Hello all. I have a 1976 MFG Caprice with a 1975 Evinrude 115. I am restoring this boat and when I pulled off the controls i found an extra set of wires that do not go anywhere. As you can see in the pic... does any have any idea what they go to?
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and the final post of the day. It is incredibly warm in Western New York this week so I have ordered my marine grade plywood, gathered my fiberglass materials and equipment, and looking forward to laying up the layers. I am running out of warm weather...
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I was fortunate to discover the bow was in great shape. I don't know how, but it is solid. Here are some more of the cleanup.
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Here we go: I forgot to take pics of the floor before I dug in. I really wanted to get started. I found some amazing things... the gas tank had an old carpet laying across it to level out the floor. This "new" floor the previous owner put on was a...
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As I pulled the seats out, I decided it test some of this vinyl paint. I had heard great things and since my seats were not ripped, just faded, I gave it a whirl. Here are the before and afters:
Hello all.
I saw someone post some restoration pics of his 1976 MFG Caprice, so I thought I might post my own project. I bought this boat a month or so ago and because of this forum and the pics I saw, I knew what I was getting into.
I am fortunate enough to have worked at a friends...
I am restoring a 1976 MFG Caprice with a 76 E-rude 115. I have only used the auxiliary fuel tank so far. PO said main tank made it run funny. I have a fuel switch on my dash. What does the switch do? Or supposed to do?
