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    1990's Evinrude 50hp outboard questions

    I'm looking at buying a late 80's bass buggy pontoon with a 50hp Evinrude on the back. I believe the engine is a 90's model. It's a neighbors boat and I helped him somewhat go through it early last year, now he's wanting to sell it. The price seems very reasonable, but I am curious how hard...
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    Rough running and possible mis-fire....water or carbon??

    Haven't had boat out since late last season until yesterday. Last time out we did a fair amount of tubing and just idling around, etc. Towards the end of the day I noticed the boat seemed to be running a bit rough, so I brought it in. Though I did get it winterized, I never had a chance to go...
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    Thinking of used pontoon

    I am thinking of selling my current boat and getting a pontoon. Since I've never owned a pontoon and have only really been on a couple of them, I'm kind of looking for any information I can get. Below are some of the things I want to accomplish with this boat... Right now a typical outing...
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    Repairing Strakes

    Long story short, I have a few rock dings in the strakes under my 1986 Ranger 373v. I do have some past fiberglass experience, but not much with Gel Coat. A shop quoted me $600-$800 to fix all of the damage if a cash job or said it'd be about $2500 if insurance claim. Not sure why the big...
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    Insurance Claim Question??

    I am a little curious what experience others have had with claims on their boat insurance. The reason I ask, is that we recently had a fairly severe hail storm and even though my boat was covered with factory cover, it took a beating. The 25yr old upholestry took the brunt of it as the aging...
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    Alternative to Marine Ply???

    I am needing to rebuild a couple of seat backs on an '86 Ranger and currently a couple of the backing for these seats are marine plywood. In order to do away with wood, I am looking for a fairly reasonable alternative material. I had thought last year Ranger said I could buy plastic backing...
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    Finishing Teak

    I want to re-finish the little bit of teak that is on my boat. Several years ago, I bought some teak oil and have been using that, but it seems like a weak or two after applying it looks just like it did before. Is there anything I can put over the oil or use in place of to get a good...
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    Carpet Replacement

    I'm looking at possibly replacing the carpet in my 1986 Ranger 373V. Looking online, it looks like there is a bunch of different weighted carpets. Can anyone tell me what is likely on my boat? I'm not sure if I should be using a 16oz, or a 24oz or something in between. I would guess a...
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    Evinrude XP 150 fuel manifold(?) repair???

    I'm guessing this is the fuel manifold, it's the approx 8" long plastic tube that sits right behind the carbs on the port side. The fuel line leaves the fuel pump goes into the bottom of this, then it seems to have 4 lines going out, one each to a pair of carbs and the fourth line going to the...
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    Polishing Gel Coat on 86 Ranger

    The gel coat on my old Ranger has seen better days, but I'm curious if there is any hope. The sides look pretty good, but the top rails are very rough, faded and the clear gel seems to be very thin, if not non-existant in some areas. I've tried polishing it out before, but didn't have much...
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    Johnson 50 No Spark

    I have a neighbor that has a 1990(?) Johnson 50 HP outboard that doesn't appear to be getting spark. I pulled the plugs and grounded them and didn't get any spark at all. He called the local Marine dealer and at first they told him the power pack, then they told him on another call, this motor...
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    Winch??

    The handle on my winch is stripped out, so I need to replace it. I called a local boat shop and they said they probably could probably find one that would work, but wanted about $15 for it. It seems a complete new winch is around $30-$40, so I wonder if I'm better off just buying a new unit...
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