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    Ocean sportfishing boat

    I am looking at a 1984 55' ocean sport fishing boat. I have several questions regarding this boat. This would be my first sportfishing boat purchase so I am fairly new to this style boat. First of all does anyone know how well these boats ride in the open ocean? secondly I would like to change...
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    1989 40 hp jet

    I have a yamaha jet that I want to replace the drive shaft bearing in the jet housing. the problem is how do i remove the old bearing. I cant the shaft out of the housing.
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    1989 Yamaha jet overheating

    I have a 1989 Yamaha jet drive outboard. the outboard is a conversion to jet drive. I just ran it all weekend and last night I noticed no water coming out of the hose. immediately came down to idle. this morning I checked the intake of the jet and found rocks in the grate and fishing line caught...
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    sea king

    can anyone tell me where to find parts for a 1984 15 hp sea king. model vwb 52122.I just bought it today. looking to see if parts are easy to find or is it going to be buying all used.
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    Charging system

    I am a tractor trailer mechanic, some of our trailers have liftgates on them with a trail charger at the battery bank. my question is the trail charger needs a 12 volt source to charge can i use the alternator power as that source? or should i get the 12 volt source from the starting battery and...
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    Aluminum floor in jon boat

    I have decided to raise the floor in my jon boat. I am going to use aluminum sheet for the flooring. I want to put hatches in the floor but I dont want the plastic hatches sold at bass pro or one of those places. what I am looking to do is cut out holes in the floor and use a piece of aluminum...
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