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  1. Chad D

    would anyone like a milkshake? (water in oil chevy 350 w/ jet drive

    I have been getting the boat ready to go back out on the river after the flood this year and this is the condition of the oil ( that was the oil I pumped out of the pan not a real milkshake) I havent taken them off yet but I am thinking that it is the old log style manifolds that I have just...
  2. Chad D

    This is the way to travel

    I dont know if anyone has seen anything like this before but I had to grab a picture. if anyone is having a hard time seeing the pics it is a large rv towing a trailer that has an suv and a motorcycle on the bottom and the boat on top. I thought this was cool.
  3. Chad D

    engine size and fuel economy

    I am needing to buy a truck something from the late 80s or early 90s; I'm still finishing school and the truck is going to sit unless im using the boat. So I dont want to spend a lot of money. I was going to try and find one with a smaller engine ie 4.3, 300 straight 6 or a 302, 305. My boat and...
  4. Chad D

    Transam question

    I was looking in the engine compartment last night and was looking at the back corner of the boat at the transom. I was pushing with my hand to make sure it was solid. the back of my boat has a wierd shape to it. the almost the entire area on the transom is glassed on the inside except for a...
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    Flag Question

    not sure if this is the place I should post this but I just started boating on the mississippi and have noticed some commercial vessels with a flag that is the blue feild with the stars but no stripes what does that represent?
  6. Chad D

    winterizing questions

    I hav an 84 cimmaron 18-ss with a 350 and berkley jet dirve. when I winterized the engine I did everything I could to open the drain plugs on the exaust manifolds but could not get them to budge. I have the engine drained and that is not a concern of mine. my question is, every time we pull the...
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    Repainting question

    this is my boat. I am debating rather or not to repaint it. it has the bass boat type glitter finish. parts of the top coat are starting to come off so I am wanting to know if it is better to sand it down to the fiberglass of just get the top coat off. by the way I am going to use auto paint so...
  8. Chad D

    84 chevy 350 jet boat carb ?

    hey guys thanks for helping with the starting issue that I had. my next question is that I have stated the engine and it is idleing high. some where around 1000 rpms. which thats not as big of a deal it has been like that for a while. hoever if I rev the engine it will come back down some but...
  9. Chad D

    Chevy 350 (jet boat) wont start

    hey I know that most of you aren't jet boat guys but the engines should be simmilar especialy with just getting them to start. I have an 84 cimmaron 18-ss with a 350 and a berkley 12jf jet drive. about 4 weeks ago we were on the water and something happend and started blowing fuses. hotwired the...
  10. Chad D

    "piggyback" towing

    Im wanting to know if there is a safe way to tow two trailers at once. I love to camp and love to boat at the same time. however after all the camping trips this year being verry hot, I mean 90 degrees F when you go to bed I think it might be time to move up to a Pop up with an ac on it. im...
  11. Chad D

    wiring diagram

    I have an 84 Cimmaron 18-ss is has a sb 350 with a berkley jet drive. (Ill take a stab and say it came with a merccruiser but I think whoever had the boat before did something to it and put a crate chevy in it). long story short some how while on the water my wiring harness that runs from the...
  12. Chad D

    Almost had a major disaster

    we dodged a bullet tonight. my brother and I have been working on our 84 Cimmaron for the past few weeks fixing a list of different things. trying to get it ready to take out of town on friday. we had to drain the gas tank a couple of days ago due to water in the tank. so we filled the boat up...
  13. Chad D

    Tow Vehicle ?

    I have a question, My brother and I just bought an 84 cimmaron. I estimate the fully loaded weight for boat and trailer to be around 2500 lbs max. I dont have a truck at the moment (saving up for that now) and my brothers truck will be hard to get to most of the time. So my next best option is...
  14. Chad D

    holley Carb questions

    hi guys my brother and I just bought an 84 cimmaron 18-ss with a 350 and a berkeley jet drive. its good to go however the carb needs to be rebuilt. however we decided to just buy a new carb. it has a holley d4jl-9510-j. I don't know anything about that carb and can not find anything. so here are...
  15. Chad D

    Fuel Pump ?s

    Hi guys Im new here and have a couple of questions. Fist let me tell you about my self and my boat. Im 23 and just bought my first boat. My family had a prety nice Corect Craft up to about five years ago and against protest from the kids my parents sold it. My boat is a 1976 17ft MFG gypsy...
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