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    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    My wife and I took the boat to Wilson Lake on the Tennessee River in northern Alabama last week. We rented a property that was fenced and gated, and had a private dock and private ramp. Pretty awesome. It was on Big Nance Creek with easy access to the lake. Here are some pics.
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    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

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    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    I finally weighed the boat and trailer. __________________Truck and trailer____________Truck only Steer axle_________ 3340____________________ 3400 Drive axle_________2900_____________________2600 Trailer axle________2780____________________ - - - Gross weight_____...
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    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    Getting her ready for a trip to Wilson Lake, AL as soon as July gets here. I have that week off. Getting caught up on maintenance. I replaced the tilt/trim sender and the 42 year old fuel sender. The tank is only 5 1/2" deep, which made it difficult to use a universal sender. (Faria, to match...
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    88 Capri Restoration (Splashed 08/2022)

    My gray parts ended up much lighter than OMC gray, but I liked it, too. the dark gray is too industrial. Looking good!
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    88 Capri Restoration (Splashed 08/2022)

    You lucky (sea) dog!! Nice score!!
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Great upgrade. I have one of each in my two trucks. The 4L80E is MUCH more desirable. What was involved in getting the trans module reflashed?
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    1973 starcraft ss restore in progress

    Praying that you find the direction that He would have you go. Stay positive and moving toward the future. :)
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    Voting for 2023 Splash of the Year!

    Congratulations to Micky for a well deserved win. There were no slackers in this group of nominees. Awesome work guys!
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    Voting for 2023 Splash of the Year!

    Turned out to be a good competition.
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    '65 Lyn Craft Seabreeze 1500 Sport Runabout

    Rock the boat!! You're doing a bang up job. You just need to get in a rhythm.
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    '65 Lyn Craft Seabreeze 1500 Sport Runabout

    Sorry you had such a bad go-around with mechanics. I've almost always done my own repairs, which meant learning many new skills and buying many tools. The few times that I DID pay a mechanic, it was disappointing to say the least. I don't know if they had bad luck, or just couldn't back up...
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    Rehab SportCraft 222 1983 deep V hull cuddy walkaround

    Uhhhhh.... I must've missed something. My condolences on your loss, @kcassells
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    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    I have a new fuel gauge and a new tilt/trim sensor to install. I was going to get started on those Saturday afternoon, but I am glad I got lazy, because my niece drove 15 hours for a surprise visit. Since I hadn't torn anything apart, the boat was ready for action! We were able to hit the...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    To be clear, I normally used 4043 on the extrusions that I was fabricating with, but I ran out and substituted 5356, which led to the delayed failure. That's where the failure occurred; in the heat affected zone. Where the weld stopped and the parent metal remained. It was a clean separation...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    Here's why I asked: I remember using some 5356 on soft extrusion once because we ran out of 4043. The welds were pretty, with pre-heat and good penetration. However, a couple of days later, those parts literally fell apart at the fusion line. Material mis-match caused some sort of...
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    1987 Power Play XLT-185 - floors, stringers, and upholstery

    What wire are you using?
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    Rehab SportCraft 222 1983 deep V hull cuddy walkaround

    There is an adjustment dial on the back of the gauge where you can stick a small screwdriver, lightly press in and turn. Usually six numbers to choose from. Also, usually a listing on the back of which setting for the number of cylinders OR the number of alternator pulses for your engine...
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    Rehab SportCraft 222 1983 deep V hull cuddy walkaround

    That does not sound like 3,000. Check the setting on the back of the tach. Try a different number of pulses.
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    Building a '93 Caravelle 1750 Classic Bowrider

    I hooked up my inductive tach on the boat Saturday and I could not get it to give me a proper reading. Maybe it was the short spark plug wires in close proximity, but it was indicating 6500 when it should have been around 1100. I tried it on my truck and the meter was fine. So, I went to the...
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