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    Saltwater 88hp cleaning out the crap behind the heads

    Hey guys .. I bought a Erude 1988 88 SPL from a guy that had used it in salt prob most of its life ...he said he flushed it every time ?? I wonder if he did at all or very often now lol I took a chance it was a good price $350 for the motor and it did run..any way .. I got the carbs cleaned...
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    Faria Tach Gauge they recomend a votage reg kit !?!?!?

    Hey Guys I have a 1989 Evinrude 88hp SPL I was about to hook up a new tach .. looked on faria's web site to see what to set the tach to for my engine.. on the 88hp and 115hp the recommend voltage regulator kit ? .. is this necessary will it fry my tach or something with out it? and where do I...
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    Trolling Motor repaint , what type of paint to use ?

    Hey all .. Ive repainted many outboards never painted a trolling motor , just the power head where the prop is, has any body here done it and if so what kind of paint used , and how long did it last? Thanx in advance
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    Shadow Bass Boat 88-89 model 18ft anyone here ever done a transom replacement on ?

    I have been offered to rebuild a 88-89 18ft V-hull Shadow bass boat, Ive heard that they are not like most boats, as far as splitting the cap from the hull.. Ive never seen the boat yet .. and Ive never even heard of a shadow until this one. Ive searched around on here and haven't found much out...
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    1100 Gph Aerator uses 1 1/8 hose can I reduce ?

    I just bought a Shurflo Piranha 1100 GPH aerator, the out is barbed for a 1 /18 hose , instructions say to use smooth bore 1 1/8th hose not the ribbed, I cant find 1 /18 smooth non ribbed hose.. Ive found one place on the net that sells it so far and you have to buy the whole roll at 76 bucks I...
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    1987 Hydra-Sports VS-150 Bass boat restore project

    Hello all ... This is my 7th restore .. Ive been posting the progress on another forum Bass Boat Central , but I figured guys who are wanting restore a bass boat but never found BBC this would be a good place for them to see a restore from day one to completion ... This is still an on going...
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    CATALYST CHART MEKP according to temp

    Several years ago I found a fiberglass repair site CaptDsboatshed.com, or Helendalepublishing.com but all his sites are gone, he was a very nice man . Dale C. Whiteman was his name .. apperantly he either retired or has passed away. He had a CATALYST CHART on there that gave you not only the...
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    remove stuck drive shaft!!!!

    This was shown to me by a old salty outboard guy I work with ( C.L. Sumner ) I got my 1979 Evinrude shaft out , I was about to take the acetylene torch out when he said STOP.. don't heat a precision machined part it will weaken it and cause molecular changes! Ok so How do I remove it ? I had...
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    1987 Erude XP150 alarm at WOT only

    I searched the forum b4 asking this couldn't find anything quite like it so her eI am asking for help. Like title says 1987 Erude XP150 alarm at WOT only, this only occurs when I run WOT, either after on plane or from dead stop. I can run 40-45 for 15 miles at a time and no alarms, but if I...
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