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    Wempe instruments

    My uncle had sail boats his whole life and had tons of stuff. When he passed away I received some of his boating things. I have a set of instruments that has Wempe on the face but that is about it, I cant find much online about them either. I have a clinometer, thermometer, barometer...
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    gimbal ring play

    While removing the outdrive from my new to me boat I noticed that the gimbal ring will move up and down about 1/8 of an inch or so. It is a 1979 mercruiser 898. Is this normal? Doesn't seem right to me but..... If I can help it I would rather not have to remove the gimbal ring but if I do...
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    New floor but no carpet

    I am going to be putting a new deck in my boat this spring and want the carpet to go away with the old floor. I would like to gel coat the floor but have a few questions. What is the best way to texture the floor? What gel coat do you recommend? What is the best way to apply it? I have a...
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    Edelbrock Carb???

    End of last summer I bought a Cruisers Holiday and need to get it running right this year. It has a Mercruiser 898 5.0, this should have a 2 bbl on it but the PO put on an Edelbrock Performer intake and an Automotive Edelbrock carb when they had the engine replaced. Should I scrap the carb or...
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    1975 johnson 6hp no start

    I have a 1976 johnson 6 hp that will not start. Got it from a buddy and it ran great for him until one day it would just not start. I do have spark but on the tester but anything above 10k ohms it will not spark. Is this normal or should it have stronger spark. Upper and lower cyl are the...
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    Mercruiser 898 exhaust steam

    I just bought a Cruisers beachcomber with a Mercruiser 898. After the engine runs for 5 min or so after the T stat opens there is what seems to be an excessive amount of steam from the exhaust out the back. The left hose from the T stat housing to the riser is hot to the touch but the right...
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    my new project: 1967 Slickcraft SS195

    I just got my first real project boat and cant wait to dig in. I got the boat and the trailer for free!! (I know free boats are the most expensive) I am going to replace the stringers, transom and floor. Going to ditch the OMC and do a mercruiser conversion hopefully I will find a suitable...
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    kicker prop

    I have a 25' cruisers that I have a 15 hp Johnson 2 stroke kicker on. To get to 2.5 mph I am at 3/4 throttle, this seems too high to me. It has the stock prop on it still, I am thinking of buying a high thrust prop for it. Are they worth it for my application or not? Thanks Pete
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    kicker woes

    I purchased a 1976 cruisers with an OMC 235, this year and am going through all the add ons and "fixes" by the previous owners. When I bought it the kicker was mounted to the outdrive, this was the first thing to come off when I got it home. I bought a bracket for the kicker and mounted it...
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    any ideas

    I have a 1976 25 foot cruisers bar harbor with a 235hp OMC, and have a couple of prop questions. The prop that is on it has Michigan 122 stamped on the hub, I am assuming that it is a Michigan wheel prop but I don't know the pitch. At wide open throttle I am doing 38mph and 3700 rpms. My...
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    kicker questions

    I am in the process of putting a kicker on my 76 cruisers bar harbor. Due to the stepped transom I built a spacer to mount the engine bracket to. This puts the kicker way behind the outdrive. My issue is what to do for steering. I think I can make a link up but it will be very unsightly due...
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    alcohol stove????!!!!!

    I went to try out the alcohol stove on my newly purchased boat. After filling it and pressurizing it I turned on the burners and raw fuel comes out and puddles in the burners. I have looked on the net for kits but have not had any luck. Does anyone here have any ideas for me? Thanks Pete
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    omc select trim

    I recently purchased a 76 cruisers bar harbor with an OMC 235. I am in the process of undoing 20 years of neglect and quick fixes. For what ever reason someone completely removed the select trim system from it, aside from the switch in the dash and the trim gage. I purchased an entire...
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    kicker mount

    I recently purchased a 76 cruisers Bar Harbor and am mounting a kicker with a folding bracket. My issue is the stepped transom, what would be a suitable material to use for a spacer to mount in between the bracket and the transom? Thanks Pete
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    OMC for free

    I have recently got into boating and love it. I currently have an 85 Starcraft open bow with a Mercruiser 120. I spend most of my time on lake Michigan and have found the open bow not to be the best in larger seas and am looking to go larger/closed bow. Here is my question I can get a very...
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