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    15012 1954 15HP Fastwin thermostat

    A friend just brought me his '53-'54 15HP to try to salvage. I've been looking all over for where a thermostat might be but I don't see a place for one and I'm beginning to doubt it has one. Can anyone confirm it does not or tell me the location if it does?
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    1960 Wizard Marlin runabout project

    Hi everyone, My project boat is an early '60's Wizard that looks almost identical to this: I want to remove the cap but I'm worried about the white (vinyl?) rubrail running around the front that holds the cap to the hull. It's chalky and not very pliable, and I'm not sure that anyone sells...
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    DC generator install

    I got a DC generator for my evinrude, but no drivebelt. Is the generator driven by a longer version of the magneto belt? In any case, there doesn't seem to be room for two belts under the flywheel, so I must assume this is so.<br /><br />The next question, then, is where can I get the correct...
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    Obtaining special tool

    Does anyone have for sale/loan/rent, or know where I can obtain the "venturi locating tool" for my carburetor?<br /><br />My service manual specifies that the venturi should be installed in a specific orientation which I believe is slightly off-center. There's a plastic tool that aligns the...
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    Really stupid question

    I'm somewhat new to boating and my friends and I have been debating a really stupid question. Are there any problems (legal or otherwise) flying a jolly roger on inland waters? I doubt anyone could really fear or be concerned about the "Infamous Pirate Scraggly-Beard of Little Blue Lake,"...
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    sidelight colors

    I bought a project boat from the '60s and have a question about the lights. The sidelights on the bow are red and BLUE, instead of green. How does that work? Perhaps blue used to be an acceptable color in the 60s, or I'm supposed to put a yellow light behind the blue filter... ??<br /><br...
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    Evinrude V4 fouling #3 & #4 plugs

    My '63 evinrude 75hp is having trouble running and fouling the plugs on cylinders 3 and 4, the bottom two.<br /><br />I checked and it IS getting spark. cyl 3 is bone dry and black, cyl 4 is wet and black. Any ideas on what to check? Why would this problem show up on the bottom two cylinders...
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    75hp 1963 evinrude timing and idle mixture

    The motor is a 1963 75hp Evinrude Speedfour, model number 75353. I recently worked on the magneto and got the motor running for the first time in many, many years. The timing marks are aligned properly. <br /><br />1. Can somebody post the procedure for adjusting the timing advance linkage...
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    Replacing deck - questions!

    My boat is a fiberglass 17ft 1960 Wizard cabin cruiser. The deck was all rotted out behind the cabin, so I pulled it off. The boards underneath that run the length of the boat, from front to back, are also rotted. They can support some load, but they're no good to nail or screw into.<br /><br...
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