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I have a 1989 Wellcraft 170 Classic I/O boat. I found a teak swim platform in pretty rough shape appearance wise, but it is structurally sound. It also includes the bracketry to mount the platform. I have restored bad teak before so this will not be a problem.
My only...
Recently replaced the bellows, gimbal bearing, impeller and while I had the drive off I shot some generic marine lube into my universal joints. Even before I lubed them, I ran the U joints in all different directions and they were smooth as glass. No grinding, binding or anything. Just as smooth...
Just wanted to say thanks to all of the guys on this forum who totally prepared me for changing the gimbal bearing, bellows, universal joints and water impeller on my 89 Wellcraft. I have learned so much just by reading, watching videos and asking questions. Thanks for being patient and offering...
I have all of the bolts off of the assembly, hydraulic trim is disconnected, gear is in forward but the damn thing won't budge. All of the internet videos show the lower unit just falling off after the bolts were pulled. I took a phenolic wedge and tried to hammer in between the halves to...
Bought the boat in the oxidized condition you see of the left. Right hand side of the boat has had 3M Compounding, 3M finesse it II, Starbrite polish with PTEF and then I waxed it. This was my fist time restoring a gel coat and I didn't want to ruin it so I took my time and didn't use a ton of...
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I just bought a 1989 Wellcraft 170 Classic and wanted to replace the crappy looking wheels and tires that came on the trailer. Rims were rusted to hell and the rubber was cracking in the sidewalls. I had some 14X7 rims in the basement that have never been used but look really...
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I have a 1989 Wellcraft that is pretty hard to steer. She has a 3.0 L Mercruiser for the powerplant. When moving at speeds above, say 5 MPH the steering wheel is a real bear to move. It takes BOTH of my hands to turn the wheel and while I am no He Man by any stretch I am also not...
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I have a 1989 Wellcraft 3.0 L MerCruiser engine with an Alpha One Generation one outdrive. I am going to purchase one from the iboats website but I am confused as to the correct one to choose. Basically I don't understand thier convention for selecting the right model of...
I have a 1989 Wellcraft 170 Classic. She has a 3.0 L mecruiser S/N C387444. Outdrive is an Alpha One Generation I S/N
0C491501 and I am only in freshwater.
As the title states, anytime I have the boat in the water, it is hard to start and she idles rough. However, when I am in my...
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Hoping someone here can give me a bit of insight to my tachometer acting up. Just bought the boat and the RPM gauge showed me idling at 2000 RPM. I would guess the engine was actually somewhere between 750 to 850 RPM though while the tach was showing me at 2K RPM. I read up on...
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I have a 1989 Wellcraft 170 classic that I recently acquired. The boat has on old fish finder wire coming out of the back and has three screws with clamps that secure this wire to the back of the transom. I want to remove this wiring but my question is what to do with the...
I have tried looking through Wellcrafts website but it just gives generic information. My title does not give this detail and I even called a Wellcraft dealer and they didn't know what to tell me. AM I going to have to go and weight it at a weigh station??
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I have a 1989 Wellcraft 170 Classic with a 4 cylinder Mercruiser 3.0 L engine and an Alpha one outdrive. Boat has only been exposed to fresh water. During idle or slow speeds the boat will overheat and get up to 200 degrees. When running my boat at the upper speeds, the engine...
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My name is Jared and I am from Cincinnati. I am new to boats but am a mechanic so I have the mechaical skills to work on my own stuff but am just unfamiliar with certain operations of boats mechanisms. After reading some of the posts on this board I am more than confident that...
