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    rigging an old sabot

    Hi, does anyone know the best way to rig a sabot? i picked up an old fiberglass sabot sailboat for my 9 yr old son out of the classified for a very modest price. It came with a sail, wooden mast and boom, dagger board,and tiller but no rigging whatever other than a single hanging block in the...
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    removing steering cable

    Need to do this this weekend on a 16' runabout. Motor end emerges from the side of the splash well and the steel bar is pretty rusty. Is there any trick to this? I was thinking I would just hammer it out of the tube and then gradually pull it out of the splash well.
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    swapping power head on a 78 70hp merc - should I try it?

    Hi folks, so I am wondering if anyone can give advice on what's involved in swapping powerheads on a 78 70hp. I bought a boat with a bonus seized motor that supposedly died as a result of sitting for 6 years. No way do I have time to rebuild it. <br /><br />I am a very amateur mechanic but I...
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    battery relocation question

    Hi, I am wondering if I need to take any precautions about moving the battery location in my boat.<br /><br />I run a 16' with a 55hp manual start motor. I use a full size marine battery which basically powers the fish finder, bilge pump and nav lights. The motor has a rectifier but no...
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    removing a windshield and plugging motor mount holes, deck paint etectera

    Hi folks, I am in the process of switching over all the hardware from my old 16' boat to a new old one. The boats are identical model runabouts but I have "upgraded" from my 1967 to a 78 (not without a few deep sighs of regret). The old one needed a new floor and transom and had a flex leak in...
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    1978 70hp seems seized - can I free it?

    Have just acquired a boat with a '78 70hp merc that has been sitting for 6 years or so but "ran good" before then (sure it did :p ). Paid nothing for the motor but would like to get it going if possible. Throttle cable seems to work well and I can find neutral ok but I can't turn the...
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    1989 dt 55 misbehaving

    Hi folks, I had trouble with this thing dying earlier in the summer which turned out to be a kill switch problem (after it started with the kill switch off I suspected a problem and found the kill switch wiring was disintegrated. I fixed that, (I think)but now I have other fish to fry.<br /><br...
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    1989 DT 55 stalls after an hour

    Hi, I have a 2 cylinder commercial model manual start 1989 DT55. I believe it is similar to the Cabrea 50 and to the DT40 manual start.<br /><br />Anyway, the problem is that it will abruptly lose revs and die after a run of about an hour. This tends to happen as I back off the throttle while...
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    installing a fuel filter

    Hi folks, I need help with the proper installation of those Tempo water separation fuel filters that use the canisters that look like car oil filters. The instructions that came with it are very limited. They say to install the filter on the “suction/vacuum” side of the fuel pump but don’t...
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    missing posts?

    Maybe it's just my display but all posts on this board from October 2 to 30 seem to be missing? Did something happen? I've been away a while.
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    best gps and best fishfinders??

    there are plenty of posts like this and I've read through them, but I don't feel greatly enlightened so I'm hoping to collect all the wisdom of the users here in one place for my benefit and the benefit of others. <br /><br />I run a small boat for fishing, camping and cruising. I intend to...
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    urgent help needed for stranded 65hp merc

    Hi, I've got to go 20 miles up the coast to middle of nowhere tomorrow am to try to recover a 1970ish 65hp merc that broke down on my neighbour while we were out in our boats (blue trim 650 kiekhaefer model with thunderbolt ign). I'd be grateful for any suggestions. It seems to be running on...
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    suzuki 55 stalls at idle after run

    Hi folks, in the middle of vacation at the cabin on an island with no electricity butt solar but I have internet contact, who would have thunk it?<br /><br />anyway,its a 1989 dt55 2 cylinder manual start. This year after long runs its stalling out in gear at idle on me and hard to restart...
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    suzuki 55 stalls at idle after run

    Hi folks, in the middle of vacation at the cabin on an island with no electricity butt solar but I have internet contact, who would have thunk it?<br /><br />anyway,its a 1989 dt55 2 cylinder manual start. This year after long runs its stalling out in gear at idle on me and hard to restart...
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    What happened?

    That's an interesting note from Admin5 about "many" people getting banned from this board who had contributed for a long time for using innappropriate language or images because of complaints from "many" concerned users. I have obviously been reading the wrong posts because I haven't seen or...
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    Question for Admin5 and others about this Board

    Dear Admin5 <br /><br />As a regular grazer for a while now and occasional contributor to this Board, I am worried that it is becoming a victim of its own success. The number of posts has gone sky high. I can't begin to review them all and I'm sure I'm not alone. I've reacted by retreating to...
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    sealing wet wood

    Hi guys, not strictly a boating question but one where there may be a boating solution. I need a suggestion for a caulking/sealant that will adhere to damp painted fir.<br /><br />I've got an old house with a roofed veranda out back with the roof supported by 4x4 fir posts that are clad with 6...
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    can you rehub a prop to switch brands?

    I have had a Solas 13" stainless prop for my Suzuki DT55 on backorder since November. The prop vender has just come back that the manufacturer (Taiwan) won't have a new batch of Suzuki 13" props here until June, but has a 13" merc hubbed prop in stock that they are going to try to switch hubs...
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    rate your top boats

    Cole started this topic on "Nothing to do with boats" for some reason and I liked it so much I'm moving it here where it belongs. It's a good winter topic, especially with another thread recently pointing out that boating magazine top tens aren't necessarily rating quality. Most of us know a...
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    what do you call these things anyway?

    hey folks, <br /><br />I've been meaning to ask this question for a while, but I have hesitated because it's tricky to describe. My problem is a manual tilt assembly that was broke before I bought the motor, and which is too light for the motor anyway. I'm wondering whether I can weld a...
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