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    name this part

    im looking for the coupler that connects the two halfs of the shift linkage inside of the motor. and where would be a good place to look for one. the motor is an 1965 60hp evenrude.
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    evinrude fast twin 15

    i have an evinrude fast twin 15 im guessing early 60's model i want to use as a kicker, its got good compression numbers and appears to be in good shape, but it looks like it has the old 2 line fuel tank setup what is needed to convert it to a single line setup?
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    1965 evinrude 60hp sport four lower unit

    i think my lower unit is shot. yesterday i ran the motor and it wouldent go into reverse when i got back from using the boat i checked the lower unit and there was watter mixed with the oil. so i changed all the orings i could get to without taking the lower unit off. and i think iv narrowed the...
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    1965 evenrude 60hp

    i have an 1965 evenrude sport four 60 hp i started it up for the first time today. it started first pull (don't have the electric starter hooked up yet) i ran it for about 2 mins on a really rich oil/fuel ratio seems how the motor had not been run in so long shut it down started it back up ran...
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    bondo glass short stranded fiberglass filler

    http://www.3m.com/US/auto_marine_aero/Bondo/catalog_itemd728.html?itemNbr=209 is this stuff any good? is it good for marine applications? does it have any strength
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    having second thoughts

    well im finishing up my transom floor and stringer job motor is mounted back on all controls are hooked up everything is back together other than building some seat bases i dropped the boat off at the the shop for new watter pump impeller and carb cleaning. im starting to think i should have...
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    is there any local box stores/poly resin

    is there any local box stores that carry poly resin? like home depot lowes menards? i know that auto parts stores carry it but there stuff is way expensive. only thing i have left to do is a second layer of woven roving and i think im going to be just shy maby a pint of resin knowing how much...
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    electrical conduit as framing

    well i'm bedding in my floor tomorrow so its time to start thinking further ahead. i still have a bikini top from my jeep wrangler that i sold about a year or so ago. and now i want to use it to make a top for my boat. i was thinking of using metal electrical conduit as the framing. what are...
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    wetting out woven roving

    im having a hard time wetting out my woven roving. i think its 24 oz cloth if i remember right. well anywhaz my method so far has been to first wet the area im applying the cloth too lay my pre cut peice over the top of the area and then use a dry paint brush or roller to push the cloth into the...
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    stress cracks/splashwell modificaton

    well here is where im at now, i have a lot of stress cracks in the outer skin of my transom. i didn't really notice them till i really got to looking, i also have several holes that will not be re used, it looks like 2 different outboards have been mounted with different bolt paturns. different...
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    what an cool idea

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    how much.......

    how much fiberglass cloth and resin do i need, iv already biult my transom and installed using resin from the autoparts store and my own saw dust, but i still need to tab in the new transom and glass over the new floor. its a long shaft transom that is 6 foot wide, its an 15 ft runabout, the...
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    do you think there is enough room for a kicker?

    the motor thats on there is an 1961 evenrude sport 4 i picked up an evenrude fast twin 15 of around the same vintage that seems to be in good shape at a yard sale for $10 and was thinking of mounting it as a kicker, i know they would hit if they turned independatly of eachother but i was...
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    9'10" beam

    am i going to get hasseled towing an Bayliner ciera 2855 its 28 foot long and 9'10, my truck can tow it just fine im just wondering if im going to need permits and if i dont have them how likley is it i will get in trouble
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    transom repair

    i know i havent posted here in a while, been to bussy to make much progress on the boat. well anyway almost all of the old wood out just have a thin layer and little peices left stuck to the outter skin, i noticed that the transom outter skin is quite thin and flimsy, that kinda throws a wrench...
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    who else is waiting

    who else is waiting for there tax return to finnish there boat rebiulding project?
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    took out a teliphone poll

    i got in an accident yesterday. i was comming into our parking lot at our shop probably going a little bit too fast (about 15mph) and our shop is in a industrial area and low on the list of streets to get plowed. by the time it does all the snow is packed into ice and the plow dosent do much...
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    the cold is back

    -10 degrees (-20 wind chill) right now, forcasted lows below 0 every night till tuesday,
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    automotive paints

    i dont know if this is the right fourm or not but i realized i still have about a half gallon of white dupont automotive paint and clear coat left over from a project a while back, but its in the garage and probably frozen solid will it be ok if thawed and throughly mixed before using?
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    anyone try biodeisel

    iv been reading testiomnials about better fuel millage quieter cooler engin opperation and great lubercating/cleaning propertys. im wondering if anyone here has tryed it. i know a truck stop about 2 miles from my house sells a 20% blend but iv been leary about pumping it into my tank
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