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    need to fire engine 1st time

    Hi,<br />I have a recently rebuild 460 Ford in my boat, which has a berkeley jet drive in it.<br /><br />I am attempting to fire it for the first time, and it won't start.<br /><br />I pore some gas down the holley carb,<br />have my wife crank it while I turn the distributor back and forth, <br...
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    changing oil..how to?

    Hi,<br />I feel like a moron for asking such a small thing.<br />I know how to change the oil on a car.<br /><br />The motor is a 460 Ford. How do I change the oil on it? The problem is that the drain plug sits almost flush with the floor, and is about 4 inches away from a stringer. <br />Is...
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    blistering paint

    HI,<br />I am trying to paint the back of my boat.<br />In certain particular areas, the paint blisters up. I have sanded it smooth, reprimed, repainted, and it still blisters.<br />I am using paint for cars, trucks, and suvs. It is a touch up spray paint. <br />help!<br />Josh
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    water jackets clogged!

    HI<br />I have discovered why my engine overheats; the water jackets are filled with sand and rust.<br /><br />The engine is a 460, and viewing from the freeze plugs(3 per side) reveals that it is about half full of the stuff. I have managed to get most of the material out using my fingers and a...
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    headers

    HI,<br />I am purchasing a set of used over the transom water injected headers for my 460 jet boat.<br /><br />I am reading the manufactures website and I don't understand the installation instructions, or rather, I don't understand why to do it this way.<br /><br />there are 2 water outlets on...
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    headers

    HI,<br />I am purchasing a set of used over the transom water injected headers for my 460 jet boat.<br /><br />I am reading the manufactures website and I don't understand the installation instructions, or rather, I don't understand why to do it this way.<br /><br />there are 2 water outlets on...
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    jet drive noise??

    HI,<br />the more I get into this boat the more problems I find.<br />I took the jet drive out(Berkeley 12JC-A) while replacing the transom.<br />When I turn the drive by hand I hear a very loud howling noise, not dissimilar to a large truck with bad brakes trying to stop. <br />I hear this...
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    jet drive noise??

    HI,<br />the more I get into this boat the more problems I find.<br />I took the jet drive out(Berkeley 12JC-A) while replacing the transom.<br />When I turn the drive by hand I hear a very loud howling noise, not dissimilar to a large truck with bad brakes trying to stop. <br />I hear this...
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    drilling holes/ new transom

    Hi<br />after putting in the new transom, I now must drill holes in the boat to accomodate the transom adapter on my jet drive.<br /><br />I have read to drill, fill the holes with epoxy , and then drill again? does that mean I have to drill oversize?<br />can I just coat the bolts in epoxy...
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    epoxy curing temps.

    hi,<br />I just recieved some epoxy, and reading the instructions it gives all the examples at 70+ degrees.<br />I live in northern michigan, and its cold! the boat is in my pole barn, and with my propane heater I can get it to 55 degrees or so. Is that gonna be warm enough?
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    transom is ready...now what?

    hi all,<br />I have just completed making the new transom for by boat. <br />I have some epoxy from Clark Craft coming in the mail, along with a thickener(starts with a c), and some finely chopped fiberglass. I was told to mix it all together until it is like peanut butter, spread it across the...
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    transom template/mold???

    HI,<br />I am getting ready to put the new wood in the transom of my 75 Wreidt Spoiler.<br />I am replacing the transom from the inside.<br /> <br />I have removed all the old wood and roughed up the surface. Now I realize I have a problem:<br /><br />How do I make a piece of wood that will fit...
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    flipping a boat

    HI,<br />is it possible to flip a boat over from turning to sharp?<br />in particular my boat is an old 70s jet boat.<br />thanks
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    removing old epoxy??

    Hi,<br />I have posted several times about replacing the transom on my 75 Wriedt spoiler. <br />I am replacing from the inside of the boat, it is not a sandwiched transom. <br />I have sucsessfully removed all the old wood. now I have encountered a problem. how do I chip or should I chip out all...
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    filling holes where the exhaust was

    HI,<br /><br />I am replacing my transom.<br /><br />I currently have through hull exhaust "logs"<br /><br />I really don't want to go boring big holes through my new transom, so I am thinking of over the transom headers. <br /><br />question:<br />How do I fill in the two 3 inch diameter holes...
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    how strong must the transom be?

    Hi,<br />I have an old jet boat, a 75 Wriedt Spoiler 19 footer.<br /><br />A marine mechanic told me that on these old jets that the transoms only purpose is to run the exhaust through and provide a mounting surface for the jet drive hull adapter plate(Berkely unit) He said that the engine puts...
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    type of wood for transom

    HI,<br />I am in the process of replacing the transom on my boat.<br /><br />My question is what kind of wood should I use? should I get the pressure treated lumber(if I can find a straight piece), or just regular sanded pine plywood? <br /><br />also, I have just about all of the old transom...
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    wet exhaust question

    HI,<br />My engine is a 460 Ford.<br />It currently has exhaust logs that are water injected and through transom.<br /><br />I am replacing the transom becuase it rotted out.<br />I would hate to have to bore more holes through the transom for the exhaust logs.<br /><br />I am thinking of some...
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    transom, stringers...HELP!

    HI<br />boat is a 75 Wreidt Spoiler.<br /><br />I started the replacment of the transom, then I noticed that the stringers are shot as well.<br /><br /><br />what else could be rotted out? the floor seems good, but what lies under the floor? is it just an empty space and then the fiberglass...
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    cutting through hull rail

    HI,<br />I am replacing the transom on my boat.<br /><br />The boat is a 75 Wriedt jet boat. <br /><br />I need to cut through the top hull rail above the transom to gain better access.<br /><br />how do I do this? How do I pry it apart? I was thinking of using a die grinder with a cutting wheel...
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