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  1. KewlBird

    Hull Cleaning, another thread about it......

    The hull on my boat has some sort of build up (feels kind of like sandpaper) and is brown in color. It takes a lot to scratch this stuff of. I've searched through numerous threads on hull cleaning and picked up a few pointers. I went to a store and bought the only hull cleaner they had which was...
  2. KewlBird

    70hp Rude wiring up tach/trim

    Hi, I'm wiring up a tachometer and a new trim gauge on my 70hp Evinrude (E70TLC0). Anyone know where the tach sense wire is/what color, does it go into the 3-pin plug? Also if anyone knows what color wire is the trim sender wire. I don't have a manual for it yet, but I'm trying to connect the...
  3. KewlBird

    Flotation pour foam, pouring method.....

    Well, after reading a bunch of different posts I have realized that "drying" my foam is not a solution. Instead of drying it I will be replacing it. I purchased a 2-gallon 4lb kit from us composites which will hopefully be enough. Plan so far is to remove the old foam then install the new floor...
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    Replacing floor on Aluminum boat, suggestions on wood...

    Hi, I am in a process of redoing the interior of my new boat (1985 16' Starcraft). I will be replacing the floor since it feels a bit soft. I'm trying to figure out what kind of wood to use to replace it with. I've read a post that treated plywood may affect aluminum. So, can I just use...
  5. KewlBird

    Seat foam selection and snap caps question....

    Hi, I am in a process of getting materials needed to redo the interior of my newly acquired boat. I found the seats and vinyl I want in it. I will need to replace wood on the bow seats, which I plan on using treated plywood (any better ideas?). Now, the question is what kind of foam I need to...
  6. KewlBird

    Bad transom repair?

    Well it was finally warm enough to go outside and mess around with my boat...Here's what I found...The transom was replaced at one point in time (check the pictures, all will enlarge if you click on them). Looks like who ever did it cut out all of the fiberglass on the interior of the boat and...
  7. KewlBird

    2nd coat of paint on cowl fails :(....

    Well I put on a second coat of paint yesterday and left it to dry over night before checking up on it. I was disappointed at the imperfection I saw. The paint appeared to have buckled/rippled in one area of the cowl. The rest of the paint looks beautiful, except for that imperfection and a...
  8. KewlBird

    Is this boat worth the effort?18ft. Starcraft....

    Hi, I purchased this boat just before the winter started. Not knowing much about boats here's what I bought (the price was right!). I also purchased an 85hp Johnson that I plan on putting on it instead of that 40hp that on it right now. The boat is a 1974 18ft. Starcraft, from the decals I'm...
  9. KewlBird

    EEStor , next generation battery, say goodbye to gasoline?

    This is interesting and hopefully no one has posted about it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EEstor , I received an email about this from SpookyToothcycles and if true that would solve a lot of todays problems. A "Battery" that contains no chemicals and can store almost twice as much per kilogram...
  10. KewlBird

    Cowl/Hood seal replacement and repaint question...

    Hi, I'm working on a 1975 85hp cowl. I'm am in the process of repainting it and replacing the rubber seal. Question is: How do I attach the new seal? The original one is attached with some heavy duty staples, I have a stapler that uses T50 staples. Can I shoot them in and bend them over?, any...
  11. KewlBird

    Spark with Plugs out, No Spark with plugs in...1975 85hp

    Hi everyone, I just purchased a 1975 85hp to replace my 1963 40hp. The motor looks excellent under the cover. I couldn't get it started so I rebuilt the carb. and then checked the spark and #2 was not firing. So swapped couple of wires on powerpack and the spark plug fired. Easy solution...
  12. KewlBird

    63' 40hp Johnson, Exhaust housing cracked?

    Hi, the issue: I have a lot of exhaust coming out of the pee-hole and barely any water. After messing around with everything and replacing waterpump I still have a lot of exhaust coming out but not much water out of the pee hole. Finally today I was blowing air into the exhaust pipe when I...
  13. KewlBird

    Is water pump housing the only problem?.....

    Well to explain real quick the problem here. I have poor water flow coming out of the pee hole. I have some flow at idle, but if the engine is raced up the water quits flowing. It might be just me but I think there is exhaust coming out of the pee hole. Here's what I found when I tore into...
  14. KewlBird

    Outboard Table!!!!

    Hopefully no one posted on this one yet. Gonna give it a try someday....:D
  15. KewlBird

    Power Take off, how should it be connected?1963 40hp

    Hi, I'm trying to piece up some of the things that are not connected on the boat I just bought. It has a 1963 Johnson 40hp Electramatic outboard. On the wiring diagram It shows a "power take off" on the brown wire, how is this supposed to be connected? I currently don't have that wire...
  16. KewlBird

    1963 40hp Electramatic, running issues.....

    Hi everyone this is my first post and I want to say that this is a great website. Already found a ton of information. I have a 1963 Johnson 40hp Sea Horse Electramatic, I just purchased the boat/motor with some work necessary. It appears that some things were left unfinished when the motor...
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