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    1977 Ford 302 Rebuild Tips and Advice

    I have a 1977 Carver Santa Cruz. It has the OE motor and Volvo Penta 280 outdrive. It was my grandfather's boat. I don't have a detailed history other than it's spent it's life in freshwater and supposedly the engine heads were "gone through" at some point in the past. I'd like to pull the...
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    Repainting an Old Outdrive?

    I have a 1977 Carver Santa Cruz with the OE 280 motor and drive. I'm going through the drive and replacing seals, bushings, etc. There was no water in the drive, however there was oil in the driveshaft bellow. The drive has it's original "white" paint on it, along with a crude coat of...
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    Coating Coolant Passages?

    I have a 1977 Volvo Penta AQ280 mated to a Ford 302 engine. The engine is the original and most of the components, such as the exhaust risers are, as well. I'd like to keep them, if possible. I haven't torn into the the engine, yet, to see if everything is OK. My question is, is there a product...
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    Carver Santa Cruz Restoration

    Well...I've put it off long enough. It's time to give my old girl some new life. I've posted a few pics of my boat here. The link to the full album is below. So here's the story. This boat belonged to my grandfather, so please don't tell me to scrap her or sell her. She's family. :) Anyways...
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    Hull/Fiberglass problems?

    Hey everyone. I'm new to this forum and I love all the information on here. I am a 6 year owner of a 1976 Carver Santa Cruz 25 foot. It has a Ford 302 mated to a Volvo Penta 280 I/O. I inherited this boat from my grandfather when he passed away in 2006. I have started the boat and we used the...
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