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    1982 OMC 90 HP V4, won't start in the water

    The title says most of it. 1982 90 HP V4, will start (a bit reluctantly) on muffs, either level or tilted, but when it the lake, it takes a LOT of convincing to get it to start, when it does, it revs up decently, but when you back the throttle off to idle, it dies, and then becomes a bear to...
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    Pitch and diameter question.

    Sincere question I'm dealing with a vintage (OK old) engine, a 1963 Johnson 40 HP, and the prop that is on it has been beaten to death. Probably an inch or better, smaller than what's specified and the edges of the blades are all flat. There's not a lot of selection out there, I've found two, 10...
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    17' Invader, rebuild advice PLEASE

    I bought a 1985, 17' Invader, bow rider, with a 3.0/145 I/O. I thought that I bought it "right", it needed seating, a starter and a GOOD cleaning. I repaired & rebuilt the starter (it is a marine unit), found that the tilt/trim was bad, so replaced it, and with a bit of tuning, the engine runs...
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    Fiberglass over Thompson treated wood

    I have an old Monark, 18' aluminum open vee, that I will be making a new transom for. My question: if I treat the various layers of plywood first, with Thompson's waterproofing, will I be able to fiberglass them and and laminate them with glass and polyester?
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    SS vs Aluminum specs.

    OK, so I'm ready for the tar and feather, equipment and brigade to arrive, as I don't have all the requested info that listed in the sticky. I'm ready for it, but here goes. The boat in question is a 1985, Invader, 17 ft open bow runabout, sporting a 3.0/140 carburetted engine with an Alpha 1...
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