the housing to sit flush with the plate. The motor is a 1987 90 HP Johnson outboard (88 SPL). I've attached a picture of it. Is this normal or am I doing something wrong? The housing looks like it's...
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    Help with Steering Wheel Removal

    I purchased a used steering cable and wheel for my Blue Fin restoration and am having problems with removing the wheel. It doesn't sit on any grooves. There's about an 1/8" of play with it when you go to pull the steering wheel off the column, but it always gets hung up I believe it's hanging...
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    My Custom Offshore Bracket: I/O Conversion for less than $500, No Welder Required

    This is my first time posting on iboats, but I figured I'd share a project of mine. I recently acquired a partially restored 1988 19' Blue Fin with 2.3 OMC Cobra for $700. I like outboards though and didn't want to mess with the cobra, especially since their defunct now. I pulled the motor...
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