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    25' Boat without an outboard which i can buy.. Just a few questions.

    Basically i have the opportunity to buy a moored boat minus the outboard currently on it for $6000 AUS which is about $4k american..<br /><br />It is a 25' Flybridge Cruiser and it is currently moored in saltwater<br /><br />A boat like that with outboard attached on the water ready to go...
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    25' Boat without an outboard which i can buy.. Just a few questions.

    Basically i have the opportunity to buy a moored boat minus the outboard currently on it for $6000 AUS which is about $4k american..<br /><br />It is a 25' Flybridge Cruiser and it is currently moored in saltwater<br /><br />A boat like that with outboard attached on the water ready to go...
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    Fibreglass repair.. Basically i need your thoughts

    I had to grind out the gelcoat on my boat in various places to about the size of my fist this is because bubbles started appearing from osmosis, i ground until i reached the fibgreglass and ground a little more to roughen it up.. I was wondering if i can use the cloth which looks like a...
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    I guess i gotta put a new transom in ;( Help me guys im a bit lost

    Here is my transom <br /><br /> <br /><br />The green is where it is all rotted and soft the point that it had indented that the outer skin is deformed. The rest is 100% O.K... I guess it woudl be better if i go the full monty and replace the whole transom.. What i have lined in red is where...
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    Spider Cracks, Osmosis and blisters.

    Ok i got my good ole dremel out and i started grinding out all the spider cracks i have over the top part of my boat.. You could say i was doing 3mm Wide V's all along the spider cracks through the gelcoat until the epoxy. Unfortunately i painted my boat a year ago and it didn't stop the...
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    Block Mounting Bolts which are threaded in 1970 650 thunderbolt 65hp

    Basically i got a problem where someone who owned my boat before me had to modify the motor so it was a long shaft. Basically the guy stuck the block off the short shaft onto the long shaft but the bolts where too short and the block was only fastened to 4 out of the 8 bolts. I pulled one of the...
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    Stainless Steel Bolts/Nuts For mounting waterjacket/sidepods plus gaskets

    Basically Im going to be mounting my sidepods (which have no bolts and are screwed into the threads in the block) And my water jacket cover which is a nut and bolt combo.<br /><br />I am thinking of dipping each bolt in a high temp corrosion/rust resistant grease before screwing them in so in...
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    Im taking on an adventure with my mercury 650 thunderbolt 1970 4 cylinder help m

    Im going to buy a real good manual for my old merc tbird 650 1970 4 cylinder.. I have water coming out from all around where the bottom of the block meets with what i believe to be the exaust housing.. This causes water to **** all over the inside of the cowl and on the lower spark plug making...
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    Mercury 650 1970.. Peehole Question

    On a coldish night i started up my motor to see if it would start (checking battery).. Because my boat sat un used for a month.<br /><br />I put my hand over the peehole stream which as you know in older motors like this isn't a ninja spray like in the newer motors but more of a constant...
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    Painting an outboard

    I just stripped the whole shaft/leg/hyd pumps/clamps absolutely everything to a shiny aluminium... It looks alright and i CBF painting it<br /><br />Its a mercury 650cc Thunderbolt 1970..... Basically if i give it a good coat of carnuba waxes will it stay shiny and not corrode?<br /><br />Thanks
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    650 Mercury Thunderbolt.. 1970.. Few Questions about the gears.. Please thankyou

    Well I adjusted my shiftlinkage all the way towards the boat without losing Neutral..<br /><br />Basically I can't get reverse working it just grinds away when i try put it on reverse in the water. I can speed up nothing helps..<br /><br />I can't adjust the shift linkage anymore or i lose...
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    Mercury 650cc 1970 Shift linkage help... I don't know which ones which

    I have to adjust the shift linkage towards my boat 3 or 4 turns so it crunches into reverse properly as now its just making crunching sounds..<br /><br />I twirled the top cable 3 or 4 times towards the boat.. But i don't know if i have to twirl the bottom one.. The top one which i twirled moves...
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