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    New Ban on paint strippers containing Methylene Chloride

    I've been absent for a little while but saw this today. Many of us use paint strippers known as "aircraft paint remover" or "aircraft stripper". Also included in this is my favorite, Jasco Premium Paint and Epoxy Remover. Well, apparently the fumes can be deadly, and the EPA has just banned...
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    90 Evinrude no fuel to primer when starting

    1981 Evinrude 90 won't start on its own after it's been sitting awhile. I could crank it for days and nothing happens. When I crank the engine with the key pushed in, no fuel is being delivered through the primer solenoid. I can take an outlet hose off the solenoid and see this. I know the...
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    Rustoleum Aluminum Paint - Yay or Nay?

    Ok I need opinions. I am painting a bunch of my aluminum trim because I had to do a lot of marine tex repairs to it, as those who have been following my thread may know. I picked up a quart of Rustoleum Pro "Aluminum" paint. I did not realize it was actually metallic paint, I thought it was...
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    1979 18' Starcraft SuperSport Restoration

    Some of you may have seen my earlier thread where I was asking if this '79 SuperSport was worth fixing given the damage to the keel: http://forums.iboats.com/forum/owner...l-worth-fixing I took the forum's advice and had the seller show me the engine running today. It started right up on the...
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    Is this SuperSport hull worth fixing?

    Hi all, I lurk here often. I've been reading through the Starcraft rebuilds for quite some time and I'm looking for a rebuild project of my own. I found this on Craigslist last week: A 1979 18' Starcraft which I believe is a SuperSport. The good: - Evinrude 90 has power tilt and trim and...
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    28hp Evinrude stumbling / skipping?

    Hello everyone. Please watch my video. Here's the story with my boat motor: This boat sat in my girlfriend's father's shed for 15 years. He gave her / us the boat last fall. It's a 1988 Smoker Craft aluminum fishing boat with this 28hp Evinrude (also a 1988). He and I got the motor running last...
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