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  1. relocyo

    Thats gotta hurt the wallet...

    Dayum.... I suspect the owner parked it there for his convenience for towing to and fro, but ultimately made it super easy for someone to steal a BRAND NEW boat... Boy oh boy would I be furious! http://panamacity.craigslist.org/boa/2430188757.html
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    Boat draining battery, but no electronic...

    Reading another thread reminded me of a problem on my 1978 johnson 85hp , I left the battery hooked up during the work week, and come weekend the battery was dead, so dead it wont keep/hold charge at all... The strange thing is at this point I dont have any electronics hooked up to it, only a...
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    Ethanol gas content query...

    I was pumping gas in my truck today and read a sticker that said "contains up to 10% ethanol" I was wondering is that a generic sticker for most all states? Here in florida its on all pumps, I havent been out of state in a while and I was wondering does the 10% number represent a fairly high...
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    Control box re... Do ish?

    Of course this is a very basic old dual control, I spent 2 days ( working on and off :rolleyes:)to strip the 26 layers of paint off, they haveboth been stripped with sandpaper , orbital sander, and lastly a fine wire brush , (and then 600 grit :D ) one has primer drying, looks good so far...
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    Sandblaster yes?

    http://okaloosa.craigslist.org/tls/2473373774.html I know zero about sand blasters, this is the first one ive even seen localy... Is this a good buy as a starter kit for my trailer? Or is this a waste of $? I dont have a whole lot of that stuff :rolleyes: Any ideas?
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    WOT screw?

    1978 85hp Johnson, sea horse, is the top screw with the black cap the screw that decides where timing goes to WOT? Currently that seems to be the new issue this season. If I adjust this part further fore side 1. Will it adjust timing? 2. Will it increase rpm at WOT im only getting 3600 at WOT...
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    Tinting plexiglass, or lexan...

    Ok so ive done a butt load of reading about fabing a plexi or lexan windshield, and I know its not advised I am aware of that but alot of the concerns people have about the ease of scratching I am wondering if maybe tinting the front or back or both would help with that, I am planning on...
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    What do I do with this!?!? advice please :)

    Where do I start with this? Honestly... This is the topside of my glastron, the black is not original paint, omc was silver flake (i can see it in one little spot) im not trying to take it back to silver only trying to make the black look better and spray some sealer or something along those...
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    Would sanding hurt much?

    Re: Would sanding hurt much? That looks nice, here's my before and after with 220 grit, actually took a couple passes there and on the transom, transom still needs some hand sanding but its way better now (not pictured) these pics are the port side outside stern area...
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    Would sanding hurt much?

    When I purchased my glatron last season it had some barnacle growth, I scraped it all off but now there is white circular residue from where they were, its only on the bottom quarter of boat and on transom, I searched the forum and didnt find any info on barnacle removal techniques, but I was...
  11. relocyo

    Water gauge not working?

    So my faria water pressure gauge does not work, actualy has never worked on my watch, I hooked compressed air to it today to get it working, no luck, used same air to check speedo, both thru pitot tubes (2 foot long ), speedo jumped all the way and worked well, my question is, what could be...
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    Dang... That hurt... Twice....

    Boat in the water today, didnt run great, so I put the spark gap tester on and proceeded to check spark strength, so im in waiste deep water and the tester flopped over, no big deal right? Well my buddy didnt see this and also didnt hear me say stop and when I grabbed the tester by the screw...
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    Hose question... 85 horse Johnson.....

    What type of hose should I use. Between the head and lower unit, 1978 85hp johnson, they are old and need replacing, but there are no visible markings on them, also what should I secure them with? One has a set of zipties, one has a set of worm gear screw fasteners... Any ideas would be...
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    What is the deal with this? Answers requested....

    Ok so im close to getting my glastron gt 150 on the water again, but when I was rinsing it off today this crap kept peeling off, I guess 1. What is this stuff 2. Why is some of the deck "textured" feeling and some is not, it seems like the textured stuff is in patterns that arent random, if its...
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    Teleflex Rack Steering System Problem

    1978 85 hp Johnson, got a problem... trying to change the steering cable (teleflex "the rack") steering cable, 8'.... cant seem to be able to get the engine side cable out of the housing... check pics... we banged and grunted and pushed and shoved but to no avail... short of using a blowtorch...
  16. relocyo

    These things suck... Second set, busted...

    Dont buy these transom straps, they are no bueno... Second set... First pair comepletely jacked up... Second set, one doesn't/never did work...
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    How to check the deck for soft spots? At seatrial...

    I have a question that I dont think ive seen addressed, after reading alot of horror stories (Jays sea ray:eek:) about buying a boat and THEN finding the deck and stringers are rotten... What would be the best way to check for somethinglike this short of drilling holes or tearing up a piece of...
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    Opinions on a Bayliner Trophy...

    So, im in the market for a new to me boat, ive heard such rotten things (rotten being the keyword) about a bunch of bayliners, this is one of a couple I have been watching online, question is are the bayliners trophy series just as poorly built as everyone says about other bayliners? Its alot of...
  19. relocyo

    How hard is it... To...

    Find someone with a crappy old teleflex rack steering on craigs list apparently it's kind of hard because the last 2 people I've talked to are either spammers or do not have the actual product lest I know there is multiple salvage yards in the sticky, please I know, but anyone in the destin area...
  20. relocyo

    1978 85 hp not making WOT...

    i took my 1978 85 hp johnson #85ml78c out first time after repairs, it ran beautifuly but 1. it ran at 3000 rpms with control throttle arm at 1/2 , and around 30-35 mphs 2. when i advance the throttle arm to WOT it reduced rpms and speed and seemed like i had decreased the throttle, but when i...
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