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    head torque on rd-17 ?

    About to put a new head gasket on an rd-17. My seloc manual does not go any older than 58 or 59 - I think these engines I have might be 54 or 55. One has a front to back split hood and 2 others have split left to right. Not sure (of coarse) if those are even the correct hoods..... The one...
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    bearings for 1955 25hp

    I have a 1954,1955 or 1956 (cant remember which) 25 HP parts motor. I was noticing that at TDC I could rotate the flywheel about 3/4 inch wothout the piston moving. I guessed that there must be some slack in the bearings somewhere. So took the powerhead completely appart to try to...
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    unsticking rings and rod bearings

    I have an evinrude rd-17 1954. I bought it for 35$. I have completely dis-assyembled the powerhead as the start of a overhaul. Cant feel any ridge at the top of the cylinder walls- so i am suspecting not too much wear there. However the upper and lower rod bearings are a little loose...
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    making a copper fire ring on head gasket

    trying to make a new head gasket for 1954 25 horse. Found some gasket material at NAPA which is stainless steel core (perforated) and has a thick paper one one side. I am planning to glue a black composite 1/16 gasket material on the other side. my question is on the copper fire ring that...
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    Transom overhaul aluminum to wood -glue or sealant ?

    Have orlando clipper aluminum hull. Have my transom insert about ready to go back in. The aluminum where the old wood was polyestered in was heavily pitted from water pockets in the interface. I prepped the aluminum by sandblasting all corrosion away. Cleaned with acid and alodyned it. Then...
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    is my head gasket "talking" to me ?

    I have been working on my cousins 28 horse evinrude. It had a bad (leaking) head gasket. Head bolts stuck. All stuck some- 2 stuck so bad that heads twisted off. All most got head off. (broken shanks wedged against inner bore of holes in head) I noticed that when I looked at the outside of...
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    50-55 model 25 hp johnson / evinrude - rare or not ?

    I have aquired most of a 1955 rd-17 engine. I like the size and shape so much I would like a seccond to run 2 together as a pair. I would like to find a early to mid 50's mostly/all there 25 engine to rebuild. are they especially rare ? Where should I look ? Tim
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    WTB etched sheet aluminum used on decks ?

    Someone here mentioned finding a "leather" textured sheet aluminum -- but I cant find post now ...... The sheet on my boats looks like it was chemicaly etched rather than stamped. It looks like a splattery sprey was shot on with a spray gun whiched masked the surface and then it was chemicaly...
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    In central Fl. and restoring an Orlando clipper or other antique aluminum runabout ?

    If so - please see my post in the "boating activities forum". we are trying to get our heads together and share some information and experience. Tim
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    Orlando antique aluminum boat club

    I am an Orlando clipper owner (which I am restoring). I noticed that there are quite a few Orlando Clipper owners in central florida which have made their presance known on iboats. I have also noticed that many owners don't know much about them other than that they love them. We need to share...
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    using white "elastomeric" roof sealer on aluminum hull ?

    I have seen a white calk used in sealing commercial silicone sheet roofing. It is called "elastomeric". It is more stretchy than silicone. I am wondering if it is compatable with the aluminum in the hull which it would be applied to ? Silicone has acetic acid in it I know. has anyone used...
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    corroded/rusted in head bolts ....

    I have a early 1960's evinrude 28 horse 2 cyl. The lower cylinder ( I think ) is stuck from possibly a bad head gasket - water in cylinsers. I have been soaking clys in PB for 3 weeks with no luck. Removed head bolts to remove head. The bolt pattern is shaped like a pea-nut. all the...
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    caulking gun with needle nozzle ?

    I am removing corrosion on my aluminum orlando clipper. Where the hull plates come together they have an outside cap strip about 2 inches wise and 2 double rows of rivets. You can see some type of black sealant they put between the cap strip and the hull plates. When I look inside I can not...
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    reccomendation for seat cushon foam type

    I tried searching this but came up empty. My seats were reproduced by someone. Cover are some type of grey vynal. Plain but functional. however the foam inside looks like the kind you get at the craft store. way soft- about 3 inches thick. covered with that THIN clear film. Every one of...
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    aluminum castings - paint or leave bare ?

    1930 Johnson restoration. Have painted iron cylinder head black. The rest is aluminum castings. I have grit blasted , acid etched and alodyned the aluminum crankcase. would it be considered more correct to leave the aluminum castings bare looking or to paint them ??? Tim
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    floor ribs for orlando clippers - special attn. tmartin61clip !

    I have an orlando clipper which I have started restoring. It had a bad (cracked on both ends) floor stringer which I have removed. I have found a fellow here on Orlando who says he can use his metal brake to make me a new un-curved stringer. I will have to streach it to form it into a curve...
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    1930 johnson A-50 question

    I have a 1930 johnson A-50 2 cylinder. It was completely stuck whin I got it about 25 years ago. I got the pistons unstuck when I first got it. It has set in a box untill about 3 months ago. The crank was also stuck in the crankcase too. I tried turning it a little but didn't try too hard...
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    coating foam inside cushions ?

    My seat cushons are simple yellow foam rubber with a slip over zippered vynal cover. I am planning on cutting new foam inserts. Is there any stuff yall have discovered that I can spray or paint on the foam to kind of encaapsulate it so no water can get inside?? The old ones has celophane...
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    Camming roller at back - ?

    My traileris the oregional the boat came with in 1956. The trailer is made of round tube. On the very rear of it there is a tube which runs left-right and it rotates in steel bushings. In the middle -where the keel slides - they have a V-roller mounted on this tube in some stand-offs about...
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    johnson A-50

    Just got around to bringing down an old motor from the attic. It is a johnson model a-50 2 cylinder. I had no idea it was from 1930 ! I thought maybe 1945 ! It was stuck when I got it . That was 25 years ago. I got it un-stuck and appart in a big box. Do yall think I could get away with...
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