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    1977 Ford 302 Rebuild Tips and Advice

    ESGWheel, this is great information! Thank you very much! I'm going to save this information!
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    1977 Ford 302 Rebuild Tips and Advice

    The age of the boat for one. The knowledge that my grandfather was a "shade-tree" mechanic who liked a cheap fix for two. And peace of mind. I will be using the boat on Lake Michigan a lot and with it being a single drive boat, I want some mental assurance. I know it could use new gaskets and a...
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    1977 Ford 302 Rebuild Tips and Advice

    I'll definitely give your thread a read! I actually really enjoy reading build and rebuild threads. What you did is exactly what I'm aiming to do. I've been a gearhead all my life so attacking a motor is nothing new. I've rebuilt a few motors in my day, but all automotive. And being that my...
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    1977 Ford 302 Rebuild Tips and Advice

    I have to inspect the manifolds. They are the original "log style" manifolds. I don't suspect any issues with them, but I won't know until I pull the motor. The boat always ran like a Swiss watch. Even if it sat for a bit. The ONLY issue we ever noticed, was, if it was sitting for more than a...
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    Repainting an Old Outdrive?

    I am resealing the entire outdrive. It's getting all new seals, gaskets, etc.
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    1977 Ford 302 Rebuild Tips and Advice

    I have a 1977 Carver Santa Cruz. It has the OE motor and Volvo Penta 280 outdrive. It was my grandfather's boat. I don't have a detailed history other than it's spent it's life in freshwater and supposedly the engine heads were "gone through" at some point in the past. I'd like to pull the...
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    Repainting an Old Outdrive?

    I have a 1977 Carver Santa Cruz with the OE 280 motor and drive. I'm going through the drive and replacing seals, bushings, etc. There was no water in the drive, however there was oil in the driveshaft bellow. The drive has it's original "white" paint on it, along with a crude coat of...
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    Coating Coolant Passages?

    I have a 1977 Volvo Penta AQ280 mated to a Ford 302 engine. The engine is the original and most of the components, such as the exhaust risers are, as well. I'd like to keep them, if possible. I haven't torn into the the engine, yet, to see if everything is OK. My question is, is there a product...
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    Carver Santa Cruz Restoration

    Well...I've put it off long enough. It's time to give my old girl some new life. I've posted a few pics of my boat here. The link to the full album is below. So here's the story. This boat belonged to my grandfather, so please don't tell me to scrap her or sell her. She's family. :) Anyways...
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    Another question on Floatation Foam - Deck refinish on a Hewscraft Searunner

    Re: Another question on Floatation Foam - Deck refinish on a Hewscraft Searunner Here's a couple drawings. In the second picture, you could lay a foam sheet on top of the lateral stringers and then stack pieces on end on top of that. That would keep a clear path under the foam for water to...
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    1977 Orrion becoming an ocean animal

    Re: 1977 Orrion becoming an ocean animal Think I found a theme for your boat... Just saying... :lol:
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    Hull/Fiberglass problems?

    Hey everyone. I'm new to this forum and I love all the information on here. I am a 6 year owner of a 1976 Carver Santa Cruz 25 foot. It has a Ford 302 mated to a Volvo Penta 280 I/O. I inherited this boat from my grandfather when he passed away in 2006. I have started the boat and we used the...
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