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    boat shop replacing floor. question on encapsulating stringers

    long story short, the floor in my boat is rotten but the stringers are surprisingly solid. they are damp but no rot. i have the boat at the shop and they are drying the stringers and replacing the floor. what they were going to do to keep cost down is just roll on epoxy over the dried stringer...
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    merc 140 wiring harness. 2 different p/n huge price difference!!!

    so im on marine engine and looking up a wiring harness for a merc 140 (1977) and there are 2 wiring harnesses listed. 1 P/N is 84-66962A 1 for 66.80 and the other is 84-86673A 2 for 210 bucks. on perfprotech it says one to use with fuse and the other doesnt specify anything. anyone know what...
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    my outdrive... *pix*

    so... i know theres hundreds of threads. ive read pretty much anything is interchangeable with alpha 1 gen outdrives between R/MR/#1 and so on. i am about to buy new upper and lower seal kits, waterpump and bellows. when looking up the seal kits it gives reference that these seal kits fit...
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    what engine/outdrive combo is this?

    so i am supposed to go look at this boat pictured below. apparently has a rebuilt 140hp omc engine in it. ad says its a 1983 tempest inboard engine bowrider. are these engine any good? what outdrive would this come with? are the outdrives any good? parts readily available?
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    goopy mess dripping from stator??? 73' evin 85 *misfire*

    i have a 1973 evinrude starflite 85 v4 engine. just got it on the boat the other week and first outing with it the engine was very quiet at start up, ran and idled great! took it out and went WOT for 45 minutes straight pretty much and after idling back down the engine was a little louder and...
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    small gearcase interchangeability

    i have a 1973 evinrude 50 with a small gearcase on it. i want to buy a 1973 evinrude 85 for sale locally that needs a new gearcase.... will the small gearcase fit the 85? they are both longshaft
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    salmon/trout spinnerbait

    so gunna go to lake ontario for first time this weekend fishing for trout and salmon and curious if lures like in this link...
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    my 'new' boat!!!! *pics*

    just finished completing my boat today!!!! i had gotten it this past october and have been working like a mad man on weekends and after work on it weather permitting! just done today and will be trying her out for the first time on the water this upcoming saturday. it will be a long work week...
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    *pix* first coat easypoxy!

    got the first coat of easypoxy on my doral tri-hull. easypoxy white and the red strip is just rustoleum painters touch apple red color... for the 2nd coat im going to remove the transom tie down hooks and stern scoops and try to remove the window as it was very hard painting around the window...
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    hole in water tube?

    just curious as to why the water tubes in the exhaust housing specifically in my evinrude 50 1973 has a tiny little hole in the middle of my water tube?? NVM after researching more i found my answer.... sorry!!!
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    doral tri-hull

    looking at possibly buying a doral tri-hull tomorrow and wondering if theres anything i should know about these boats? its apparently a early-mid 80's, 16 footer. i cant find much information on them at all... any pros and cons to these boats??
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    1961 larson???? info??

    so my co-worker said he has a boat that he wants to sell, we didnt get much of a chance to talk today and i didnt think to ask for the name of the actual boat. he says he has a 17 foot 1961 larson fiberglass with an I/O engine??? i cant find information or pictures or anything.. does this boat...
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    car vs boat stereo

    trying to research but not finding anything solid... is there any current draw differences between a car deck and a marine deck?? wondering what the difference is between a car and boat purpose deck... as far as i read in some places, some boat audio decks have a coated circuit board and more...
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    preferred trout/salmon lures

    probably many threads like these but i havent found yet... i have never fished for trout or salmon before in the great lakes (looking to mostly fish lake ontario) and i have no clue what lures to use for trolling. i prefer catch and release and keep the VERY odd fish for table so if it makes...
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    different numbers of ratios

    so i know how gear ratios work and all the science. like when i see a gear ratio for a car say like 4.10:1 i know what that means lol but in my workshop manual for my evinrude the propeller gear ratio is 12:29?? whats this one mean? just wondering because i found out the previous owner put...
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    batteries!

    just got this new boat and i have never owned one before... learning a ton as i go along but have a question. got a 1973 evinrude 50. has a stator, rectifier and all that jazz. im not really sure what they all are but from research i have done it is kind of like an outboards alternator to run...
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    what is this line going to intake manifold?

    1973 evinrude 50. in this picture its the line number 36. goes from intake manifold to the intake cover that bolts to the carburetor. i would have taken a pic of the actual line but need new batteries and all stores are closed today! merry christmas! lol beside the fitting on the manifold is...
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    refinished engine cover

    **mods**please delete 2nd thread** (Done ;) ) new member here i just picked up a boat a couple months ago in which i am gathering lots of parts over winter and doing some work as i go along for spring and summer time! it came with a perfectly good running 1973 evinrude 50 which was painted a...
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