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  1. ziggy

    91 toy PU sputter

    hey folks, i got a 91 toyota PU. the smallest engine w/auto trans. i think the 22R-E engine, sorry the boys got it out tonight so i can't go look. no air. is a fuelie though. also i do have a heater, and a aftermarket cassett player.....snicker, snicker. want some pics. more snickerin...
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    fiberglass keel, and chip repair?

    i'm askin this to soon, as i dought i will get to it till spring, but i'm just dyin to find out what kinda trouble i got. will i be fixin this from the outside or inside then outside. what products will i need to be researching. marine tex? or perhaps a little more effort is gonna be involved in...
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    CB's

    hey folks. i got my ol boat with a cb radio already in it. a fine 8 track tape player too. far out ay..... snicker.... is there any use for a cb radio on the water? i basicly thought not and was gonna nix it. but read in a chapmans handbook about the fact that cb's are used for casual chat on...
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    regaruding this forum, how do you?

    i have a few questions as to how this forum works. i'd like to change the color of my test. how is that done? i'd like to go back and edit my post's once in a while for misspells or perhaps wording something more consisely. i used to be able to do that on the old forum, is there a way to do it...
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    what's your favorit corrosion blocker?

    for winterizin, dons talks about useing yer favorit corrosion blocker in his winterization pinned thread to spray yer block down with prior to lay up. my oem service manual agrees with dons of course. the recomended lub for me is quicksilver rust and corrosion preventitive (C-92-29152), i don't...
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    engine animation

    found this engine animation on another site.....interesting.....thought others might find it hip too.....interesting pad and bucket overhead valve design too...... www.metacafe.com/watch/169155/deutz_engine/
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    trim tabs in the way, model I mercruiser

    hi folks, got the boat listed below. tihis is the first time i've wanted to change a prop from what i already have. i have a 21 pitch "fan blade looking" prop. i think i have issues when trying to get wot. i can get it, but seems like i have to trim to high to me. when trimmed down where i think...
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    got chocolate milk? i seem to

    hi folks, well, i got me the first sign of trouble. kinda expected it really. went out for abouts 4 hrs yesterday, probably got maybe 7 hours on the engine since i got it. after runnin yesterday i was flushin it out and it didn't want to start. didn't want to turn over, but did, then started...
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    anybody else hip to the ships cat?

    here's sazzy azz, she's the new ships cat......anyone else hip to bringin their cat onboard? no sand all over, no jumpin out whilst underway, no noise(no yappin), no mice, :), no nothin other than havein yer friend along for the excursion....... right now sazzy is learnin to become a ships...
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    bringin a boat back into service, aristocraft

    hi folks. well, i have brought my new (used) problem home with me from rapid city, SD. a 1975 aristocraft nineteen w/ a mercruiser 165hp. (il6) this engine looks like it aint had much replaced on it. like the black paint is still on most bolts, and the rubber parts that i can see still seem...
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    thinkin about a used boat? compression #s

    i'm lookin at a used boat with a 165 il6 in it. imagine that. anyways. compression #s are. 1-125 2-119 3-130 4-138 5-125 6-124 if i'm figureing it right the spread is 14-15% am i flirting with disaster? i thought the max spread was 10%. this boat has sat for 15 years, aledgeidly. i'm...
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    i'm confussed, where do i cut?

    ok, i got a good floor. been replaced in 98. it's causein me greif cuttin it as it is still good wood. the red is my rotton stringers. drilled me a few holes to confirm. it's wet and dust. the yellow is dry foam. the blue is where the last creaton frickinized and built inward of the oem engine...
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    aristo craft boats?

    well, ya all know my boat is hosed. no drive, no engine, no boat. i'm still cuttin on that. anyways. here's a boat on iboats. http://www.iboats.com/cgi-bin/marine_classifieds/adv-search.cgi?id=191587 i know the lime green sucks. rekon i could get used to it, or chage it, upulsty aint critical...
  14. ziggy

    80hp mariner outboard

    hi folks. i'm lookin at a boat with a 80 hp mariner outboard, 4 cyl. on it. anyone know why i can't find much info on this motor? motor is said to be an 1983 SN 589174
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    keel stinger?

    how far forward does a keel stinger go in a 16' tri hull? does it go past the bow bucket as i got a trihull bowrider? what do ya think. i think my think my keel stringer is spent and am wonderin if will have to take the top off?
  16. ziggy

    junk

    perhaps i'm lookin for a needle in a haystack. (nebraska lingo ya know :) ) anyways. i've looked at 10 maybe 12 boats in the area. 8- 10 of thems was more spent than what i got. and they want 3-5k for this garbage. floors soft. holes in the transom open to sea water, mercruiser 470's, lateeda...
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    outboard & 1983 80 hp mariner?

    outboard & 1983 80 hp mariner? hi folks. i'm lookin to get me a differernt boat. i'm lookin at a 83 15-16' rinker w/ 80 mariner ontoit. 4 cyl. does anyone know if there's any known issues with this motor? serial #589174 also. what should i be lookin at in perticular when lookin to buy an...
  18. ziggy

    any hints on proper destruction?

    hi folks. how long i will last is debateable. i started destruction of my trisonic today. started with ft motor mount holes that won't accept new lag bolts w/o strippin out. boat listed in sig. guess i'm wondering if there is any pre destruction things i should be doing. measurements? or am i...
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    it's been a bummer boat week for me,,,,,

    well, my signiture has changed. no more pwc. somebody snapped my 02 yamaha fx140 right up. $5875 w/ 238.9hrs ontoit. thought i did fair for price. the goal was to get right onto the trisonic. haveing the bread from the jetski sale. it took me all summer to decide that i want to boat, not jetski...
  20. ziggy

    fuel use ?

    hi folks, does anyone know if i can run the premeium fuel w/ lead additive in my 87 chevy nova (toyota corolla in discise) w/o ramifications. my cat is disconnected inadvertantly right now. i need to dispose of the fuel in my boat. 24 gal. the nova wants unleaded regular.....
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