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  1. candrive55

    I have no prop

    Hi I have no prop on my new to me boat. Its a deep v 23 ft Hourston Its about 6000 pounds has a 270 volvo penta leg and a rebuilt carbed chev 350. Need a starting point for finding the right prop. A friend has a 15x15 prop. Could any one suggest a prop to start with
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    prop cone with no bolt(school me please)

    Hi guys need to get a prop for a vp 270 that has no bolt for the end of the shaft. No bolt in prop cone. school me on this guys
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    270 vp outdrive. install in one pice

    (sorry thats one piece)Hi got my 270 leg back from being rebuild and hope to get the boat in the water for the weekend My Question is.. is there any tips on putting the leg on when its fully assembled. I see info when the top of the leg is off but not the whole unit Do I connect all the...
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    how to know if i need a ballast resistor

    Just did a re wire on my boat. I am about to break in the cam. one thing I was thinking is if I need a ballast resistor or not. Its a chev 350 carbed. with points. I have the convertion kit but they suggest to wait till after break in to install .. All the diagrams I have looked at dont show a...
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    how to fix these damn holes

    Hi again I have tons of small holes in my gel goat. You can see the light, I have on the inside of the boat. What do I do
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    one hose away

    need this one hose from serc pump to heat exchanger. Thought I would try the merc forum. Have phoned san juan and have yet to hear back. Heres a link to the other post http://forums.iboats.com/showthread.php?t=543649&p=3727876#post3727876
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    what carb plate

    heres a pic of my intake and carb do i need some kind of plate for it to fit and if so what one. or what gasket Thanks Guys
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    I think I have the wrong throttle bracket

    Hi I have a carbed chev 350 with a holley dual feed 600 marine carb. The bracket on the intake manifold that holds the throttle cable is to close to the carb( or so it seems) and I am not getting enough movement on the cable to open the carb plate 100% I have the wrong cable bracket OR..I...
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    hose part number

    Hi a have a carbed 350 with a san juan freash water heat exchanger. I cant seem to find the hose that goes from the water circ pump to the heat exchanger and from the thermostat housing to the heat exchanger. also the size of the hose from raw water pump to heat excnger. here is a link to...
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    Cant search anymore..simple circ hose

    Hi guys been searching way to long for this one . I need the part number for a sbc 350 hose. its the hose from the cerc pump to the heat exchanger. its a saunwan heat exchanger closed cooling I have a pic off the internet but cant find the site it came from ??.(Crap I cant post pics all of a...
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    what gauge wire for relay

    Hi working on running new wire for my igntion relay. Can anyone tell me what gauge the wire from the igntion switch to the relay be volvo penta aq271c
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    Removed rear seats. now what

    Hello I have a 23 ft hourston glascraft. I have removed the rear seats to gain more fishing room. and would like to build a bulk head like the one in the second photo. in the other photo is what I have done so far. Basically copying the second pic. I will be painting the new bulk head not...
  13. candrive55

    connecting dash harness to motor harness

    Having a little problem. can someone tell me how to... 1 omit my amp gauge 2 run the (redand yellow) wire from engine relay to ignition 3 Dont know where the wire to positve coil comes from the dash 4 and do i hook the yellow wire from soliniod to orange alt wire More info I have a one wire...
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    how to omit amp gauge

    I have a amp gauge I wish to remove from my boat. How do I rewire with it gone refer to pic (amp gauge in top left corner) The soliniod is screwing up my thought process :facepalm:
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    where to find vp engine harness plug/and relay

    So going from a chrysler 360 to Chev 350. I have the plug from the engine Need the plug from the dash Where can I get one This is a pic of what I have. Also for the the starting of the motor I need a relay. can I just go to napa and get a relay or is it something special. (other pic)...
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    vp tilt help/and bellows ?

    Hello again folks. I have a 4 wire leg tilt. That is wired into the boat but not installed into the transom shield. Iam about to install the rebuilt 270 leg. is there away to test to make sure the tilt is working right before install. Also is it hard to install the bellows when installing the...
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    my 23 ft Hourston Glascraft slide show

    heres a slide show of my project 1973 hourston glascraft. More to come soon from Chrsyler 360 to chev 350 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddbON4_nUm4
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    Dash board ground

    what size wire to my brass dash ground thing from batt. also is there anything that jumps out at you that looks wrong??
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    need to replace slider windows and rubber channels

    Hello again I need to replace slider windows and rubber channels the glass slides on on my boat. How does one take the windows glass out. also where can i buy the channel rubbers. heres some pics
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    is this what you call osmosis

    Heres some pics of my 23 Hourston glascraft. Lots of little holes in the gel coat is it osmosis?
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